Perspectives on Women's Health

Catalog description

The Perspectives in Women's Health Seminar uses a seminar format and class discussion to address the public health issues facing women today. The course will start with an overview of women's health as a construct, and will then challenge students to consider how public health programs, health care delivery organizations, and public policy can respond to emerging needs in women's health. The course will examine women's health across the lifecourse, focusing on key issues that affect women domestically and internationally, including health problems that exhibit a gender disparity. The aims of this course include the education of public health leaders in women's health, including the sociocultural and historical factors contributing to conceptions of women's health in the U.S. and worldwide. Students will understand how public health perspectives on women's health are changing, and key issues that are debated in the context of that change. Students will be able to identify key health problems facing women across the lifespan, and be able to identify key biological, psychosocial, and cultural factors that influence women's health.