Statistical Measurement and Argumentation in Social Determinants of Health

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Pre-requisites: DESS 8201 Evidence in social determinants of health is generated by multiple disciplines, research designs and methodological traditions. This course explores research questions, determinants, study -design, measurement, and analytic issues applicable to research into the social conditions and processes impacting health according to the social determinants of health model chosen. Among lectures, group discussion and workshops will cover including basics in social epidemiology, sociology, ethics, and economy. At the en d of course students will be able to design and justify a conceptual framework to examine the relationship between social process and inequalities in social determinant of health.