Social Determinants of Health and Health Behavior

Catalog description

In this course, you will explore how health and wellness may be influenced by social conditions, which are outside of lifestyle choices and medical treatments. You will work through an introduction to the social determinants of health, theories of health behavior, and how they affect health inequities and health disparities. This course will explore strategies to identify and assess the social, cultural, economic, political, and environmental factors that impact the health and/or learning processes of priority population(s). Health education specialists utilize their leadership skills to assess, plan, advocate, implement and evaluate ethical and professional strategies to support health and wellness in population health. This course will further develop critical thinking, research, scholarly writing and analysis, and presentation skills to assess health inequities and reduce health disparities.