Structural and Social Determinants of Health. 3 Credit Hours

Catalog description

This course will introduce concepts related to structural and non-medical determinants of health, including frameworks for studying structural and non-medical determinants of health, challenges, and best practices related to measuring structural and non-medical determinants of health and understanding the intersection of various social and structural factors on individuals and their communities. Concepts will include the social gradient, healthcare access barriers, and health and disease disparities. This course will also address structural and non-medical determinants of health downstream and upstream and build on concepts covered in Health Policy and Public Health Advocacy. Must complete the listed prerequisites or consent of the course instructor to enroll. Prerequisites: PHEA 6001 .