Social Drivers of Health.

Catalog description

Semester course; 3 lecture hours (delivered online, face-to-face or hybrid). 3 credits. The course examines indicators of health-related social needs, including how social, economic and structural conditions shape health outcomes across populations. Students will explore frameworks, such as the Social Ecological Model, to understand the complex interactions among individual, community and systemic factors that influence health. Emphasis is placed on the importance of community engagement and cross-sector partnerships and on translating data into action through evidence-based decision making.