Social Determinants of Health and Health Equity
How income, education, housing, racism and place shape health, and what reduces health inequities.
PUBH-240 Year 2 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon
Offered by HSM University · Public Health
Course content
- 1Health equity and health inequalityComing
- 2Income, poverty and healthComing
- 3Education, literacy and healthComing
- 4Employment and working conditionsComing
- 5Housing and neighborhoodsComing
- 6Food insecurityComing
- 7Racism, discrimination and healthComing
- 8American Indian and Alaska Native health and the legacy of colonizationComing
- 9Gender, sexuality and healthComing
- 10Access to health careComing
- 11Policies that reduce health inequitiesComing
- 12Case study: mapping inequity in one cityComing
Requirements
Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.
Description
How income, education, housing, racism and place shape health, and what reduces health inequities.
Part of the Health Sciences stream, typically taken in year 2.