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

  1. 1Health equity and health inequalityComing
  2. 2Income, poverty and healthComing
  3. 3Education, literacy and healthComing
  4. 4Employment and working conditionsComing
  5. 5Housing and neighborhoodsComing
  6. 6Food insecurityComing
  7. 7Racism, discrimination and healthComing
  8. 8American Indian and Alaska Native health and the legacy of colonizationComing
  9. 9Gender, sexuality and healthComing
  10. 10Access to health careComing
  11. 11Policies that reduce health inequitiesComing
  12. 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.