Mar 28, 2024  
2016-2017 
    
2016-2017 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

HHV 251 - Health Disparities in the U.S. and Beyond (=SOC 251)


Instructor
Baron

This course will explore connections between race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and U.S.  social policy with the historical and current trends in health disparities in the USA. This course will offer a foundation in both core concepts and theoretical frameworks for understanding health disparities in the US. Additionally, this course will introduce theory and strategies for developing health interventions and policies to address the crisis of racial, ethnic and socioeconomic health disparities in the USA.

Satisfies a major requirement in Sociology

Satisfies an interdisciplinary minor requirement in Health and Human Values

Satisfies Social-Scientific Thought distribution requirement