PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL JUSTICE: TOOLS AND MODELS

PUBLHLTH 782

The social determinants of health, determined by deep rooted and inequitably distributed resources via institutions and systems that shape our communities and the world that we live in, are the key factors that shape ill health and exacerbate inequities in the health and well being of populations. Provides grounding in the social determinants of health through a health equity framework. Students will learn about health equity frameworks and how to integrate them into their public health practice and research.

PHMPRAC 469

Social justice seminar focusing on diversity, equity, inclusion, and leadership in the health professions. Focus on historical and contemporary issues in the healthcare system and equip students to develop the awareness, skills, and applied behaviors to impact healthcare inequities at the micro and macro level.

CSCS 500

Explores global health and well-being from a community perspective and through the holistic lens of human ecology. Respectful community-engagement, evidence-based practice, and making the local to global connection are key themes. Almost everything we do has an impact on our own health and that of our communities and the world. Prepares students for community-oriented global health engagement. Consider the nature of community and different types of communities, both locally and globally. Reflect on experiences in communities where you have lived or called home. Review the concept of health and well-being, and evidence-based practice. Learn basic principles of asset-based participatory community research and study, compare and contrast case examples from around the world.

PUBLHLTH 780

An interprofessional course addressing evidence-based approaches to public health needs and issues and community health improvement. Features problem-based learning with a focus on emerging issues and opportunities to work with community-based public health practitioners.

OCCTHER 733

Explores population-based intervention for occupational justice, health and wellness. Provides a basic set of competencies in the domains central to the field of public health including systems thinking, social determinants of health, and health care reform policy.