INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL MEDICINE

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.

POPHLTH 795

Introduction to multiple determinants of health including medical care, socioeconomic status, the physical environment and individual behavior, and their interactions. Also covered will be the definition and measurement of population health, economic concepts in population health, and ethical and managerial issues in population health improvement.

ANTHRO 365

The ecology of health and disease in human cultures; health-related social systems and behavior cross-culturally; practical implications of medical anthropology for improving the health of specific populations.

C&ESOC/SOC 343

Social, cultural, and structural factors in shaping definitions of health and illness, distribution of disparate health outcomes, and the organization of health professions and healthcare.

ANTHRO 265

Uses the conceptual tools of anthropology to explore how culture, biology, and power together shape the ways people are born, experience good and poor health, seek therapeutic aid, and die. Draws on material from around the world, with a particular focus on the experience of marginalized minority people in the United States.