Course Director: Laura Pinheiro, PhD, MPH
3 credits
This course will introduce students to the multiple determinants of health including medical care, socioeconomic status, the physical environment and their interactions and the role of multiple determinants in reducing health disparities. In addition, the course will also introduce individual behavior as a determinant of health (behavioral health) and its role in population health disparities. Also covered will be the definition and measurement of population health, conceptualizing and evaluating the multiple causes of health disparities and valuing population health interventions that intend to reduce health disparities.