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Advanced Topics in Social Determinants of Health

Bachelor of Health Sciences MD - Cumming School of Medicine

Subject

HSOC - Health and Society

Description

Social determinants of health are key to understanding and intervening on health and disease in populations. This course builds on the understanding of the social determinants of health by exploring a few of these in greater depth. Topics will vary, buy may include racism, sexism and gender identity, Indigenous health inequities, or the built environment. Students will engage with research from a number of social science disciplines to explore the complexities and nuances that shape health inequities in a variety of environments in which people live and work. Case studies and contemporary events will be used to illustrate the interplay between a select few social determinants and health inequities each semester.

Prerequisite(s): Health and Society 301 or Sociology 409 and admission to the Health and Society major or minor programs.

Course Attributes

Fee Rate Group(Domestic) - A, Fee Rate Group(International) -A, GFC Hours (3-0)

Courses may consist of a Lecture, Lab, Tutorial, and/or Seminar. Students will be required to register in each component that is required for the course as indicated in the schedule of classes. Practicums, internships or other experiential learning modalities are typically indicated as a Lab component.

Component

LEC

Units

3

Repeat for Credit

No

Subject code

HSOC

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