PHPB 8285 - Social Determinants of Health

3 Credit Hours
Description
This course will provide an overview of the concepts and methods for research into how social factors over a person’s life course determine health attitudes and behaviors, disease incidence and prevalence, and health status of populations. A study of social determinants of health includes traditional approaches of social epidemiology and includes factors that affect health care coverage, access, and efficiency of care delivery. The course consists of instructor lectures and student participation using a seminar format.