HSC 250 - Health Disparities and Health Equity

Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: Diversity
History, development, and current state of health disparities. Introduction to research methods in health disparities. Discusses the concept of disparity in a public health context, and contributing factors. Covers theoretical frameworks and strategies to address health disparities.

Prerequisites: HSC 100 and HSC 110.
Equivalent Quarter Course: HSC 3800.
Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground, or Hybrid.
Grading: A-F grading only.
Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: Overlay - Diversity
Course Typically Offered: Fall & Spring

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Summarize the history, development, and current state of health disparities in the United States and globally
Collect information and statistical data on health disparities
Apply appropriate theoretical frameworks and methodologies to address health disparities across populations
Select appropriate strategies for planning, developing, and implementing interventions to address health disparities across populations
Discuss the effectiveness of existing efforts to address health disparities.

Diversity Overlay Learning Outcomes

describe the histories and/or experiences of one or more U. S. cultural groups and the resilience and agency of group members;
identify structures of oppression and the diverse efforts and strategies used by groups to combat the effects of oppressive structures;
analyze the intersection of the categories of race and gender as they affect cultural group members’ lived realities and/or as they are embodied in personal and collective identities;
recognize the way that multiple differences (including, for example, gender, class, sexuality, religion, disability, immigration status, gender expression, color/phenotype, racial mixture, linguistic expression, and/or age) within cultural groups complicate individual and group identities.