Course Description
Recognize, understand, and prevent prejudice, discrimination, and structural disparities and examine how these complex social dynamics impact public health.
Athena Title
Diversity and Justice in PBHL
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in HPRB 7990E
Prerequisite
Permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, students will be able to: • Appraise the tenets of social justice as they apply to program development, implementation, and evaluation. • Develop procedures and training materials to implement and evaluate effective health promotion interventions that take into account cultural competence. • Analyze the roles of history, power, privilege, and structural inequality in producing health disparities. • Value the role of professional ethics and practices related to equity and accountability in diverse community settings. • Explain why cultural competence alone cannot address health disparity. • Apply basic principles of ethical analysis (e.g., the Public Health Code of Ethics, human rights framework) to issues of public health practice and policy.
Topical Outline
• Race, gender, and ethnicity disparities • Wealth, income, and education disparities • Privilege • Ethical decision making • Micro-aggressions and contemporary prejudice • Disability-related disparities • Gender disparities • Sexual orientation and gender expression disparities • Immigration and social justice • Environmental justice
Syllabus