| Course ID: | HPRB 7990E. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Diversity and Social Justice in Public Health |
Course
Description: | Recognize, understand, and prevent prejudice, discrimination, and structural disparities, and examine how these complex social dynamics impact public health. |
| Oasis Title: | Diversity and Justice in PBHL |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in HPRB 7990 |
| Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. |
| Prerequisite: | Permission of department |
Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| 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 |