Description
This course is designed to provide students with knowledge about racial and ethnic, disparities in health and Healthcare. The course will examine the ways in which dyadic relationships and multiple forms of discrimination contribute to racial and ethnic disparities in health. Students will examine the ways in which neighborhood and community factors and inequalities in socioeconomic status influence health behaviors, access to Healthcare services and health status outcomes. Individual characteristics such as acculturation, patient preferences, provider congruence and cultural competence will be explored in this course.