Cph 2712 Community And Public Health Ii: Preventive Medicine & Social Determinants Of Health

CPH 2712: Community and Public Health II: Preventive Medicine & Social Determinants of Health

Course Description:

This course provides an opportunity for students to delve further into key topics including social inequalities and their potential impact on health, with emphasis on marginalized and stigmatized populations; the role of resource allocation in health care; public health programming and the role of the State in public health; the health care system as a social institution; and how the health care system interfaces with populations, communities, and individuals through key decision making processes and communications.

Required Textbook and Materials:

The main required textbooks for this course are listed below, and can be readily accessed using the provided links. There may be additional required/recommended readings, supplemental materials, or other resources and websites necessary for lessons; these will be provided for you in the course’s General Information and Forums area, and throughout the term via the weekly course Unit areas and the Learning Guides.

This course does not contain a main textbook; resources to all required reading will be provided in the course Learning Guide for each week.

Some of the course materials can be found in this archive.

Software Requirements/Installation:

No special requirements.

Learning Objectives and Outcomes:

By the end of this course students will be able to:

1. Understand the basic underpinnings of social inequities, including the identification of vulnerable and stigmatized sub-populations, and the interaction with health.
2. Describe the role of the State (Country) in Public Health.
3. Discuss and summarize the roles of Public Health, and the Health Care Systems in addressing health, disease, and illness in the community and population levels.

Course Schedule and Topics:

This course will cover the following topics in eight learning sessions, with one Unit per week. The Final Exam will take place during Week/Unit 9 .

Week 1: Unit 1 – Sociological Perspectives of Health, Public Health, and Health Care

Week 2: Unit 2 – Social Inequities in Health within and between Countries

Week 3: Unit 3 – Vulnerable Populations, Stigma, and Health Outcomes

Week 4: Unit 4 – Etiology of Disease: Introduction to Epidemiology

Week 5: Unit 5 – Health Information and Health Analysis

Week 6: Unit 6 – Surveillance and Control of Risks and Threats

Week 7: Unit 7 – Introduction to Health Economics

Week 8: Unit 8 – Public Health Strategy Development

Week 9: Unit 9 – Course Review and Final Exam