Graduate Prerequisites: SPH PH 717 or SPH EP 714. - The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the major social variables that affect population health, including socio-economic status, race and ethnicity, gender, discrimination, neighborhood environment, corporate practices, religion, political ideology, and the criminal justice system. This course will cover the theoretical underpinnings of each construct, and is intended to guide students in in-depth discussions of the empirical evidence and methods linking social determinants to population health. This course will include didactic lectures, journal club, and culminate in a group project.

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