PHLH 201
Dimensions of Public Health Spring 2025
D Difference, Power, and Equity

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Public health is concerned with protecting and improving health at the level of a community or population. Although individual behavior is an essential element of public health, collective, rather than individual, outcomes are the focus of public health study. In this course we will survey the field of public health, building a foundational understanding of public health history, research and practice while also exploring the application of public health frameworks and tools. Throughout the course we will study different dimensions of the field to better understand the social, political and systemic determinants of health and how they intersect with individual choice, the environment and biological factors.
The Class: Format: seminar
Limit: 19
Expected: 19
Class#: 3330
Grading: no pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: a sequence of three assignments (a report, an infographic and a presentation) that focuses on a particular public health problem, peer reviews and active contribution to class discussion
Prerequisites: none
Enrollment Preferences: sophomores, potential Public Health concentrators
Distributions: Difference, Power, and Equity
DPE Notes: This course fulfills the DPE requirement because of its central focus on the ways that difference and power shape health outcomes in the U.S. and internationally. It uses an interdisciplinary approach to explore issues including the historical relations between communities of color, healthcare providers, and public health practitioners; contestation over the role of markets and government in public health; and differing explanations for the patterns of race, class, etc., in health outcomes.
Attributes: PHLH Core Courses

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