HLTH 31200 is an interdisciplinary course appropriate for any major. The goals of the course are to explore the historical, political, economic, social, and cultural factors that drive health disparities. In addition, students will examine the role of U.S. health care systems in perpetuating sickness and premature death in vulnerable populations. Through the lens of developmental theory and intersectionality as frameworks for analysis, course participants will examine life course health issues and the accumulating disadvantage for underserved, undervalued Americans.
(Yolanda Clarke, Lecturer)