EPI 222: Social Determinants of Health and Health Disparities: What Every Researcher Needs to Know (Winter 2016)

This course is designed to provide clinical and population researchers with information and skills needed to conduct high-quality research with diverse populations, drawing upon principles and methods of multi-level epidemiology. The material covered is relevant both to researchers specifically interested in understanding the causes of and solutions to inequalities in health by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status and to any researcher doing work with populations that are diverse with respect to race/ethnicity and/or socioeconomic status. 
At the end of the course, scholars will be able to:

  • Identify the meaning and measurement of race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status and other core concepts;
  • Understand a multi-level and longitudinal framework for the etiologies of differences in health by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status;
  • Describe the essential role of community engagement when conducting research with diverse populations
  • Incorporate a rigorous approach to measurement in research in diverse populations;
  • Understand the application and relevance of different study designs to health disparities research; and
  • Identify leading debates and areas of uncertainty, as well as priority areas of research, in health disparities research.