Social, Behavioral, and Structural Determinants of Health
MPH 104 002
Subject & Catalog Number
Course Information
Description
Social, Behavioral, and Structural Determinants of Health aims to provide an introduction to the social determinants of health, examine how social determinants influence the health of individuals, communities, and populations, provide an overview of public health intervention and evaluation approaches, and introduce health advocacy. Faculty will offer foundational frameworks and theories, discuss relevant research, explore potential interventions to improve health status and health outcomes, and encourage participants to apply their learning to current US and international contexts and issues. In addition to weekly discussion boards and check-in quizzes to grapple with the weekly material, students will get to complete two written assignments centered around identifying and addressing a solution to a health disparity in their home community. After learning the basics of how to write a critical communication/advocacy format (i.e. an op-ed), students will author one as the final assignment for this course.
Class Notes
Open to all residential MPH Students. MPH-45/-65 Health and Social Behavior students are exempt from MPH 104.
Section 2 is only four weeks long, from September 28 to October 23. Students should still comply with the drop/add/course change and withdrawal deadlines for Fall 1.
This course includes required Wednesday class meetings and required Monday/Wednesday lab meetings. In addition to the main course section, please enroll in Lab 4 or Lab 5 or Lab 6.
Class meetings: Wednesdays - September 30, October 7, October 21
Lab meetings: Mondays - October 5, Wednesday - October 14, Monday - October 19
Please direct all questions about MPH 104 to Ying-Ju Lai, Educational Programs Project Manager, at ylai@hsph.harvard.edu.
Not Available for Cross Registration
