Post-Baccalaureate Diploma in Health and Social Impact - The Social Determinants of Health
SOCI 3166 The Social Determinants of Health
Prerequisites:
Any 18 credits completed
Hours:
Two hours of lecture and one hour of laboratory work per week for one term.
Credits:
3
Description:
This course will examine the history and development of social (as opposed to clinical) epidemiology through its four major components: description, analysis, intervention and evaluation. The modern transition to population-based research and planning will be presented, with emphasis on the applications of social epidemiology to health planning, the development of public health policy and health promotion.