PEDI 741SD Social Determinates & Health Disparities Continuity

Credits: 8
Individual and population health status is strongly related to social and environmental factors. The so-called ‘social determinants of health’ include access to resources, economic opportunity, education, job safety, zip code, transportation as well as structural racism, language and many others. Environmental factors can be closely linked and include housing, green space, toxin exposure and physical barriers. Students will benefit by understanding these linkages; though outreach to Oregon Medicaid members they will identify needs linked to social determinants; by shadowing OHSU Health Services team members they will learn about how social needs can be met and harms mitigated.

Graded: Pass/No pass
May be taken only once for credit