HCM2020

This course introduces students to the ways in which the U.S. healthcare system is rife with inequalities in terms of access to health insurance, the distribution of services, the quality of such services, and the health outcomes associated with those services. These inequalities occur by race/ethnicity, gender, and location, among others. This course will ask and help students formulate responses to key questions such as: Why does the wealthiest country have the worst health outcomes? Why are there such great health disparities? Why do children lack access to healthcare in such a wealthy country? Students will explore historical and current injustices in health and health care delivery, critique current policy strategies towards correcting injustices in health and health care, and discuss such topics in an inclusive and respectful manner.

Theorizing Race, Power, and Justice

Periodic Fall & Spring