Social Epidemiology

所在平台: CourseraArchive

课程类别: 健康与社会

大学或机构: University of Minnesota（美国明尼苏达大学）

授课老师： Michael Oakes

课程主页: https://www.coursera.org/course/socialepi

课程评论: 2 个评论

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课程简介

Social epidemiology is about how a society makes people sick and/or healthy. We address not only the identification of new disease risk factors (e.g., deficient social capital) but also how well-known exposures (e.g., cigarette smoking, lead paint, health insurance) emerge and are maintained by the social system.

课程大纲

Week 1: Background and History
What is social epidemiology and where did it come from? What is different about it?

Week 2: Issues
What are the fundamental issues (e.g., environment, race, genetics) in/for social epidemiology?

Week 3: Health Disparities
How can social epidemiology improve our understanding of the identification and analysis of, if not remedies for, health disparities?

Week 4: Theories and Constructs
What theories and/or constructs are fundamental to social epidemiology?

Week 5: Measurement
What are some fundamental measurement issues in social epidemiology?

Week 6: Design & Inference
What are some fundamental design and analysis tools in social epidemiology?

Week 7: Doing Things
What social epidemiological interventions work and fail, and why?

课程评论(2条)

0	MarTierra 2013-08-13 03:43 0 票支持; 0 票反对 7周有点短，理论讲得更深入一点就好了……开课的教授是个methodology洁癖比较强的人……

0	课程图谱 2013-05-31 11:06 0 票支持; 0 票反对这门课程从宏观的角度研究社会对人的健康的影响以及影响因素，包括社会关系，家庭关系，政策以及全球的经济形式等。感兴趣的同学可以关注。这是关于”社会流行病学“的定义，供大家参考：用流行病学方法来研究社区人群健康，通过对社区人群健康与疾病状况的分布及自然环境，机体和社会影响因素的研究，探索疾病病因，开展疾病防治，改善人群健康，建立和评价疾病的防治策略和措施。

课程详情

This course is about understanding the determinants of health from a broad perspective. We focus on how social relationships and institutions -- such as familial relationships, national policies, and global economic forces -- promote or undermine the health of populations. The course covers existing evidence of health disparities, research methods, and theories relevant to the topic.

The course is interesting because it reveals the so-called fundamental causes of disease and health disparities recognizable within social groups. For example, we examine why a flu germ can affect whole groups of people differently. In short, the course challenges the notion that health is a narrowly defined medical problem.

Students in the course will listen to lectures, read provided materials, and complete quizzes and tests that examine comprehension and one's ability to synthesize ideas.

Upon completion of the course students should:

have a deep appreciation for how social arrangements impact the health of populations,
be able to critically evaluate the scientific and popular health literature that address the causes of disease,
be able to measure key social drivers such as race and socioeconomic status, and
be able to conceive of research strategies that can answer questions critical for policy making.