Apr 24, 2024

2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog

2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [Not Current Academic Year. Consult with Your Academic Advisor for Your Catalog Year]

HON 3300 - Introduction to Social Medicine

Credit Hours: 3.0
Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0

Prerequisite: None.

All health professionals, regardless of specialty, work in settings where social, economic, and political forces powerfully influence who becomes ill, from what, and how likely it is that effective treatment options are both available and can be applied to positive effect in any one patient. This course introduces some core concepts in the field of `social medicine’ that explain why health outcome inequalities exist and what we might do about them in the future.

Core Category: [81] Writing in the Disciplines

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