221.662.01
Health, Equity, and Economic Development
Location
East Baltimore
Term
3rd Term
Department
International Health
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2024 - 2025
Instruction Method
In-person
Tu, Th, 1:30 - 2:50pm
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
Yes
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
Biostatistics (620 series or higher). Expertise with Stata.
Take this course if you are interested in knowing how inequalities in health and burden of disease are affected by change as countries economically develop and by the forces of globalization.
Suitable for students in public health and social sciences disciplines.
Explores how economic development affects global burden of disease and human capital. Focuses on the relationship between economic growth, health, human capital achievement, and socioeconomic inequalities in health. Divides into three parts; the first part examines the effect of wealth on health, as well as, how better health influences human capital and income. Examines socioeconomic inequalities in health, primarily focusing on theories of how income inequalities affect health, and the measurement of socioeconomic inequalities in health in the second part. Examines policy strategies to improve investments in human capital and reduce income inequalities in the third and last part.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Identify how economic development affects health and human capital
- Know theoretical underpinnings of how socioeconomic inequalities affect health
- Apply analytical tools related to measurement of living standards, measurement of health inequalities, and use of household surveys
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 60% Assignments
- 10% Participation
- 30% Final Exam