The purpose of this course is to introduce the students to the major social variables—social class, race, gender, poverty, income distribution, social networks/support, community cohesion, the work and neighborhood environment—that affect population health. The course covers the theoretical underpinnings of each construct (e.g. “race” as a social category), introduce them to operationalize and surveys the empirical research linking each to population health status.
Assessment
This course does not involve any written exams. Students need to answer 5 assignment questions to complete the course, the answers will be in the form of written work in pdf or word. Students can write the answers in their own time. Each answer needs to be 200 words (1 Page). Once the answers are submitted, the tutor will check and assess the work.
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Course Credit: Harvard University
Course Curriculum
Welcome and Administration | |||
Navigating through the Course | 00:06:00 | ||
Video: Meet the Instructors | 00:05:00 | ||
Week 1: Introduction to Social Determinants of Health | |||
Video: Introduction to Health and Society | 00:03:00 | ||
Video: Life Expectancy: A Tale of 2 Countries | 00:15:00 | ||
Video: Upstream versus Downstream Approaches | 00:07:00 | ||
Video: Running Errands in a Massachusetts Suburb | 00:03:00 | ||
Video: The Immigration Effect & The Strategy of Prevention (Part 1) | 00:02:00 | ||
Video: The Immigration Effect & The Strategy of Prevention (Part 2) | 00:07:00 | ||
Video: Case History | 00:14:00 | ||
Video: The Prevention Paradox (Part 1) | 00:07:00 | ||
Video: The Prevention Paradox (Part 2) | 00:07:00 | ||
Video: Normality vs. Abnormality | 00:10:00 | ||
Video: Week 1 Wrap up | 00:01:00 | ||
Week 2: Socio-economic Status (SES) and Health | |||
Video: SES and Mortality – Titanic Case Study (Part 1) | 00:05:00 | ||
Video: SES and Mortality – Titanic Case (Part 2) | 00:06:00 | ||
Video: SES Gradient in Health Today | 00:04:00 | ||
Video: Reverse Causation | 00:08:00 | ||
Video: Confounding | 00:08:00 | ||
Video: Schooling Interventions | 00:06:00 | ||
Video: Importance of Early Childhood Education | 00:08:00 | ||
Video: Quasi-Experiments and SES | 00:09:00 | ||
Video: Explanations for the Association Between Schooling and Health | 00:13:00 | ||
Video: Week 2 Wrap up | 00:01:00 | ||
Week 3: Income Inequality and Health | |||
Video: Absolute Income Effect (Part 1) | 00:06:00 | ||
Video: Absolute Income Effect (Part 2) | 00:11:00 | ||
Video: Social Comparisons and Relative Deprivation (Part 1) | 00:03:00 | ||
Video: Social Comparisons and Relative Deprivation (Part 2) | 00:03:00 | ||
Video: Social Comparisons and Relative Deprivation (Part 3) | 00:09:00 | ||
Video: Social Comparisons and Relative Deprivation (Part 4) | 00:10:00 | ||
Video: Contextual Effect of Income Inequality (Part 1) | 00:09:00 | ||
Video: Contextual Effect of Income Inequality (Part 2) | 00:14:00 | ||
Video: Relative Rank | 00:13:00 | ||
Week 4: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health | |||
Video: Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health (Part 1) | 00:03:00 | ||
Video: Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health (Part 2) | 00:16:00 | ||
Video: Race, SES, and Health | 00:12:00 | ||
Video: The Construct of Race | 00:10:00 | ||
Video: Racial Discrimination (Part 1) | 00:02:00 | ||
Video: Racial Discrimination (Part 2) | 00:11:00 | ||
Video: Impact of Discrimination over Life Course and across Domains | 00:10:00 | ||
Video: Internalized Discrimination | 00:05:00 | ||
Video: Week 4 Wrap up | 00:01:00 | ||
Week 5: Social Networks, Social Support, and Health | |||
Video: Social Network Characteristics and Functions (Part 1) | 00:06:00 | ||
Video: Social Network Characteristics and Functions (Part 2) | 00:10:00 | ||
Video: Social Support (Part 1) | 00:08:00 | ||
Video: Social Support (Part 2) | 00:08:00 | ||
Video: Gender Differences in Social Support (Part 1) | 00:14:00 | ||
Video: Gender Differences in Social Support (Part 2) | 00:05:00 | ||
Video: Gender Differences in Intergenerational Support | 00:09:00 | ||
Video: Spread of Obesity through Social Networks (Part 1) | 00:07:00 | ||
Video: Spread of Obesity through Social Networks (Part 2) | 00:09:00 | ||
Video: Randomized Controlled Trials of Social Support Provision | 00:13:00 | ||
Video: Week 5 Wrap up | 00:01:00 | ||
Week 6: Neighborhood Influences on Health | |||
Video: Compositional versus Contextual Effects (Part 1) | 00:08:00 | ||
Video: Compositional versus Contextual Effects (Part 2) | 00:09:00 | ||
Video: Compositional versus Contextual Effects (Part 3) | 00:01:00 | ||
Video: Compositional versus Contextual Effects (Part 4) | 00:01:00 | ||
Video: Ecologic Fallacy (Part 1) | 00:10:00 | ||
Video: Ecologic Fallacy (Part 2) | 00:09:00 | ||
Video: Challenges in Neighborhood Research | 00:07:00 | ||
Video: Neighborhood Influences on Health (Part 1) | 00:06:00 | ||
Video: Neighborhood Influences on Health (Part 2) | 00:05:00 | ||
Video: Methods to Address Endogeneity (Part 1) | 00:07:00 | ||
Video: Methods to Address Endogeneity (Part 2) | 00:12:00 | ||
Video: Week 6 Wrap up | 00:01:00 | ||
Week 7: Social Capital, Social Cohesion, and Health | |||
Video: Social Capital Definition and Functions | 00:15:00 | ||
Video: Social Capital and Natural Disaster: 1995 Chicago Heat Wave (Part 1) | 00:12:00 | ||
Video: Social Capital and Natural Disaster: 1995 Chicago Heat Wave (Part 2) | 00:06:00 | ||
Social Capital and Natural Disaster: 2011 Great Eastern Japan Earthquake (Part 1) | 00:08:00 | ||
Social Capital and Natural Disaster: 2011 Great Eastern Japan Earthquake (Part 2) | 00:04:00 | ||
Social Capital and Natural Disaster: 2011 Great Eastern Japan Earthquake (Part 3) | 00:09:00 | ||
Video: Building Social Capital | 00:06:00 | ||
Week 8: Psychosocial Work Environment | |||
Video: Ingredients of Job Stress (Part 1) | 00:04:00 | ||
Video: Ingredients of Job Stress (Part 2) | 00:12:00 | ||
Video: Demands/Control Model of Job Stress | 00:06:00 | ||
Video: Job Redesign | 00:08:00 | ||
Video: Non-standard Work and Job Insecurity | 00:10:00 | ||
Video: Causal Associations between Job Stressors and Health | 00:12:00 | ||
Video: Work/Life Balance and Gender Differences in Job Strain | 00:14:00 | ||
Video: Week 8 Wrap up | 00:01:00 | ||
Thank You | |||
Thank you | 00:01:00 | ||
Assessment | |||
Submit Your Assignment | 00:00:00 | ||
Certification | 00:00:00 |
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