Women's Health
This 8-week course explores women's health issues across the lifespan, covering relationships, interpersonal violence, mental health, LGBTIA health, and aging.
This 8-week course explores women's health issues across the lifespan, covering relationships, interpersonal violence, mental health, LGBTIA health, and aging.
This comprehensive women's health course takes you beyond reproductive health to explore critical issues affecting women throughout their lives. The course adopts an inclusive perspective, viewing women as "diverse individuals striving to maintain their health within a complex world of cultural, psychological, social, and biological influences." You'll gain valuable insights into the various determinants that influence women's well-being, enabling you to critically evaluate women's health issues from multiple perspectives. The curriculum covers essential topics including women and relationships, interpersonal violence, mental health challenges specific to women, LGBTIA health concerns, and the unique aspects of women's aging. This course equips you with the knowledge to understand the individual, community, organizational, and societal factors affecting women's health and helps you develop strategies to address these issues effectively.
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What you'll learn
Understand the diverse determinants influencing women's health across the lifespan
Examine relationships and interpersonal violence issues affecting women's wellbeing
Analyze mental health challenges specific to women's experiences
Explore LGBTIA health concerns from a comprehensive wellness perspective
Investigate the unique aspects of women's aging process and related health issues
Develop strategies for addressing women's health needs at individual and community levels
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Module Description
This course provides a comprehensive exploration of women's health issues beyond reproductive health. It examines the complex interplay of cultural, psychological, social, and biological factors that influence women's well-being across their lifespan. The curriculum covers critical topics including women's relationships, interpersonal violence issues, mental health challenges specific to women, LGBTIA health concerns, and the aging process in women. Through this course, learners will develop the ability to critically evaluate women's health issues from multiple perspectives and understand the various determinants that impact women's health at individual, community, organizational, and societal levels. The course takes an inclusive approach, recognizing the diversity among women and the unique health challenges they face.
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Instructor
6 Courses
Public Health Scholar Advancing Women's Empowerment and Community-Based Interventions
Dr. Nitasha Chaudhary Nagaraj is an Assistant Teaching Professor at The George Washington University (GW) Milken Institute School of Public Health in the Department of Prevention and Community Health. With a DrPH and MPH from GW, her academic journey has led her to focus on improving the development and well-being of girls and women through community-based interventions. Dr. Nagaraj's research centers on evaluating programs related to domestic violence, youth development, family violence, girls' empowerment, and gender sensitization in both the U.S. and India. As an educator, she teaches courses on Evaluation, Reproductive Health, and leads a Senior Seminar capstone course for undergraduates. Additionally, she serves as the Faculty Practicum Co-Director for the MPH@GW program. Dr. Nagaraj's commitment to social impact extends beyond academia, as she holds executive board positions with the Global India Fund and the Asian/Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Project (DVRP). Through her multifaceted roles in teaching, research, and community engagement, Dr. Nagaraj strives to bridge academic knowledge with practical interventions to empower women and girls and address critical public health challenges.
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