The Influence of Social Context on Health
This course is part of The Influence of Social Determinants on Health.
This course cannot be purchased separately - to access the complete learning experience, graded assignments, and earn certificates, you'll need to enroll in the full The Influence of Social Determinants on Health Specialization program. You can audit this specific course for free to explore the content, which includes access to course materials and lectures. This allows you to learn at your own pace without any financial commitment.
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What you'll learn
Identify how healthcare, work, and school environments influence health outcomes
Analyze social context as sources of stress and support for health
Explain how social and physical environments shape health inequalities
Evaluate the impact of social determinants on population health outcomes
Assess the role of healthcare systems in addressing health disparities
Skills you'll gain
This course includes:
3.3 Hours PreRecorded video
4 quizzes
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There are 4 modules in this course
This comprehensive course examines the complex relationships between social contexts and health outcomes. Students explore how conditions in healthcare settings, workplaces, schools, and neighborhoods influence health disparities and inequalities. The curriculum covers stress response systems, social support networks, and environmental factors affecting population health. Through case studies and expert interviews, learners analyze how social policies and physical environments shape health outcomes across different populations and throughout the life course.
Week 1
Module 1 · 7 Hours to complete
Week 2
Module 2 · 3 Hours to complete
Week 3
Module 3 · 5 Hours to complete
Week 4
Module 4 · 4 Hours to complete
Fee Structure
Individual course purchase is not available - to enroll in this course with a certificate, you need to purchase the complete Professional Certificate Course. For enrollment and detailed fee structure, visit the following: The Influence of Social Determinants on Health
Instructors
Research Focus on Health Disparities Across Social Groups
My research centers on health disparities, highlighting that individuals from socially disadvantaged groups often experience poorer mental and physical health compared to those of higher social status. I aim to identify, explain, and mitigate health disparities related to race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, and sexual orientation. My primary objectives include employing innovative methods to evaluate health disparities across the life course and uncovering the social structural, psychological, behavioral, and physiological mechanisms through which social disadvantage contributes to these disparities. Currently, I serve as a Multiple Principal Investigator on an R01 award from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) that investigates racial and ethnic differences in DNA methylation as a potential mechanism for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality disparities. Additionally, I am a Multiple PI on an R21 award from NIMHD, exploring whether second-hand exposure to the Flint Water Crisis during pregnancy has worsened racial and ethnic disparities in birth outcomes in Michigan.
Associate Professor of Epidemiology
I completed my doctoral training in the Psychiatric Epidemiology Training Program in the Department of Mental Health at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, and was a fellow with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health and Society Scholars Program at the University of Michigan. I am also a former college debater and high school debate coach, which were formative experiences that instilled the value of examining an issue from multiple perspectives and of the importance of engaging with critical scholarship. I am drawn to the field of population health because it is an inherently interdisciplinary enterprise. My research program uses epidemiologic methods to examine the interrelationships between mental and physical health over the lifespan. A core feature of my research is the integration of conceptual and analytical approaches, methods, and models from social science and clinical disciplines with the aim of arriving at a more nuanced and comprehensive understanding of the ways in which mental and physical health interrelate. The goal of this work is to inform interventions that reflect an integrative approach to health.
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