<p>Lecture, three hours. Overview of health services issues associated with organization, financing, and delivery of healthcare services to vulnerable populations within domestic and international contexts to gain understanding of social, political, economic, and cultural issues that lead to disparities in access, quality, and cost of healthcare services that lead to vulnerability for particular population groups. Introduction to strategies that have been adopted to address these health disparities. Analysis and development of policy and management options that serve needs of vulnerable populations within healthcare system. Letter grading.</p>

Health Policy and Management

Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health

HLT POL 206 - Discrimination in Health Care

Discrimination in Health Care

Define and describe vulnerable groups within the US healthcare system

Apply evidence-based approaches in the development and evaluation of social and behavioral science interventions. Apply ethical principles to public health program planning, implementation and evaluation.

Identify individual, organizational and community concerns, assets, resources and deficits for social and behavioral science interventions.

Identify socio-cultural, economic, and political factors that drive “vulnerability” of various populations

Compare and contrast determinants of health for selected populations

Describe the role of social and community factors in both the onset and solution of public health problems. 

Identify the causes of social and behavioral factors that affect health of individuals and populations. 

Propose strategies to identify stakeholders and build coalitions and partnerships for influencing public health outcomes


Identify basic theories, concepts and models from a range of social and behavioral disciplines that are used in public health research and practice. 

Describe steps and procedures for the planning, implementation and evaluation of public health programs, policies and interventions.

Identify critical factors for the planning, implementation and evaluation of public health programs and interventions. 

Understand issues that affect access, quality, and cost of healthcare for vulnerable populations

Discuss the means by which structural bias, social inequities, and racism undermine health and create challenges to achieving health equity at organizational, community, and societal levels

Identify and analyze policy and management options for addressing the needs of specific vulnerable populations, and of vulnerable populations in general


General Catalog

Discrimination in Health Care

HLT POL 206

4 units