HLWL 3250 Issues in Women's and Men's Health

HLWL 3250 Issues in Women's and Men's Health
Issues in Women's and Men's Health
Students will explore health concepts as they apply to the particular health needs of women and men within the context of a gender-based health care system in the United States. The course will address: epidemiologic and sociological analysis of the major causes of morbidity and mortality of women and men; impact of social and behavioral influences; relationship of social, economic, and political inequality trends to women and men’s health and health services. Contextually, this course will emphasize health promotion in women and men, but also integrate the effects of health services and the environment. Special attention will be given to the intersections of race, ethnicity, social class, sexual orientation, age, and the issue of both genders as health service providers. Comparisons of national, international, and multicultural health issues will be presented.
credit hours: 3