I bring a multi-disciplinary research approach, setting forth a new path to explore how social factors shape life for survivors of chronic disease.
I bring a multi-disciplinary research approach, setting forth a new path to explore how social factors shape life for survivors of chronic disease.
The influence of social context on behavior is well known, and forms the backbone for most health promotion interventions; we focus initially on how the social environment influences behavior, by shaping norms, reinforcing social control, providing environmental opportunity, and coping strategies.
2nd Term, In-Person: https://www.jhsph.edu/courses/course/24432/2017/340.666.60/foundations-of-social-epidemiology
4th Term, Online: https://www.jhsph.edu/courses/course/23047/2016/340.666.81/foundations-of-social-epidemiology
Illness and health do not happen in a vacuum, nor are they distributed randomly throughout society – they are structured by power and privilege. What are the strengths and limitations of the methods used to study these forces and their impacts on health? How do these structures influence our interpretation of data and how does this translate to the real world? This service-learning course allows you to reflect on your own privilege as a scientist as you integrate social epidemiology concepts with quantitative epidemiological skills and apply them to a data-driven health project.
https://www.jhsph.edu/courses/course/26154/2017/340.698.01/methods-for-assessing-power-privilege-and-public-h
