HTH RS M 790 / Use of Secondary Data Analyses to Examine Social Determinants of Health

3 unit(s)

(cross-listed as ECON 770, EARTH SCI *770, PSYCH 770)

Prerequisite(s): Must be enrolled in Graduate Plan in Health Research Methodology; or Master of Public Health/eHealth/Health Policy programs plus permission of instructor

This course will provide students with applied secondary data analyses skills to address research questions linked to the social determinants of health across the lifespan. The course will include: 1) a substantive focus on the emergent concepts, methods, frameworks and evidence for examining the role of social factors in shaping health inequalities; and 2) a methodological focus on the use of secondary data analyses to address questions linked to the social determinants of health. Students will be asked to develop and address a research question using secondary data available to the course instructors. Working collaboratively, students will complete an empirical research paper with the purpose of submitting to a peer-reviewed journal by the end of the course.