Courses Details

HBHEQ885: Health Equity Models Of Practice And Interventions At Structural And Community Level

  • Graduate level
  • Residential
  • Winter term(s) for residential students;
  • 3 credit hour(s) for residential students;
  • Instructor(s): Kristi Gamarel, K. Rivet Amico, (Residential);
  • Prerequisites: None
  • Advisory Prerequisites: • Completion of HBHEQ 600 (or equivalent health behavior theories course) and a research methods course. • Doctoral standing or permission of instructor.
  • Description: HBHEQ 885 provides advanced training in social and behavioral theories and frameworks that describe and explain health and health equity across structural, community, relational, and individual levels. Emphasis is on analyzing and comparing perspectives, identifying assumptions and implications, and developing conceptual models that reflect complex drivers of health and equity.
  • Learning Objectives: By the end of the two-course sequence, students will be able to: • Critically analyze and synthesize scientific literature to evaluate theories, frameworks, and models relevant to health behavior and equity. • Develop conceptual models that integrate multiple theoretical frameworks across levels. • Interpret empirical findings within the context of conceptual frameworks and describe their public health relevance. • Identify and articulate assumptions, implications, and limitations of theoretical approaches. • Map constructs from theory to intervention strategies, mechanisms of action, and measures. • Apply translational and implementation frameworks to intervention contexts. • Critically evaluate how conceptual and intervention models can advance equity or inadvertently reinforce inequities. • Communicate and defend theory-informed models and interventions in writing and oral presentations.
GamarelKristi
Kristi Gamarel
AmicoK.
K. Rivet Amico
Concentration Competencies that HBHEQ885 Allows Assessment On
Department Program Degree Competency Specific course(s) that allow assessment
HBHE PhD Develop an innovative and efficient design for an empirical analysis of an intervention or observational study to address a research question with clear public health relevance HBHEQ885, HBHEQ886
HBHE PhD Integrate theoretical frameworks (e.g., health belief model, social ecological model) with critical analysis of empirical data to identify gaps in current approaches to health promotion HBHEQ885, HBHEQ886, preliminary exam