This course will examine contemporary issues in women’s health from the perspectives of public health and sociology. Students will learn how social position affects health directly or indirectly by focusing on issues such as gender, family, age, drug use, and incarceration and their relationship to women’s health.
PH 770.10 Human Rights & Public Health
This course begins with an overview of international human rights law and its implications for public health service. The course proceeds with a series of case studies of current human rights issues from around the world. With each case study, we will examine how public health and human rights interrelate and how applying a human rights framework can speed or impede our progress in public health practice. While global in scope, the course will also analyze significant human rights issues today in New York City. The course will be conducted in seminar format with each class session consisting of critical analysis by students of course readings and respective case studies introduced by the instructor.