MHEO 430 Health Law & Human Rights
Through this immersive course experience, students analyze racism and the several intersectional systems of oppression and marginalization that shape health. Students explore the social construction of race and the history of racism, with a large focus on the United States, and examine how the many manifestations of racism affect health. Each student engages in team and individual reflective activities to appraise their own social identity, location, position, and advantage/privilege along with assumptions, biases, and motivations. To gain a deeper understanding of the impact of structural racism locally, students do a site visit with a local social justice organization. Through this experience, students may consider the history of race and racism in Boston and how it is reflected across the urban landscape and its institutions, and how ongoing models of racial justice are unfolding in this context. Finally, students learn about ongoing models of racial justice at statewide and local institutions from practitioners pioneering initiatives as core endeavors toward health equity.
Prerequisite
Must be in the MPH Online Program to be eligible to enroll in this course.