EQH425
Addressing Structural Inequities in Healthcare
A critical understanding of history is essential to designing and delivering equitable healthcare. In this course, you'll learn the ways history has influenced our healthcare systems, and how those systemic barriers prevent people from accessing equitable healthcare. You'll also examine some implicit and explicit processes, systems and structures that shape healthcare access and services. You will gain the knowledge needed to analyze the normalized structures of marginalization that perpetuate healthcare inequities for Black, Indigenous, People of Colour and other marginalized communities, and develop the skills to identify and address these issues as they arise in your daily work.
Overview
Location: Online
Format: Self-paced within deadlines set by instructor
Duration: 6 weeks
Tuition: $599
Can be applied to:
Equity in Healthcare Certificate
Automatically applies to:
Navigating Healthcare Inequities Microcertificate
Upcoming Offerings
What you will learn
After completing this course, you’ll be able to do the following:
- Critically analyze the history of race, systemic racism and intersecting oppression and the implications for healthcare practices, research, policies and the overall healthcare system
- Examine systemic barriers to positive health outcomes for historically, systemically and persistently marginalized groups
- Identify ways that intersecting marginalization and racial injustices perpetuate health inequities and generate strategies to address health-specific injustices
- Develop plans and initiatives to address systemic barriers to equity in healthcare
How you will learn and be evaluated
- Prepare to spend three to four hours per week on coursework
- Expect reading and other assignments on a weekly basis
- Plan to access the course at least once every few days to keep up with your work and group assignments
You will be evaluated on:
- Assignments
- Participation in online discussions
Learning Materials
No textbook is required. We will provide all course materials online.
Technical Requirements
For online courses, you will need a computer with audio and microphone that is connected to the internet. Canvas is the online system that will be used for the course. For more information and online support, visit Online Learning.