From Health Disparities To Health Equity
offered by University of Pennsylvania

Private University
299 acre campus
Estd. 1740

From Health Disparities To Health Equity
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UPenn
Overview

Learn everything you need to know about health care & medicine and give a boost to your professional career

Duration	4 weeks
Total fee	₹76,475
Mode of learning	Online
Course Level	UG Certificate

From Health Disparities To Health Equity
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UPenn
Highlights

Earn a certificate of completion from University of Pennsylvania
Learn from industry experts

From Health Disparities To Health Equity
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UPenn
Course details

Skills you will learn

Transportation

Who should do this course?

For Health care leaders and clinicians
For Organizational leadership committed to improving equity and health outcomes
For Community leaders and policy makers interested in achieving more equitable health across populations

What are the course deliverables?

The underlying factors in health care disparities
The interconnected roles of social determinants of health, including transportation, social environment, and housing
Cultivating partnerships for health equity
Examples of program and policy interventions
Conversations around diversity and inclusion in organizations

More about this course

Explore the answers with Prof. Kevin Jenkins, whose tools and techniques are supplemented by course materials originally designed by Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, former president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and conversations with guests who have direct experience in influencing policy
Through case studies and policy analyses, examine health equity within the context of population health, identify the social factors that influence the health of individuals and populations, and design strategies for improving health equity

From Health Disparities To Health Equity
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UPenn
Curriculum

Definitions of health disparities, health equity, and social determinants of health

Tools, including implementation science and the 7 As of Access

Examples of advancing equity through health policy and in organizational, community, and clinical settings

Advice for doing health equity work in students' roles and professional settings

From Health Disparities To Health Equity
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UPenn
Faculty details

Kevin Ahmaad Jenkins

Kevin Ahmaad Jenkins, PhD holds a visiting scholar appointment in Annenberg School for Communication, and lecturer appointments within the Department of Biobehavioral Health Sciences at the School of Nursing and the Master of Science in Social Policy Program within the School of Social Policy and Practice at Penn.