COMM 308: Heath Disparities

(1 Unit)
Understanding and recognizing the preventable differences in health as well as health care is inherent in working toward reducing and eliminating the inequality experienced by so many due to their race, gender, age, religion, language, sexual orientation, mental and physical ability, socio-economic status, and geography. This course will cover the historical, cultural, and current issues facing these groups through a social ecological perspective that highlights the importance of communication in not only perpetrating and reinforcing these health inequalities but also in alleviating them.