The first course of the Addressing Racial Health Inequity in Healthcare specialization will first situate the role of public health in healthcare, and walk through important concepts and definitions that you will see throughout the course and subsequent courses. You will walk through the social and biological perspectives on the concepts of race and racism, and unpack the history of unequal treatment in the U.S. You will learn about the health insurance system in the U.S., differential access to care, and professional challenges to diversity in healthcare. And finally, you will explore examples of resilience in healthcare that were critical to preserving the health of marginalized populations.
History of Racial Inequity in Healthcare
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History of Racial Inequity in Healthcare
This course is part of Addressing Racial Health Inequity in Healthcare Specialization
Instructor: Minal R. Patel
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What you'll learn
How history & the factors of lack of access & representation in healthcare parallels other sectors in the U.S. and international contexts
The evolution of the health insurance system in the United States and in international contexts, and its impact on racial and ethnic populations
Historical events, policies, economic and legal mechanisms created disproportionate disease burden within racial and ethnic groups
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There are 5 modules in this course
This week, we will structure and root our understanding of what race is and how it interacts with and affects all aspects of our society. To observe and understand inequities in the healthcare system, we must first have a basic understanding of concepts and definitions in the health equity literature, the origins of race, and how it came to be a ubiquitous part of modern society.
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8 videos13 readings3 assignments3 discussion prompts
The purpose of this week’s lessons is to understand specific events that contributed to the disproportionate disease burden seen in certain communities, and illustrate why health disparities, and in turn, healthcare disparities, exist by race.
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9 readings2 assignments4 discussion prompts
This week, we will learn about the history of health insurance in the United States. The US health insurance system is complex and can vary based on your location, age, ability status, and for some groups, your identity. Understanding these differences helps shed light on how health insurance plays a role in health inequity and, specifically, racial health inequity.
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9 videos11 readings2 assignments5 discussion prompts
This week, we will explore how the lack of access and representation in various sectors has had an impact on healthcare equity. By illustrating exclusion and discrimination in other sectors of society, we can better see the same parallels that are observed in healthcare and how exclusionary practices outside of healthcare contribute to health disparities and causes of inequities that will be detailed in Course 2 of this specialization.
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8 readings3 assignments1 app item1 discussion prompt
This week, we will spend time learning about how marginalized communities came together to take care of themselves and their demonstration of resilience in the face of inequity. This not only occurred in the US but around the world with many groups.
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