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Recognize the historical backdrop that created disproportionate disease burden within racial/ethnic groups.
Explain factors within the structure and delivery of healthcare that cause racial and ethnic disparities in health status and outcomes.
Critically appraise approaches to address racial inequity in healthcare, all within the US and international contexts.
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Recent events have once again put a spotlight on 400+ years of racism that has deeply entrenched our everyday structures, notably healthcare delivery. There is a significant need to provide a deep skillset to learners who have significant potential to change this system towards equity. Reducing racial and ethnic health disparities is core to the mission of public health. The healthcare delivery system contributes to these disparities in unique and complex ways.
In this MOOC series, we will learn about the sociological contributions and historical backdrop of why racial inequities exist in healthcare. We will also critically analyze the various causes of racial inequities in healthcare. And lastly, we will go through approaches to achieving equity in healthcare.
Applied Learning Project
There is one peer-reviewed assignment in Week 3 of every course, summarized below:
Course 1: learners will select a country, U.S. state, city or town and explore its health status by creating a "health profile," introducing learners to looking into health-related literature and help develop the skills necessary to recognize racial disparities in healthcare.
Course 2: learners will select a country or U.S. state and explore the healthcare structure by creating a "healthcare structure profile," teaching learners to gather factual statements about healthcare systems and develop the skills necessary to analyze the causes of racial/ethnic disparities in healthcare that stem from the system structure.
Course 3: learners will select a country or U.S. state and create an intervention to address a specific racial/ethnic disparity in healthcare, allowing them to think through the possible interventions and solutions to address a specific disparity in healthcare.
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
What constitutes access to care, how geographic variation in healthcare contributes to racial and ethnic healthcare disparities
History of mistreatment of racial and ethnic groups within biomedical innovation and healthcare systems
The role of implicit bias in contributing to healthcare disparities
The community health center model is an intervention to combat racial and ethnic healthcare disparities
The role of reparations as an intervention to combat racial and ethnic healthcare disparities
How health systems implement quality improvement initiatives as an intervention to combat racial and ethnic healthcare disparities
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Taking this Specialization by University of Michigan may provide you with a preview of the topics, materials and instructors in a related degree program which can help you decide if the topic or university is right for you.
Taking this Specialization by University of Michigan may provide you with a preview of the topics, materials and instructors in a related degree program which can help you decide if the topic or university is right for you.
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Each course is 5 weeks long, so it will take you approximately 15 weeks to complete the specialization. Learners are expected to dedicate 4-5 hours per week to the course content.
An interest in public health and a desire to learn more in order to:
Recognize the historical backdrop that created disproportionate disease burden within racial/ethnic groups.
Explain factors within the structure and delivery of healthcare that cause racial and ethnic disparities in health status and outcomes.
Critically appraise approaches to address racial inequity in healthcare.
Yes! We strongly encourage you to take the courses in the following order, as the courses build upon one another in this order:
History of Racial Inequity in Healthcare
Causes of Racial Inequity in Healthcare
Achieving Health Equity in Healthcare
At this time, there is not university credit available for completing the specialization.
Potential Master of Public Health (MPH) applicants and/or Public Health majors will benefit from this series because it serves as a solid orientation to critical concepts, historical roots, and factors of racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare. Such orientation emphasizes the role of public health in combating racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare.
Students in health professional training programs or those looking to enter health professional training programs will benefit from this series as it highlights the historical and current role of healthcare systems in contributing to racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare. Such highlights will provide future health professionals knowledge of good practices and what role they can play to combat racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare
Healthcare practitioners will benefit from this series as it provides a critical appraisal of the history and the current situation of racial and ethnic disparities in healthcare, in the United States and in international contexts. With such appraisal, healthcare practitioners will be able to understand the issues healthcare disparities they see first-hand, and significantly contribute to combating such issues, in the United States and globally.
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Yes! To get started, click the course card that interests you and enroll. You can enroll and complete the course to earn a shareable certificate, or you can audit it to view the course materials for free. When you subscribe to a course that is part of a Specialization, you’re automatically subscribed to the full Specialization. Visit your learner dashboard to track your progress.
Yes. In select learning programs, you can apply for financial aid or a scholarship if you can’t afford the enrollment fee. If fin aid or scholarship is available for your learning program selection, you’ll find a link to apply on the description page.
When you enroll in the course, you get access to all of the courses in the Specialization, and you earn a certificate when you complete the work. If you only want to read and view the course content, you can audit the course for free. If you cannot afford the fee, you can apply for financial aid.
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