Course Objectives:
This course will present a weekly examination of topics impacting African American health in the United States though:
1) Discussion of systemic barriers that impact the African American community with a particular focus on elements that contribute to health disparities.
2) Presentation of current research results and methodology that provide a greater understanding of the profound scope of these disparities.
3) Evaluation of current efforts to address these disparities at UCSF, within communities in the San Francisco Bay Area, and on a broader scale.
Course Requirements:
This is a pass/fail course. For full class credit, students are required to attend at least 8 of the lectures offered.
Make-Up Session:
Students who require a make-up session can receive one attendance credit by attending a California Preterm Birth Initiative monthly collaboratory event and writing a one-page reflection.
Details can be found here: https://pretermbirthca.ucsf.edu/monthly-collaboratory-events
Syllabus
Fall 2020