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We invite you to share your research findings using this website as well as curricula materials (syllabi, class activities, case studies, etc.) in order to create a forum for health disparity curricula development. Please send your information to wernerg@uic.edu for posting on this website. Or check out our blog (http://healthdisparitiesinfo.blogspot.com) and post your information there!
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Health Disparity curricula are highly needed in today’s education system. To get you started in developing such curricula, please use this website as an informational clearinghouse. For help designing health disparity curricula, click here. Additionally, you will find established Health Disparity curricula listed below that may help you design your courses and class activities.
Minority Populations and Health. A textbook on Health Disparities with accompanying online course guide complete with PowerPoint presentations, class assignments, video recommendations, and course syllabus. Source: Thomas LaVeist, Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Video Discussion on Health Disparity. Panel of experts answer questions. Source: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation.
Library on Health Disparities Research. Lists recommended readings. Source: University of Washington.
KaiserEdu.org. Website has tutorials, papers, and modules on health policy issues that relate to health disparities. Source: Kaiser Family Foundation.
KaiserNetwork.org. Website has up-to-date information on health policy issues that relate to health disparities. Source: Kaiser Family Foundation.
Rural Medical Education Curricula. Outlines the process for developing rural medical curricula and components that should be included. Source: University of Nebraska Medical Center.
National Center for Cultural Competence. Curricula development. Source: Georgetown University.
Online (free) course on agricultural/migrant health. Teaches cultural competency to health care providers caring for migrant workers. Source: Migrant Clinicians Network.
Healthy People Curriculum Task Force. Task Force working to increase the proportion of health professional schools with core competencies in health promotion and disease prevention. Source: Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine.
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PowerPoint Presentations
Supercourse: Income Inequality and Mortality. PowerPoint and discussion. Source: Global Health Network.
Population Health and Health Disparities: a Rural Perspective. PowerPoint that discusses rural health disparities and the use of population health to address them. Source: UIC School of Public Health.
Supercourse: Cardiovascular Disease in Black Women. PowerPoint and discussion. Source: Global Health Network.
Health Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease. PowerPoint presentation with statistics showing prevalence of disparity between black & white and male & female and contributing factors. Source: Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Supercourse: Role of Poverty in Prostate Cancer of African-Americans. PowerPoint of research and discussion. Source: Global Health Network.
Supercourse: Type 2 Diabetes in Japanese-Americans. PowerPoint and discussion that compares Japanese to Japanese-Americans in Seattle. Source: Global Health Network.
Supercourse: Diabetes 2 and dental health among Hispanics. PowerPoint and discussion. Source: Global Health Network.
Supercourse: Health Determinants and Health Promotion. PowerPoint and discussion that explains health determinants. Source: Global Health Network.
Supercourse: Social and Cultural Influences of Health. PowerPoint and discussion, instructions for faculty use. Source: Global Health Network.
Rural Minority Health. PowerPoint on policy recommendations. Source: University of Nebraska Medical Center.
PowerPoint of Nebraska study of rural insured/uninsured. Slides with quotes from uninsured minorities on lack of healthcare. Also, slides with figures comparing health of insured/uninsured. Source: University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Who are the Uninsured in Rural America? PowerPoint. Source: University of Nebraska Medical Center.
HIV/AIDS among Women PowerPoint. PowerPoint information by minority and state status. Source: CDC.
HIV/AIDS PowerPoint by Race/Ethnicity. Separate slides for each minority. Source: CDC.
HIV/AIDS PowerPoint by Residence. Urban and rural information. Source: CDC.
Emerging Trends in Diabetes Treatment. Contains PowerPoint slides with accompanying webcasts on topics such as diabetes and hypertension health disparities in New York. To view the slides, you must select "Webcast Library" from the left column then "Health Disparities Collaborative." Source: Clinical Directors Network, INC.
Racial/Ethnic Differences in Health: 10 Key Facts. David R. Williams, PhD, MPH. University of Michigan, Institute of Social Research. Source: David R. Williams.
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Case Studies
Addressing Health Disparities in Communities. Has multiple case studies. Source: New School University.
The Diabetic Vietnamese Population in San Diego County. Case study exploring the social/environmental factors of Vietnamese with Diabetes. Source: The Aguirre Group and San Francisco State University.
The “Latino” Disease. Case study exploring the social/environmental factors of Latinos with Diabetes. Source: The Aguirre Group and San Francisco State University.
African-American Diabetes Case Study. Case study exploring the social/environmental factors of African-Americans with Diabetes. Source: The Aguirre Group and San Francisco State University.
Rural Latino Diabetes Case Study. Case study exploring the social/environmental factors of rural Latinos with Diabetes. Source: The Aguirre Group and San Francisco State University.
African-American Health Disparities: Glaucoma as a case study. Abstract only unless you have a PubMed subscription. Source: Int Ophthalmol Clin.
Population Health Lesson Plans. High School-level lesson plans complete with handouts and activities. Source: Population Reference Bureau.
Rural Health Cases. Multiple cases which include questions. Source: Rural Family Medicine.
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Developed Curricula
Disparities and Discrimination in Public Health. Barry S. Zitser, JD, MPH. University of Connecticut, Dept of Community Medicine and Health Care.
Race, Ethnicity, and Health: Perspectives from the Behavioral and Social Sciences. Gary G. Bennett, PhD. Harvard School of Public Health, Dept of Society, Human Development, and Health.
Cultural Competency in Public Health. Angelia M. Paschal, PhD., MEd. Suzanne Hawley, PhD, MPH, MA. University of Kansas School of Medicine--Wichita, Dept of Preventive Medicine & Public Health.
Social Inequalities in Health. Rhonda Jones-Webb, Dr.PH. University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health.
Race, Class, Culture, and Aging. Steven Wallace, PhD. University of California--LA, Dept of Community Health Sciences and Center for Health Policy Research.
Cultural Factors in Public Health Policy. Thomas A. LaVeist, PhD. Bloomberg School of Public Health, Dept of Health Policy and Management.
Social Epidemiology and Intervention Implications. James M. Raczynski, PHD, Martha M. Phillips, PhD, MPH, MBA. University of Arkansas College of Public Health, Dept of Epidemiology and Health Behavior/Education.
Race/Ethnicity and Health. Anita Raj, PhD. Boston University School of Public Health.
Health Disparities. Dr. Francisco Soto Mas. University of North Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health.
Understanding Health Disparities. Vetta L. Sanders Thompson, PhD. Saint Louis University School of Public Health, Dept of Community Health, Division of Behavioral Science.
Poverty, Race, and Health. David R. Williams, PhD, MPH. University of Michigan.
Curriculum on Health Disparities. University of North Carolina Program on Ethnicity, Culture, and Health Outcomes.
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Health Disparity Projects
The Right to Equal Treatment. Student toolkit to address racial/ethnic health disparities. Source: Physicians for Human Rights.
Classroom Activity 1. Project idea for students to investigate health disparities. Source: Health Disparities Problem Space.
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This website was last updated June 2006. Any questions or comments, please contact kpeters@uic.edu.
Authors: Genevieve Werner, BA; Dr. Karen Peters, DrPH; Dr. Eric Henley, MD/MPH. Project EXPORT Center for Excellence in Rural Health.
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