HLT 310: Gender Health Disparities

Prerequisite: HLT 201

An introduction to women¿s health in the United States that adopts an intersectional feminist lens to understand dimensions underlying disease and illness.  We conduct a critical examination of the causes of health inequity, evaluate strategies by government and political advocacy groups to improve women¿s health outcomes. Course examines the following issues: mental health, HIV/AIDS, breast cancer, disability, and reproductive justice.