Define health disparities vs health care disparities and the factors that lead to each
Identify the role of social determinants in health and health care and strategies for addressing each
Recognize the role discrimination plays in health care and health care delivery
This HMS CME Online course is 1 of 5 course modules in the Health Care Disparities: An Introduction program, which is targeted to physicians (both primary care and specialists) and other care providers who need to be aware of these disparities and understand how they may impact the health of individual patients as well as the health of societies. Another target audience is researchers and policy-makers who need to be aware of the social determinants of health and health care and methodologies for studying and addressing them.
Select the Take Course button to view additional information on the registration page.
Introduction to the Mechanisms of Health Disparities is organized as follows:
An Overview of the Mechanisms of Health Disparities: Panel Discussion
Introducing the Panel
Definitions: Health and Health Care Disparity
Differences, Disparities, and Discrimination in Health Care: Conceptual and Methodological Issues
Social Determinants
Panel Discussion
CME Posttest
