EPIDEM 2709 - EPIDEMIOLOGY OF WOMEN’S HEALTH

Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
This overview course on women’s health is designed to introduce the student to a variety of health conditions that are unique to, more common in, or more severe in women. We present these features within a health equity lens. A range of health topics will be covered including reproductive outcomes, maternal outcomes, cardiovascular disease, depression, and ageing. This course will also introduce to students the concept of life course epidemiology and its implementation in women’s health research. A life course approach assesses the biological and social factors at each stage of life that affect health during adulthood. This course will review study designs appropriate for a variety of life course research questions related to women’s health and health equity.
Academic Career: Graduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Grad LG/SU3 Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: EPIDEM 2110

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