Overview

What causes disease? It's not just viruses and bacteria. Sometimes it's race, poverty, or geography. What causes something to be called a disease? Why do doctors think obesity is a disease? What's the difference between illness, sickness, and disease --and why does it matter? This course is a taste of the grander topic of the socioeconomic determinants of health, which are an important foundation to understanding both clinical medicine and public health in the modern era.Your instructor is a prominent Epidemiologist and tenured professor at a major Canadian university. He has won many teaching awards, and is a regular fixture in the media for his ability to explain complex ideas in a simple way.This course is ideal for anyone considering a career in the health sciences or in the allied medical professions, or anyone seeking a better understanding of health care in the modern era. It is derived and distilled from a larger version taught to undergraduate university students, and is paired with a textbook that was written specifically for that larger course.

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