PHTH 5120 — Race, Ethnicity, and Health in the United States
3 semester hoursGraduateLectureNUpath DDNUpath ICNUpath WIusually offered: springBostonOnlineOnlineTraditional
Explores the role of economic, social, and individual factors in explaining racial and ethnic health disparities and examines intervention approaches to eliminate them. Topics include genetic and social constructions of race and ethnicity, measuring race and ethnicity, and the differences in prevalence and patterns of disease across groups; cultural and structural factors that affect healthcare delivery, such as discrimination, racism, and health status; and public health approaches to prevention and improving healthcare delivery.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer B 2023 | 1 | 30 | 30 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Summer B 2024 | 2 | 48 | 60 | 80% | 6.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 4 | 93 | 99 | 94% | 1.5 |
| Summer B 2025 | 2 | 47 | 56 | 84% | 4.5 |
| Spring 2026 | 3 | 55 | 74 | 74% | 6.3 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 5% · T 17% · W 7% · Th 0% · F 0%
Common patterns: async (71% of sections), T (17% of sections), W (7% of sections), M (5% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Spring
- Syamak Moattari (28% of students) · reviews
- Patricia Case (27% of students) · reviews
- Adrianna Crossing (21% of students) · reviews
- John Olawepo (14% of students) · reviews
Summer B
- Jenna Capuzzo (41% of students) · reviews
- Adrianna Boulin (35% of students) · reviews
- Noor Toraif (24% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
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