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Equality is not always equity
Giving everyone the same thing can leave unequal barriers and exposures unchanged.
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10:832:252 · Public Health · School 10 — New Brunswick Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy: Undergraduate
Health and Social Justice introduces social-justice issues, health equity and policy, determinants of health, and health disparities, with attention to individual and community health.
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SIRS · 404 responses · 2014–2025
Spring 2027
2 open in snapshot · 1 instructor
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4 units · topic sequence may vary by instructor
The course begins by asking how health, illness, care, and opportunity connect to fairness and social power.
Students analyze how social, economic, environmental, and institutional conditions produce unequal health outcomes.
The official description emphasizes health policy and intervention theories that can influence individual and community health behavior.
The course applies justice analysis to community health, asking how programs can redistribute voice, resources, and opportunity.
Giving everyone the same thing can leave unequal barriers and exposures unchanged.
Differences in outcomes need analysis of resources, policy, environment, institutions, and power.
Health promotion can target individuals while also changing the conditions that make healthy choices possible.
Justice-oriented public health treats affected communities as partners in defining problems and solutions.
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Trace the determinants and policies that shape choices and exposure.
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Ask what mechanisms and lived experiences produce the gap.
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Include participation, power, feasibility, and accountability in the design.
2 open · Online
| Section | Status | Instructor | Meeting | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9019082 | Open | O'Brien-Richard | ONLINE INSTRUCTION(INTERNET) | Online |
| 9119083 | Open | O'Brien-Richard | ONLINE INSTRUCTION(INTERNET) | Online |
Historical student surveys
Teaching
4.57
Course quality
4.53
Response rate
63.5%
Coverage
21 offerings · 2014–2025
| Instructor | Offerings | Teaching | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patricia O'Brien-Richardson | 11 | 4.69 | 4.60 |
| Ijeoma Opara | 3 | 4.50 | 4.57 |
| Patti O'Brien-Richardson | 2 | 4.75 | 4.65 |
| Martinez Jennifer | 1 | 4.70 | 4.50 |
| O'Brien-Richardson Patricia | 1 | 4.60 | 4.40 |
| Previti M. | 1 | 4.40 | 4.40 |
Catalog and planning context
Credits
3
Current campuses
Online
Current availability
2 open of 2
Catalog terms
Fall, Spring, Summer
Core codes
CCD, SCL
Loaded terms
6
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