The Biology of Inequality: The Health Impacts of Social Environments
Course Description
Nurses know firsthand that social conditions affect access to health care, exposure to health risks, and health outcomes for patients. But what exactly are the pathways and mechanisms by which “social determinants” like poverty, pollution, and discrimination manifest in the body and impact health? This course takes an interdisciplinary approach to investigate how social, economic, and political inequalities and injustices materialize in individual, population, and even generational health. The class will also consider what the implications are for union nurses as patient advocates and discuss how nurses can help remedy the pathogenic effects of inequality and injustice on human health and society.
Times and Locations
October 28, 2025
Online
Zoom link provided upon registration
10am to 1pm PT/1pm to 4pm ET
November 18, 2025
Online
Zoom link provided upon registration
10am to 1pm PT/1pm to 4pm ET
December 10, 2025
Online
Zoom link provided upon registration
10am to 1pm PT/1pm to 4pm ET