Application of Health Equity Research Methods for Practice and Policy (Coursera)

Covers topics ranging from conceptual frameworks for stakeholder engagement and behavioral intervention development, to adapting interventions for socially-at-risk populations, and research methods in healthcare services and social epidemiology.

What You Will Learn

- Apply or develop conceptual frameworks for stakeholder engagement or behavioral interventions.

- Describe methods used to develop or adapt appropriate assessment and intervention materials for certain socially-at-risk populations.

- Apply innovative recruitment strategies for socially at-risk populations, including hiring and training staff for health equity research studies.

- Identify methods and measures in social epidemiology and health services research and sources of data that can be utilized research.

Syllabus

WEEK 1

Designing Multi-Level Interventions To Close The Implementation Gap In Health Equity Research

This module provides as an introduction to the course. In this module, we discuss designing multi-level interventions to close the implementation gap in health equity research.

WEEK 2

Using Social Epidemiology Research To Inform Health Equity Interventions

In this module, we discuss how social epidemiology can be used to inform the development of health equity interventions.

WEEK 3

Using Health Services Research Methods to Inform Health Equity Interventions

In this module, we discuss the use of health services research methods to inform health equity interventions.

WEEK 4

Tailoring Assessment and Intervention Materials for Socially At-Risk Populations

In this module, we describe how to tailor assessment and intervention materials for socially-at-risk populations. We provide examples of how to adapt materials for populations with limited health literacy and populations with limited English proficiency.

WEEK 5

Implementing Health Equity Research

In this module, we discuss multiple considerations in implementing health equity research. The first is strategies to increase diversity in research participation. The second is hiring and training staff to conduct health equity research.