Tobacco Related Course Offerings
The University of Washington Tobacco Studies offers educational opportunities for students, faculty, and current health professionals alike. Please click here for more information on seminars, grand rounds, and continuing education.
HSERV 590B: Tobacco and Public Health: Impact, Prevention, Treatment & Policy
A 2-3 credit elective course offered Spring Quarter, Wednesdays, 1:00-3:00 pm in the School of Public Health and Community Medicine Department of Health Services. This seminar style course integrates multiple disciplinary perspectives to provide a comprehensive overview of the history, health effects, policy, prevention and treatment of tobacco use. The course utilizes readings, stimulates discussions and hosts renowned experts to provide students with the foundation to understand and address the local, national and global epidemic of tobacco use.Unregistered guests may browse course materials by logging in with a UW NetID and password.
SOC W 598, HSERV 590A, PSYCH 550: Integrative Seminar on Health Disparities: The Case of Tobacco
A 2 credit course, in collaboration with the School of Social Work, Department of Psychology, Department of Health Services, and WA State Department of Health, offered biweekly during the Winter and Spring Quarters in the School of Social Work, room 306. Meets Wednesdays, 3:30-5:20 pm, on 1/9, 1/23, 2/6, 2/20, 3/5, 4/9, 4/23, 5/7, 5/21, 6/4.
This seminar, targeted at faculty, post-doctoral fellows, doctoral students and advanced Master's students, introduces multiple disciplinary perspectives, potential explanations, and interventions for health disparities in tobacco use and tobacco related disease. The course is dually relevant for scholars interested in general health disparities and those interested in tobacco related disparities. Why focus on health disparities in the context of tobacco prevention? Cigarette smoking is the single most preventable cause of disease and death in the nation and in Washington (WA) State. Some demographic groups have higher smoking rates than others, and other groups have lower overall smoking rates but suffer disproportionately from tobacco related morbidity and mortality. Demographic groups suffering from tobacco related health disparities include those defined by socioeconomic position, race or ethnicity, disability, geographic location, sexual orientation or gender identity, and age.
Seminar topics include: the development of culturally appropriate interventions and health communications strategies, potential "fundamental causes" (e.g., poverty) of health disparities, policy responses to health disparities, social stress as a cause of health disparities, acculturation processes and health disparities, the biological factors related to health disparities, and protective and resilience factors against high risk health behaviors. Department of Health Tobacco Control staff and community organizations in WA State will be actively engaged as seminar participants.
This seminar, targeted at faculty, post-doctoral fellows, doctoral students and advanced Master's students, introduces multiple disciplinary perspectives, potential explanations, and interventions for health disparities in tobacco use and tobacco related disease. The course is dually relevant for scholars interested in general health disparities and those interested in tobacco related disparities. Why focus on health disparities in the context of tobacco prevention? Cigarette smoking is the single most preventable cause of disease and death in the nation and in Washington (WA) State. Some demographic groups have higher smoking rates than others, and other groups have lower overall smoking rates but suffer disproportionately from tobacco related morbidity and mortality. Demographic groups suffering from tobacco related health disparities include those defined by socioeconomic position, race or ethnicity, disability, geographic location, sexual orientation or gender identity, and age.
Seminar topics include: the development of culturally appropriate interventions and health communications strategies, potential "fundamental causes" (e.g., poverty) of health disparities, policy responses to health disparities, social stress as a cause of health disparities, acculturation processes and health disparities, the biological factors related to health disparities, and protective and resilience factors against high risk health behaviors. Department of Health Tobacco Control staff and community organizations in WA State will be actively engaged as seminar participants.
