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AUT17 Course Announcement: HSERV 556 – Tobacco Related Health Disparities

Looking for an elective course to take this fall? The UW Tobacco Studies Program is offering HSERV 556/FAMED 559 during Autumn 2017. This is a 2-credit, online course. For more details and a sample syllabus, see the below description, or visit our website.

HSERV 556/FAMED 559 – Tobacco Related Health Disparities

Instructors: Sarah Ross-Viles, MPH and Gillian Schauer, PhD

(online; 2 credits; full term)

  • Integrates multiple disciplinary perspectives to address the pressing issue of disproportionate tobacco use and related diseases among marginalized populations, including those defined by socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity, and sexual orientation. Explores links between, and intervention strategies for, smoking and mental illness, social stress, acculturation processes, and genetics

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