[FREE Summer Course] Through the COVID-19 Magnifying Glass: An Examination of Racial and SES Disparities in the U.S.

July 27
3:30-5:30pm
Online

NYU GPH is making this important course FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Anyone (members of the public, NYU students, alumni, etc) may take the course for free and no credit. NYU students who wish to take the course for credit at regular tuition cost must enroll through Albert. If you are having difficulty registering for summer courses, please email gph.registration@nyu.edu.

GPH-GU 2503 Special Topics: Through the COVID-19 Magnifying Glass: An Examination of Racial and SES Disparities in the U.S. 

Prof. Melody Goodman and Prof. Danielle Ompad
Meets July 27th - July 31st; Monday - Friday 3:30 - 5:30pm (Eastern Time)

This 5-session (2 hours each session), online course will examine the racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic health disparities in COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations, and mortality.

Session 1 — July 27, 3:30 - 5:30pmTopic: COVID-19 overview: biology, clinical manifestations, epidemiology, measurement
Instructor: Dr. Danielle Ompad, NYU GPH and Dr. Melody Goodman, NYU GPH
 
Session 2 — July 28, 3:30 - 5:30pmTopic: Overview of racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in the US
Instructor: Dr. Keon Gilbert, Associate Professor of Behavioral Science and Health Education, St. Louis University
 
Session 3 — July 29, 3:30 - 5:30pmTopic: Disparities in COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations, and mortality
Instructor: Dr. Camara Jones, Evelyn Green Davis Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University
 
Session 4 — July 30, 3:30 - 5:30pmTopic: The social and structural determinants of racial and SES disparities in COVID-19
Instructor: Dr. Naa Oyo A. Kwate, Associate Professor, Department of Africana Studies, Rutgers University
 
Session 5 — July 31, 3:30 - 5:30pmTopic: Best practices for addressing COVID-19 related health disparities
Instructor: Dr. Darrell Hudson, Associate Professor, Washington University in St. Louis