Required Readings
Wilkinson, R., & Pickett, K. (2010). The spirit level: Why greater equality makes societies stronger. New York, NY: Bloomsbury Press.
· Chapter 5, “Mental Health and Drug Use” (pp. 63–72)
· Chapter 6, “Physical Health and Life Expectancy” (pp. 73–88)
· Chapter 7, “Obesity: Wider Income Gaps, Wider Waists” (pp. 89–102)
· Chapter 8, “Educational Performance” (pp. 103–117)
· Chapter 9, “Teenage Births: Recycling Deprivation” (pp. 119–128)
· Chapter 14, “Our Social Inheritance” (pp. 197–216)
Jutte, D. P., Miller, J. L., & Erickson, D. J. (2015). Neighborhood Adversity, Child Health, and the Role for Community Development. Pediatrics, 135(Supplement 2), S48–S57. doi:10.1542/peds.2014-3549F
Kuruvilla, S., Sadana, R., Montesinos, E. V., Beard, J., Vasdeki, J. F., Araujo de Carvalho, I., … Bustreo, F. (2018). A life-course approach to health: Synergy with sustainable development goals. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 96(1), 42–50. doi:10.2471/BLT.17.198358
Perreault, M., Atkinson, S. A., Mottola, M. F., Phillips, S. M., Bracken, K., Hutton, E. K., … the BHIP Study team. (2018). Structured diet and exercise guidance in pregnancy to improve health in women and their offspring: Study protocol for the Be Healthy in Pregnancy (BHIP) randomized controlled trial. Trials, 19(1), 691. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-018-3065-x
Required Media
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The media selections for this course are viewable by clicking on the image provided after the media citations. After you click on the image, use the navigation bar at the bottom of the interface and choose the appropriate week. A menu of video and audio resources for that week will appear. Click on the menu item to begin that program.
Laureate Education (Producer). (2011). Global health and issues in disease prevention [Multimedia file]. Retrieved from https://class.waldenu.edu
· “Life Course Approach – Part One,” featuring Stephen Bezruchka, MD
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 4 minutes.
· “Life Course Approach – Part Two,” featuring Stephen Bezruchka, MD
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 2 minutes.
Bezruchka, S. (Producer). (2005, April 19). From womb to tomb: The influence of early childhood on adult health [Audio podcast]. Retrieved from http://www.alternativeradio.org/products/bezs002
Bezruchka, S. (2005, April 19). From the Womb to the Tomb [Podcast identification number: BEZS002aM]. Alternative Radio. Podcast retrieved from: http://www.alternativeradio.org/products/bezs002
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 58 minutes.
World Health Organization. (Producer). (2010, August 13). Good health in youth sets the stage for well-being in later life [Audio podcast, Episode 102]. Retrieved from http://terrance.who.int/mediacentre/podcasts/WHO_podcast_102.mp3
World Health Organization. (2010 August 13th). Good Health in Youth Sets the Stage for Well-Being in Later Life [Episode 102]. WHO Podcast. Podcast retrieved from http://terrance.who.int/mediacentre/podcasts/WHO_podcast_102.mp3
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 8 minutes.
Strain, T. H., MacLowry, R., & Stange, E. (Producers), & Strain, T. H. (Director). (2008). How racism impacts pregnancy outcomes [Video excerpt]. In L. Adelman (Executive producer), Unnatural Causes: Episode 2—When the bough breaks. United States: Public Broadcasting Service. Retrieved from http://www.unnaturalcauses.org/video_clips_detail.php?res_id=70
(c) California Newsreel, 2008. www.unnaturalcauses.org
Note: The approximate length of this media piece is 4 minutes.