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Health of Children and Adolescents in US Immigrant Families: Problem-solving Seminar
Location
Internet
Term
4th Term
Department
Health, Behavior and Society
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2025 - 2026
Instruction Method
Asynchronous Online with Some Synchronous Online
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
Enrollment Restriction
Priority given to DrPH students
26% of US youth (18) have at least one immigrant parent or are immigrants themselves. This diverse and growing group faces key structural and social risks to health, in the context of a complex policy landscape at federal, state, and local levels. Students in this course will have the opportunity to engage with theory, data, policies, and perspectives from the field, while applying lessons learned to their own areas of research and practice interest.
Provides an understanding of major public health challenges impacting first and second-generation immigrant youth in the United States. Examines how culture and context shape child and adolescent development in immigrant families. Applies health equity and human rights frameworks to understanding the health and well-being of first and second-generation immigrant youth. Discusses the complex and evolving legal, institutional, and policy context shaping social risks and access to preventative health services for immigrant families. Addresses experiences of specific groups, such as children of migrant farmworkers and unaccompanied immigrant minors. Analyzes the interplay between federal, state, and local policy, as well as the role of community-based organizations and informal community supports, in promoting or detracting from the health of first and second-generation immigrant youth.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Describe the social determinants of health impacting first and second-generation immigrant youth in the US, applying a life course perspective
- Explain the legal, institutional, and policy considerations impacting prevention and intervention programs for immigrant youth health
- Explain how structural challenges impacting immigrant youth health are distinct from cultural considerations
- Analyze how federal, state, and local policy, as well as community-based organizations and informal community involvement, impact on a specific health issue experienced by immigrant youth
- Propose programs strategically designed to address a specific health concern or prevention goal for immigrant youth, including discussion of relevant data and the human, fiscal, and other resources necessary
- Identify strategies to promote shared decision making and build consensus around a policy or program
- Integrate scientific information, legal and regulatory approaches, ethical frameworks (including human rights frameworks), and varied stakeholder interests in the design and analysis of policies impacting immigrant health
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 10% Discussion Board
- 10% LiveTalks
- 80% Written Assignment(s)