Social epidemiology considers how social determinants impact population health. Behavioral epidemiology studies how lifestyle and behaviors affect health conditions. The class will explore how social, political, cultural and economic forces influence our health and health behaviors. The course will focus on social and health inequities, and resulting health behaviors. Theory from social science is integrated with epidemiological methods to learn how social circumstances influence behavior and health, and determine how we can target interventions to reduce health inequities in our community, nation and world. Prerequisite: KINE 5372 Introduction to Epidemiology.