Community Engaged Medicine – Master of Science

Community health is a multisector and multidisciplinary collaborative enterprise that uses public health science, evidence-based strategies and other approaches to engage and work with communities, in a culturally appropriate manner, to optimize the health and quality of life of all persons who live, work or are otherwise active in a defined community or communities.

The U.S. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion defines a health disparity as “a particular type of health difference that is closely linked with social, economic and/or environmental disadvantage.” Race, ethnicity, sexual identity, age, disability, socioeconomic status and geographic location can all affect an individual’s ability to achieve good health. The concept of community engaged medicine works to overcome these disparities and to improve the health of all groups.

Some recent studies have shown that racial and ethnic minorities and women receive less accurate diagnoses, less extensive treatment options and less pain management, and suffer worse clinical outcomes. Implicit bias training in a community setting can help practitioners become aware of and work against these unconscious biases, thereby providing better care for their future patients.

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