Pediatrics 256 - An Eye on Disparities, Health Equality, and Racism

Course overview

*Describe the incidence of the problem of gun violence and how different youth populations are affected *Describe the disparities that exist in urban firearm violence *Describe the role that racism plays in disparities and explain the process of redlining *Describe the current evidence and state the best predictor of crime *Describe 2 current issues that have highlighted racial health disparities and describe their impact on violence *Describe the role of OT in addressing disparity and become familiar with AOTA *Statements on youth violence and systemic racism *Understand Justice as a core value of the AOTA Code of Ethics