Health in the United States

  Understand how social epidemiology can be applied to health in the United States Explain disparities of health based on gender, socioeconomic status, race, and ethnicity Give an overview of mental health and disability issues in the United States Explain the terms stigma and medicalization 19.4 Comparative Health and Medicine Explain the different types of health care available in the United States Compare the health care system of the United States with that of other countries 19.5 Theoretical Perspectives on Health and Medicine