This series of panels will examine how race and racial health disparities are studied in epidemiology. The first panel in our series will explore the history of census data, how data on race are collected and studied, and the implications of how this data are used in population health science.

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
– List six structural or social determinants of health that disproportionately affect persons of color
– Describe relationship of self-identification and social identification of race with health outcomes
– Discuss the importance of understanding causal mechanisms in addressing race and racism in epidemiologic findings
– Discuss the reasons for and the ramifications of limitations of data sets in assessing race
– Discuss the fundamental social causes of health inequalities and how they lead to socioeconomic and racial disparities
– Discuss possible sources of bias that may influence findings about the effects of race on health outcomes