Life Course Theory

Fri, 11/06/2020 - 1:00pm to 4:15pm

 

Life Course Theory 

(Eileen McGrath)

  • Introduction to the Life Course Perspective/Theory – Influences on Health Status
  • Small Group Discussion of Social Stressors
  • Life Course Case Studies
  • Developmental Consequences of Preterm Birth
  • The Life Course Virtual Game



​Required Readings:

  1. Life Course Theory (LCT) and Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Assignment: Read the definitions of LCT /SDOH and respond in three to four sentences to the following question: How does Life Course Theory/Social Determinants of Health apply to the work you do with and on behalf of children with disabilities and their families?

Supplemental Readings: 

  1. Russ, S. A., Larson, K., Tullis, E. and Halfon, N. (2014). A life course approach to health development: Implications for the Maternal Child Health research agenda. Maternal and Child Health Journal, (2014) 18:497-510. DOI 10.1007/s10995-013-1284-z
  2. Braveman & Barclay (2009). Health Disparities Beginning in Childhood: A Life-Course Perspective.
  3. Lu, M. C., & Halfon, N. (2003). Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Birth Outcomes: A Life Course Perspective

 

 

Event Location: 
Zoom
Event Category: 
Seminar
Faculty Presenter: 
Eileen R. McGrath, PhD