Social Issues in Health Research

Language: English

Launch price: INR 2000

The fee is used to sustain the DRISHTi platform, pay staff salaries and associated platform fee. We do not want fees to be a barrier to access to this course and are hence providing limited fee waivers, which can be requested via this form.

Duration: 6 weeks

Medium: Online (with weekly live sessions)

Dates: First batch begins last week of April'24

Scroll below for details on course curriculum and faculty!

About the Social Issues in Health Research course

Health research never occurs in a vacuum and is embedded in the social context in which people live. Being sensitive to social issues strengthens the ultimate goal of all research: improving the well-being of individuals and communities.

To account for this gap, this 6-week e-learning course will enhance your knowledge and enrich your perspectives on various social issues, introducing key concepts, and their applications to health research in the Indian context.

This cohort will begin in the last week of April'24.

Certification will be provided on successful completion of the course.

COURSE CURRICULUM

The course consists of 6 modules, spread across 3 themes: Introduction to Social Issues in Health Research, Issues in Marginalized Groups & Communities, and Towards a Socially Informed Health Research. The modules are as follows:

Relevance of Social Issues in Health Research	Marginalization & Intersectionality
Diverse Social Identities in Health Research	Diverse SOGIESC experiences in Health Research
Disability in Health Research	Positionality & Reflexivity as Researchers