| Call Number | 16009 |
|---|---|
| Day & Time Location |
W 5:30pm-8:20pm To be announced |
| Points | 1.5 |
| Grading Mode | Standard |
| Approvals Required | None |
| Instructor | Gretchen Van Wye |
| Type | LECTURE |
| Method of Instruction | In-Person |
| Course Description | Deaths due to COVID-19 have focused public awareness on death registration in a way that has not been seen since the 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic. Death registration is an affirmation of the conclusion of a person’s life and offers the opportunity and obligation to enumerate each death and document the final disposition of human remains. Though often considered “just administrative” birth registration can be seen as a public health intervention designed to protect basic human rights, connect people with upstream social determinants of health like education, housing, and income, and ensure that their existential drive to exist is acknowledged. Vital records are the documents that catalog birth and death experiences millions of times each year in the U.S. Vital statistics are the subset of the information on these records that public health students and professionals appreciate in general, and turn to for meaning in times of devastatingly high levels of deaths. This course focuses on the history, policy, management, and protection of vital records and vital statistics in the United States and will open students’ eyes to the surprisingly fascinating world of vital events. |
| Web Site | Vergil |
| Department | Sociomedical Sciences |
| Enrollment | 13 students (25 max) as of 5:08PM Saturday, September 7, 2024 |
| Subject | Sociomedical Sciences |
| Number | P6730 |
| Section | 001 |
| Division | School of Public Health |
| Open To | GSAS, Public Health |
| Section key | 20233SOSC6730P001 |