Commercial Determinants Of Health (CDOH) Module
MODULE DESCRIPTION
How do policy makers and politicians understand and measure the health consequences of business on nation states? This module introduces students to the commercial determinants of health – “the systems, practices, and pathways through which commercial actors drive health and equity” (Lancet 2023). It traces the history of negative commercial impacts on human health, beginning with tobacco, and following eight industries in depth and breadth. As each case unfolds, learners will grasp theoretical concepts that straddle other disciplines – corporate political activity, law, medicine and economics, to name a few. Each case will also introduce learners to different methods for measuring health impacts, and challenge learners to conceive of how future policy makers and politicians can safeguard human health, while still valuing the important work of enterprise, exchange, and choice in society.