HE 255 Global Health and Sustainability

Investigate the global interacting cause-and-effect relationships between economy, power, privilege, social identity and determinants. Topics will include: industry, consumerism, violence, maternal and child health, food/agriculture, hunger, homelessness, emerging disease, climate, ecosystems, biodiversity. We will identify and explore solutions for creating personal and community resilience, sustainability and positive health outcomes for people and the planet.

Credits

4

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Challenge culturally constructed biases that impact specific group identities that lead to stereotyping, microaggressions, implicit bias, systemic oppression, and decreased individual and community health outcomes
2. Present scientific research and solutions on the impact of global, economic, social, and agricultural policies on climate change, emerging disease, pollution, ecosystems, biodiversity, and human health
3. Demonstrate how civic awareness, positive actions, beliefs, empathy, social intelligence, and community collaborations and planning can lead to sustainable global health outcomes
4. Work within communities to advocate for equitable economic and social policies that advance global health and sustainability outcomes and build climate resilience
5. Describe the interacting dimensions of environmental, physical, mental, emotional, social, intellectual, and occupational health and how they can affect global health outcomes
6. Apply scientific reasoning and independent critical thinking skills when analyzing evidence and non-evidence based global health and sustainability information