HE 3200

Health Equity from the Human Ecology Perspective: People, Places and Policies

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2021-2022.

This course will examine human health equity from an applied, multidisciplinary, multilayered perspective that reflects Human Ecology expertise. Students will gain a broad understanding of the many factors that influence health equity, and, looking across the disciplines represented in Human Ecology, identify approaches at various levels that can lead to greater health equity.  The course will examine interrelationships among design, nutrition, policy, society, family and individual health across the life course.

When Offered Spring.

Distribution Category (D-HE, SBA-HE)

• Students will critically evaluate and interpret research and evidence from a variety of disciplines.
• Perspectives from the breadth of disciplines in Human Ecology will be used to examine the topic of health equity.

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