Call Number | 15779 |
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Day & Time Location |
R 8:30am-11:20am HESS ROSENFIELD B |
Points | 1.5 |
Grading Mode | Standard |
Approvals Required | None |
Instructor | Yolande A Cadore |
Type | LECTURE |
Method of Instruction | In-Person |
Course Description | In this course, students will learn about the disproportionate burdens of environmental contamination and resultant health disparities affecting marginalized communities across the United States and globally. The curriculum will explore the ways in which the environmental justice movement in the US has succeeded in implementing just forms of health research, progressive environmental health policies, and protections from racial/cultural injustice, as well as obstacles, policy impediments and potential paths forward. We will examine environmental health/justice theories and perspectives in the contexts of health impacts on various populations, including American communities of color and the socioeconomically disadvantaged, indigenous peoples, women and children. We will study climate change, natural disasters, urban pollution and segregation, extractive industries, and environmental sustainability. Students will be asked to critically examine these topics and also explore unresolved, chronic problems relating to environmental injustices and their health impacts. |
Web Site | Vergil |
Department | Population and Family Health |
Enrollment | 18 students (30 max) as of 9:06AM Saturday, December 14, 2024 |
Subject | Population and Family Health |
Number | P8645 |
Section | 001 |
Division | School of Public Health |
Open To | GSAS, Public Health |
Section key | 20243POPF8645P001 |