Global Health: Inequalities and Ethics

REVISED

Summer 2012 quarter

Faculty

Carolyn Prouty health science, public health, bioethics

Fields of Study

anthropology, biology, health, international studies, philosophy of science and physiology

Preparatory for studies or careers in

anthropology, pubic health, nursing, medicine, sustainability, bioethics, or development in the U.S. or abroad.

Description

This course draws from public health, epidemiology, bioethics, and human rights philosophy to consider health and disease in a global context. What are the social, economic, and epidemiological forces that have led to vast inequalities in health outcomes globally? As we investigate how Western ideas apply in non-Western countries, we will explore ethical dilemmas that researchers, healthcare providers, and policy makers encounter in resource-poor environments. Finally, we will examine the epidemiology, physiology, and pathology of specific conditions including HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, maternal morbidity and mortality, nutritional deficiencies, and parasitic diseases, paying particular attention to connections between infections and inequalities, malnutrition, and human rights.

Advertised Schedule

9a-1p Tue/Wed/Thu (Jun. 26 - Jul. 26)

Location

Olympia

Online Learning

Enhanced Online Learning

Books

Greener Store

Required Fees

$12 for field trip to Seattle for Global Health Month exhibition

Offered During

Day

Program Revisions