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Grays Harbor

Title		Offering	Standing	Credits	Credits	When	F	W	S	Su	Description	Preparatory	Faculty	Days	Multiple Standings	Start Quarters	Open Quarters
Health Inequity: Telling the Story and Changing It Nancy Anderson, Frances V. Rains and Lori Blewett Native American studies communications community studies health history political science		Program	JR–SRJunior–Senior	8	08	Weekend	F 13 Fall	W 14Winter	S 14Spring		This year-long program will introduce the scope and tools of communication, social science, and public health. Public health and prevention are often the invisible part of health policy. Those who are healthy or whose diseases have been prevented never know what they missed. Yet we know that all people are not equally likely to have long and healthy lives. Understanding the factors associated with health and wellness, including the effects of class, race, and ethnicity, was the focus of fall quarter. In addition we considered ways that communication between health providers and people who use health services can affect health outcomes, particularly in cross-cultural and cross-class contexts. Our work during fall quarter equipped us for winter and spring quarters, when we will focus on the specific challenges to health and wellbeing that Native American people in the Salish Sea region face, in terms of cultural as well as physical survival.During winter and spring quarters, the Grays Harbor program will focus on the Peoples of the Salish Sea (Puget Sound, Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the Georgia Straits). Central elements of the winter and spring portions of the program will include the colonization of Native peoples of the Salish Sea that accompanied European settlement, Indigenous resistance, rights and cultural renewal, a critique of current policies and practices that have not promoted the achievement of social or health equity, and the public health and social policies that may intervene to improve overall health and wellness in the surrounding communities. We will explore the intersection of place, culture, and health and how these factors reflect inequity in access to—and degradation of—resources in and around the Salish Sea. We will examine these themes through multiple lenses including political ecology, public health, history, and Native studies. Our readings will include current case studies, empirical research, and counter-narratives.The overarching questions that will carry us through these two quarters include how European settlement has affected the wellbeing of the Salish peoples, the interaction through time and space between Native and non-Native peoples, and the effects of these interactions on health, wellbeing, and sustainability of these communities. We will also examine ways in which lessons from history and current vulnerabilities can help us create a viable and equitable future that will heal and honor the Salish Sea and all its people. During spring quarter the program plans to visit the Elwha River and learn about the history of the Elwha River ecosystem as a case study and example of social injustice. We will study the effects of the Elwha Dam as well as the expected effects of dam removal on the Elwha ecosystem, tribal sovereignty, and overall health and wellness of the Elwha Klallam people.Throughout the year, learning will take place through writing, readings, seminars, lectures, films, art, and guest speakers. Students will improve their research skills through document review, observations, critical analysis, and written assignments. Verbal skills will be improved through small group and whole class seminar discussions and through individual final project presentations.		Nancy Anderson Frances V. Rains Lori Blewett	Sat Sun	Junior JR Senior SR	Fall	Fall Winter Spring
Quantitative Research Design and Data Analysis Chris Portmann mathematics		Course	JR–SRJunior–Senior	4	04	Evening	F 13 Fall				This course will focus on research design issues related to the social sciences including types of studies, sampling, data collection techniques, research ethics, and report writing. Additionally, the course will cover data analysis and presentation strategies including measures of central tendency and parametric testing (e.g., t-test, ANOVA, Pearson Correlation). This course is intended to complement the weekend program , but it can be taken as a stand-alone course.		Chris Portmann		Junior JR Senior SR	Fall	Fall
Sociology of Poverty Wenhong Wang sociology		Course	FR–SRFreshmen–Senior	4	04	Evening			S 14Spring		This course will explore poverty in the context of increasing social inequality and use the sociological theories to look at various aspects of poverty and its particularities in the U.S.Questions we will be exploring include: what is poverty? Why is poverty so prevalent? Who are the poor? What are the underlying causes of poverty? Why is poverty a disease of the whole society (not just the poor)? How is poverty manifested in people’s everyday life? Why are certain racial and ethnic groups more likely to fall into poverty? How do economic processes contribute to poverty? What are the goals and purposes of social welfare programs? What are the limits of policy?Using poverty as our subject of inquiry, we will study sociological theories and key concepts and critically examine their applicability in class and poverty related issues. We will explore the intricate and complex relationship between social structure and individuals. Course activities will include lectures, seminar, and workshop, individual and group projects. Students will write seminar essays, self-reflection papers, and carry out a social experiment. This course is complementary to while it can also be taken as a separate course.		Wenhong Wang	Wed	Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Spring	Spring
Writing the Case Study Gary Arthur		Course	FR–SRFreshmen–Senior	4	04	Evening		W 14Winter			This class uses an intensive writing approach that connects thematically with the course of study entitled “Health Inequality: Telling the Story and Changing It”. Students will read/study, research, write, and present a case study. Group collaboration is a concentrated part of the class structure. Students will study and be encouraged to demonstrate self-expression, creativity, and critical thought in their discussion, writing, and presentation of the case study. Lecture, formal presentations, dialogue, debate, small group breakout discussion, and whole group discussion will be used as methods of instruction.		Gary Arthur	Wed	Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR	Winter	Winter