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GLOBAL HEALTH
This topic will address health and healthcare issues from a variety of perspectives
and existing areas of faculty expertise: the global nature of health challenges, world
hunger, aging, climate change and health, cancer, and stem cell research. The
interdisciplinary nature of Paideia will further an understanding of the linked
scientific, economic, cultural and social factors that impact global health.
Thematic Questions:
1. How is health defined?
2. What are the major factors that influence health/helath care within and acorss nations?
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genetics
socioeconomics
cultural
age
sex
personal responsibility
environmental conditions
3. What polices and practices shape our current health/healthcare outcomes? What can we do to
improve these outcomes? (e.g. practices: behavioral, medical, psychological, pharmacological,
agricultural, etc.)
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT:
We have the two major civic engagement projects: The Pink Garden - we have an area in the SU
garden in which we plan to grow pink flowers, fruits, herbs and vegetables in honor of women
with Breast Cancer. We invite students to participate in planting and maintaining the garden so
that it can be used for classes, outreach programs, etc. The other project is related to support of
women with breast cancer in India through the NGO Sanjeevani- Life Beyond Cancer. We hope
to do some fund-raising events this year on campus.
SPRING COURSES FOR THE SRPING:
Introduction to Statistics (Marr-2 sections) MA52-114
Health Psychology (Crockett) PSY33-544
Health and Fitness (Smith) KIN48-404 (crosslisted ENV49-404)
Human Biology Today (Cuevas) BIO50-114
Genes and Molecules (Todd) BIO50-162
Tumor Biology (Todd) BIO50-304-01
German IV (Berroth) GER12-124
Differential Equations (Shelton) MAT52-754
Probability and Mathematical Statistics (Shelton) MAT52-574
Topics in Advanced Chinese (Robertson) CHI22-322
GLOBAL HEALTH SEMINARS:
Spring 2015: Global Health: Stress (Guarraci and Cuevas)
Fall 2015: Todd and Marr
Spring 2016: Adrian and Bruns