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Fall 2025 Lecture Distance Learning JEDIUpper DivisionData from last updated 5/15/2025
Fall 2025
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This course examines health issues and risks faced by individuals around the world, but especially in resource poor geographical areas. We will explore in-depth the gendered, ethnic, cultural, and class dimensions that underlie the patterning of disease and illness worldwide.
Learning Outcomes1Describe what anthropology contributes to the study of health globally and over time.
2Explain how diverse communities around the world define health and organize health care.
3Analyze the social and historical influences on health inequities.
4Apply anthropological theories and methods to contemporary health issues.
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