SPAN 104 PZ -Public Health in Latin America

Institution: Pitzer

Description: This course is designed to introduce students to the basic issues confronting public health of marginalized populations in Latin America and their lack of access to health care. Throughout the history of this geographical region, health and disease have transcended biological categories and have been analyzed within broader discussions about racial discrimination, gender inequalities, immigration-emigration, and military conflicts. This course focuses on at-risk-populations such as indigenous people, afro-descendants, women, LGBTI, emigrants-immigrants, and displaced people from most of the different countries of the continent. Finally, this course studies the role of traditional medicine and important figures like â€œla parteraâ€. One of the structural components of this course is the study, research, and interaction with communities at risk and their access to health in our Study Abroad sites (Brazil, Ecuador, and Costa Rica). Prerequisite: Spanish 44 or equivalent.

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