2024-2025 Academic Catalog

Nov 18, 2024

2024-2025 Academic Catalog

ID 106 - Healthy Cities

What makes a city a healthy place to live, work, play, and go to school? How does the health of a place affect the health of the individuals who live there? Who is responsible for the health of a city’s residents? This course introduces students to key concepts in anthropology, sociology, and public health as they apply to urban health. Students will gain an understanding of key challenges cities face-safe and affordable housing, substance use, food justice, and infectious disease-as they strive to be healthy and equitable places for all residents. Students will become familiar with the wide range of people and organizations (activists, neighborhood associations, non-profits, city officials) who work to make city life healthier. The course examines cities in the United States with a particular focus on Worcester.

Course Designation/Attribute: GP

Anticipated Terms Offered: Piloted Fall 2014