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Charles T. Faubion
GEOG 380
Seattle Campus
Geography of infectious and chronic diseases at local, national, and international scales; environmental, cultural, and social explanations of those variations; comparative aspects of health systems.
Class description
This course will briefly explore introductory concepts in health geography and subsequently present a variety of lenses useful for understanding health and disease from local to global scales. We will engage geographic perspectives in explaining how and why health varies from place to place.
Student learning goals
Understand patterns of health and disease
Understand what the discipline of geography—as a social science—can offer to studies of health in theoretical, empirical, and analytical registers
Understand how all health is situated within complex geopolitical phenomena related to social inequalities
Understand health as a human-driven phenomena outside the tradition of biomedicine
Critically examine types of health intervention, especially interventions outside the realm of health care
General method of instruction
Class sessions will involve a combination of lectures, videos, discussion, and guest presentations
Recommended preparation
No prerequisites required
Class assignments and grading
Students will be evaluated on attendance, completion of readings, four short response papers, two exams, and a final paper
Grades are assigned based on the level of intellectual engagement with assignment prompts
