GPEH 205 - Diet & Disease: Gender, Health, and Nutrition in Society

Provides fundamental knowledge for those interested in global health perspectives on the intersections of gender, nutrition, health, and disease in society. The role of nutrition in health promotion, practice, and disease prevention is examined from biological, social, and structural perspectives, taking the social determinants of health (SDoH) in particular as a central point of inquiry. Students have the opportunity to explore ways in which communities across cultures (many faced with increasing challenges of access to healthy food and the navigation of ‘healthy weight’ outcomes) grapple with and create strategies to improve local population health measures. For example, those in Madison County and surrounding areas are places where many in the population struggle with food availability and co-morbidities linked to poor nutrition such as (un)diagnosed diabetes, cardiac disease, and high blood-pressure. Many of these disease conditions are preventable. Similarly, in regions around the world, across a range of socio-economic and cultural groups, in high as well as in low-income communities, nutrition and its impact on health outcomes is a topic of tremendous global concern. Coursework illustrates how we can work toward collective solutions to food insecurity and other challenges using public health applied practices.

Credits: 1.0
Prerequisites: None
Major/Minor Restrictions: None
Class Restriction: None
Area of Inquiry: Social Relations, Institutions, & Agents
Liberal Arts Practices: None
Core Component: None

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