Stress and Health in African American Communities credit:

3 Hours

Using an interdisciplinary approach, students will explore the environmental and social determinants of health/wellbeing (ex. community violence), and their affects, within African American communities. Students will use the concepts of resistance and resiliency to explore factors that protect African Americans from the negative consequences of stress. This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for: Social & Beh Sci - Soc Sci Cultural Studies - US Minority