Public Health in St. Louis

3 units

This course provides critical knowledge and skills relevant to understanding the importance of context in public health practice. Seminal reports exhort the St. Louis community to consider the intersection of social, economic, and political structures and their impact on public health. Forward Through Ferguson: A Path Toward Racial Equity was written in response to the social and political unrest in the region after an unarmed black teenager was shot and killed, and it identifies the correlations between race and access to health and quality life. The For the Sake of All report outlines the connections between the social determinants of health and the unequal distribution of health in the St. Louis region. This course will use community-engaged teaching to explore these issues. Students will work alongside public health practitioners and community members to think together around strategies to move these recommendations forward.