NATS 103 1Q - Health Care as a Public Good 4 All

Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4

This course examines the significance of health as both a public good and a biopsychosociocultural phenomenon in the twenty-first century. We will use literary journalism, documentary films, philosophical and social science scholarship, health professional testimonies, community clinic field trips, and autobiographical writing to explore the gendered and additional sociocultural aspects of medicine as well as the ethical and justice implications of a universal health care system. We will explore how race, ethnicity, poverty, gender, and sexuality have influenced the development and delivery of health care services as well as access to those services. Ultimately, students will critically investigate their own positon on the Hippocratic Oath’s demand to “never do harm to anyone” and consider what health care policies best support that position.

Offered Fall

Prerequisite(s): first-year student status.