This course provides opportunities for students in health and human services to explore current trends and issues of service delivery in rural communities as well as information on the characteristics and composition of rural areas. Focuses on communication between health providers and how to work together in rural communities.
Topics address demographic, economic, and other trends of rural America.
Attention will be given to cultural issues, special populations and current issues for rural providers. Besides lectures, class activities will include a multidisciplinary case study of a child with fetal alcohol syndrome, a field trip to a rural community and discussions about balancing personal and career concerns for providers in rural areas. Contact Peter House at 685-3676 with questions. This course provides an interdisciplinary context for people from diverse disciplines to critically examine socioeconomic, cultural and political structures as determinants of health. We will also read and discuss various scientific, political, and social narratives regarding health which define and determine health policy, and analyze the growing income gap and its impact on population health.