EPID/PHP 597C - Border Health Service Learning
Grab your passport and prepare for a binational, bicultural experience. Explore the role of public health advocacy in globalization, migration and health.
Community: Southern Arizona - Nogales and Yuma
Collaboratively respond to health disparities at the intersection of health, migration, agriculture and economics in the US-Mexico border region. Learn along side different communities such as urban, rural, homeless, veterans, border region, immigrants, and farmworkers through community-based engagement and experiential learning in collaboration with community partners.
3 credit, Spring Semester
Connect, Engage, Learn
In this course we:
- Explore real-world epidemiology, policy, and community-engaged research on the border
- Collaborate with inspiring community partners on both sides of the border through hands-on service
- Gain deeper insights into the unique challenges and solutions on the US-Mexico border
- Reflect on your future role as a public health professional in a binational setting
Contact Course Facilitators to Enroll Course Facilitators: Kate Ellingson, Priscila Ruedas, Edgar Villavicencio & Jill Guernsey de Zapien.