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Border Health Service Learning

group of service learning students at a farm in Yuma

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.