Healthy Places: Practice, Policy and Population Health
PSYC 325
Fall 2015
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01
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| Crosslisting:
ENVS 325 |
| Certificates: Environmental Studies |
| Course Cluster: Health Studies |
The built environment influences many aspects of health and well-being: psychological stressors (crime, noise, and violence), what people eat, the water they drink, the air they breathe, where (or if) they work, the housing that shelters them, where they go for health care, what social networks are available for support, how political power is distributed and public resources allocated. How cities, suburbs, and rural areas are managed; local policy; and planning and design decisions can all help determine whether the places we live will be threats to public health, and perhaps more importantly, to an aging society.
The focus of this course connects the fields of planning, psychology, and public health to explore contemporary challenges (and innovations) in the 21st-century built environment. Students will explore the multiple forces that impact population health, how to analyze these determinants, and what roles planning and public health agencies, as well as other institutions such as local governments, civil society, the private sector, and communities themselves, can play in research and action aimed at improving physical and mental health. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS ENVS |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (CIVI-MN)(ENVS-MN)(ENVS) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Andrew Dannenberg (Editor), Howard Frumkin (Editor). MAKING HEALTHY PLACES: DESIGNING AND BUILDING FOR HEALTH, WELL-BEING, AND SUSTAINABILITY. ISBN-10: 1597267279; ISBN-13: 978-1597267274
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Examinations and Assignments:
Combination of short quizzes, essays, discussion and final project. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Interested students--In addition to submitting a POI request electronically, please email the instructor with the following: 1) information about why you are interested in the course and 2) indicate how your background and experiences would contribute to the class environment. |
| Instructor(s): Versey,H. Shellae Times: ....R.. 07:00PM-09:50PM; Location: WYL113; |
Permission of Instructor Required
Enrollment capacity: 15 | Permission of instructor approval will be granted by the instructor during pre-registration through the Electronic Portfolio. Click "Add to My Courses" and "To request a POI electronically, click here" to submit your request. |
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