Natural Science 0209 - Injustice Makes Us All Sick: Exploring How Inequalities Cause Poor Health and Nutrition

Wherever one looks, one finds an association between wealth and health. The greater an individual, family or large social group's access to resources and political power, the better their health and nutrition. As well, how, how well, and why this connection applies also varies. In this course we will start with the data showing the connections between inequalities and measuress of health such as life expectancy and infant mortality, exploring the US over time and more equitable countries. We will then focus on understanding the processes from epigenetics to pollution to implicit racisms by which inequalities and injustices are causally linked to health. We will explore the changing dynamics of race and class in relationship to health and nutrition. Ultimately, we will explore the way that inequalities in the US might be harming everyone's health and wellbeing. Key words: nutrition, health, race, inequality, biology

In/Justice This course is fully remote. Students should generally expect to spend 6-8 hours a week on work outside of class time.