健康、文化 & 社会

关于 the 健康、文化, and 社会 AOC

健康, 健康, and even 疾病 can only be fully understood, 我们相信, through studying the complex interaction of biological, 社会, and cultural realities in societies past and present. The Joint AOC in 健康、文化, and 社会 (HCS) fosters an understanding of the importance of these interwoven factors to explore experience, 实践, 政策, medical interventions, and the uses of data and information.

HCS is radically interdisciplinary (working across disciplines), even transdisciplinary (crossing academic study, professional work, and community engagement). We support students in exploring different aspects and conceptions of health in 社会 and cultural contexts. A concern for long standing histories of health inequities, expert and local knowledge, and contemporary disparities is central to this program. Because practical experiences and professional exploration alternate with academic study and classroom instruction, this joint-AOC is particularly appropriate for students interested in health-related 护理ers, 广泛的定义. 学生 in the program may come to health from a humanistic (i.e., artistic, literary, historical, philosophical, or ethical), a 社会 scientific (i.e., anthropological, psychological, 社会, economic, or political), and/or a natural scientific (i.e., biological, biochemical, physiological, or epidemiologic) perspective.