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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

HIST 228 - History of Public Health Crises

4.00 credit hours
History of global public health crises, including the US, and how communities have responded with special focus on how race, social class and gender affect access to medical care. Topics include the origins of epidemiology, ethics and medical testing, psychiatry and mental health, vaccines and drug developments and the role of government intervention. Social stigmas around disease, the role of the state, discrimination and inequality in prevention, treatment, and medical outcomes are major themes.

Cardinal Directions Designation(s): Humanities, Global Understanding.


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