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Ecuador: Social, Environmental, and Cultural Determinants of Health
In this 2-week course from the Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility, participants will learn about the public health and health care infrastructure in Ecuador, including western and Indigenous health practices. Students will experience the social and cultural determinants of health in the Ecuadorian context enriched by short-term observational field visits addressing key health topics in urban, rural, and Indigenous settings in Andean Ecuador.
This course is offered in partnership with Fundación Cimas del Ecuador, a nonprofit organization that provides academic programs that enable students to think critically about development and its impacts on Ecuadorian and Latin American life.
This would be a 2-week, 2-credit course, occurring May 14–26, 2023. The course would be available for academic credit or non-credit enrollment.
