PBH 445

Food access and health

Provides students with the knowledge and skills to understand and navigate the built environment and industrial food complex with regard to the availability of healthy food and clean water. Topics will include the concept of food deserts, access to safe and healthy foods, obesity, malnutrition, and critical public health problems associated with food and water consumption. Sustainable solutions and strategies for working with community partners from city planners to health educators will be an important focus of the class content

Units: 3.0