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HLTH 434 Social Movements in Health Units: 3.00
This course explores the proliferation of health social movements since the 1970s. Bringing together the interdisciplinary study of health and illness with social movement theory, the course analyses the strategies, goals, and outcomes of political organizing around conditions ranging from HIV/AIDS to sick building syndrome. Students will lead seminar discussions and undertake original research on a movement of their choice.
Learning Hours: 120 (24 Seminar, 12 Group Learning, 84 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite Level 4 or above and registration in a HLTH Major, HLTH Joint Honours, or the KINE Specialization Plan and (DEVS 355/3.0 or HLTH 333/3.0 or HLTH 334/3.0).
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Contextualize health social movements, understand their origins and influence.
- Distinguish between education, advocacy, and activist campaigns and identify key examples of health social movements.
- Critically evaluate the successes and failures of health social movements and develop tools for analyzing health activism in a variety of forms (i.e., social media and marketing campaigns).
- Discuss participatory research methods and the role of activist health research.
- Develop organizing, communication and leadership skills that are key to effective health social movements.