ANSC 139Native American Health and Healing
(Cross-listed with GLBH 139.) This course examines fact and fiction with respect to epidemics of contagious diseases including smallpox and tuberculosis, alcohol and drug dependency, diabetes and obesity, depression and suicide. We analyze health care with respect to the history and development of the Indian Health Service, health care efforts by Christian missionaries, tribal-led health initiatives, indigenous spiritual healing, and collaborations between indigenous healers and biomedical professionals. Students may not receive credit for both ANSC 139 and GLBH 139. ANSC 139/GLBH 139 may be coscheduled with ANTH 237/GLBH 245.
Prerequisites
From the catalog: “upper-division standing.”