HSCI 330 Holistic Health and Healing

This course provides a foundation for consideration of health and healing through the concept of holism. Issues of racism, equity, cultural humility, and cultural appropriation are emphasized. Specific ethnomedicine systems are explored and analyzed. Particular focus is placed on structural factors that influence individual and community health. Students examine holistic self-care from social, cultural, economic, political and historical perspectives. Application to daily life for individuals, families, and communities is explored, and potential for application in health care settings.