224.705.81
Indigenous Health II
Location
Internet
Term
4th Term
Department
International Health
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2025 - 2026
Instruction Method
Asynchronous Online with Some Synchronous Online
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
224.605 Indigenous Health I
Enrollment Restriction
This course is not restricted.
If you are interested in learning about Indigenous paradigms and worldviews for solving global population health problems, this is the course for you! This course centers analysis of international discourses from various Indigenous communities around the globe. Areas of focus will include traditional knowledge systems, systems thinking, sustainability models, women and gender, specialized Indigenous health topics. Utilizing decolonizing narratives you will gain the skills to apply these knowledges from Indigenous and Planetary health models for real world public health practice. This course prepares you to lead in developing solutions to global health challenges with a unique perspective.
Applies epistemologies introduced in Indigenous Health I toward solving current public health challenges. Provides opportunities to practice critical thinking about interdisciplinary Indigenous models relating the social, economic, and environmental determinants of health. Develops skills in writing, literature analysis of the contemporary Indigenous health landscape, presenting context-specific solutions (wise practices), and a planetary health perspective. Prepares students to lead in public health spaces with Indigenous approaches to resolving and improving health outcomes globally.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Reflect on lessons from Indigenous led solutions focused on health intersecting with policy and social and cultural determinants of health
- Interpret a perspective on planetary health through utilization of arts-based elicitation, distinguishing it from traditional environmental
- Build a library of contemporary Indigenous health literature from global contexts
- Analyze a holistic approach to Indigenous health challenges combining data and community-driven solutions
- Apply an indigenous lens to the delivery of a public health intervention, making it appropriate for indigenous communities
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 10% Participation
- 10% LiveTalks
- 30% Reflection
- 25% Project(s)
- 25% Exam(s)