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Apr 25, 2024
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LAS 154 - Communicating about Health and the Examined Life 3 Credit Hours
Our health and that of those around us is central to our identities, often significantly influencing an individual’s life path. The ability to mindfully consider and ethically act on health information is profoundly formative throughout life. Although the science of health grew exponentially in recent decades, research contends comprehension alone is not effectively translated into efficacy or improved health outcomes. Factors including disparities among racial and socioeconomic groups, contradictory ideas about health, our core beliefs, and even politics, impact health behavior. In this class we will consider how our interpretation of health information shapes our understanding of who we are and who we want to be. We will explore how interactions with healthcare providers, forms of media, popular culture, and our relationships impact how we receive, interpret and respond to health information. All first-year seminars include a first-year experience component, which provides support for students as they transition to Dominican University.
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