HESO 449: Ecohealth SDS

My name is Dena. I’m a fourth year Global Health (GRS) student in the faculty of Land & Food Systems.
I find Ecohealth a fascinating topic to explore because of its transdisciplinary nature. I hope to gain a better understanding of the less obvious linkages between human health, environmental security, development, and poverty.
I’m excited to learn from everyone else as well!
Place I would be if given a week: Thailand.

My name is Nadine and I’m in 4th year Cell Biology & Genetics. I’m really looking forward to learning about some of the latest research in EcoHealth and meeting everyone in the course! From this course, I hope to learn more about current sustainable practices in developing nations and how they can improve standards of living and public health.
Place I would be if given a week: India.

My name is Maki. I’m a 5th year uinclassified studies student who recently graduated from UBC with a BSc in Environmental Science. I specialize in ecology and have a great interest in community planning/leadership, global food security, sustainability and others. I hope that this course will broaden my understanding in these areas and provide me a solid up to date knowledge of the current hot environmental issues.

Place I would be if givn a wk: Antartica

Hi there! My name is April Dutheil and I am a fourth year sociology major. My interest of study focuses on Aboriginal and northern/remote health, and the sociological factors which affect population health. From this course I am hoping to learn how other countries have addressed ecohealth and apply these lessons to Canada’s north.
If I could spend one week anywhere in the world it would be New Zealand.

Hi my name is Megan and I am a second year GRS Major specializing in Global Health. I’m interested in exploring the various disciplines that affect global health, including (but not limited to) food security, environmental sustainability, economics, sociology of peoples and cultures, rural/urban development, and the many sciences. I hope to get a firm footing into many of these interlinked topics in order to better understand what ‘Global Health’ entails as a whole.

I would love to travel to every part of the world, but if I were given just a week in one place (to start), I would pick Greece.

Hey, my name is Siena. I’m a 4th year Latin American studies major and I also have a strong passion for environmental issues. I’m interested in the transdisciplinary approach of this course and learning more about the complex relationship between environmental health and creating more sustainable human societies. I’m also looking forward to the diverse backgrounds everyone will be bringing to this class.
If I could spend 1 week anywhere, I’d love to go to Brazil!

Hi, my name is Natasha, and I’m a fourth year Cell Biology & Genetics student. The topics of Global Health, infectious disease and climate fascinate me. Their interrelatedness to the environment is something I believe is central to their mitigation, and is also a topic I’d love to explore. I’m also excited to learn about how each of our unique backgrounds can contribute to the class.
If I were given a week to spend anywhere, I would love to visit to Malaysia!

Hi there, my name is Meredith Briggs. I am in Integrated Science majoring in Biochemistry and Genetics and will be graduating in April! I am very passionate about environmental issues as well as human health. I am hoping that this course introduces me to a range of environmental topics and their impact on global communities. I enjoy learning from my peers and am really looking forward to this class. If I could spend 1 week anywhere it would be in India.

Hi my name is Alcina Ginger. I am in my 4th year of Global Resource Systems with a specialization in Sustainable Agriculture. I have a strong background in agriculture and soil science. I would like to gain a broader understanding of Global Health and communities and the different factors that affect them. If given a week I would like to go to Argentina.

Hi Everyone, 🙂
My name is Nisa and I am in my last year of BSc. with concentrations in Life Sciences and Chemistry. Ecohealth sounds very interesting and I am looking forward to learning all about it through this class and also from my peers.
If I could spend 1 week anywhere in the world, I would love to go to Australia!

Hi!
My name is Amy and I am a third year in Global Resource Systems. My regional specialization is North-South relations in the Americas, and my resource is Development. I want to gain from this course more depth of knowledge about all of the topics we are planning to discuss (with a high interest in water and sanitation) and what is happening in the way of preventative disease.
If I could spend a week any country, I would go to Peru!