LatinxHlthEnviroJustce

Explores how Latinx communities experience and shape their natural and modified environments, and how this intersects with their health conditions, cultural practices, and political activism. Students learn about the health and social impacts of environmental degradation, extractivist policies, and the role that climate change is playing in exacerbating health inequalities among Latinx communities across the United States and Latin America. Students examine the importance of grassroots activism and community engagement in pursuing environmental justice and sustainability.