SUST 329: Creating Healthy, Sustainable Communities

Course Description

This course provides an opportunity to learn how healthy people, healthy communities and health-promoting environments all intersect at the bottom line. This course will explore business practices that foster employee, community and environmental health. In addition to discussing community-based programming trends and initiatives, the course will also focus on community needs assessment processes, community-based participatory research and enhancing collective efficacy. We will discuss major social issues and how they impact healthy, sustainable communities. Cross-listed: ENV STDS 329/SMGT 329. Prerequisites: Business majors who have been admitted to the School of Business. All other students complete 60 credits with a combined GPA of 2.2.