
Sustainable Development Goal 3 is to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.
The courses listed below contain content relative to the pursuit of this goal. Click through to read more about each course, and to be linked to the course page in the UTSC Calendar.
For more information on the Goal itself, visit https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdg3
Deconstructing Epidemics
ANTC68H3
In this course issues of co-morbidity, the epidemiological transition, syndemics and the impact of global warming on the emergence of new diseases are discussed.
Biomedical Anthropology
ANTD16H3
Environmental Toxicology
BIOC65H3
An introduction to the scientific study of the effects of toxic chemicals on biological organisms with special emphasis is placed on the chemistry of major toxicant classes, and on how toxicants are processed by the human body.
Models in Ecology and Conservation
BIOD59H3
Personal Health and Optimal Learning
CTLA10H3
In this course develop foundational academic skills while critically exploring issues in personal health, including current research on cognitive, academic and mental health benefits of exercise and healthy nutrition.
Human Health and the Environment
EESA10H3
This course explores the relationship between the incidence of disease in human populations and the environmental pollution.
Environmental Pollution
EESA11H3
This course illustrates the environmental effects of urban expansion, changing methods of agriculture, industrialization, recreation, resource extraction, energy needs and the devastation of war.
Sustainability in Practice
EESC34H3
This course is intended for students who would like to apply theoretical principles of environmental sustainability learned in other courses to real world problems.
Geographies of Disease
GGRB28H3
This course examines the geographical distribution of disease and the spatial processes in which diseases are embedded and themes include spatial theories of health and disease and uneven development and health.
Megacities and Global Urbanization
GGRC40H3
This course looks at giant cities that present distinctive infrastructure, health, water supply, and governance challenges, which are increasingly central to global urban policy and health.
Health and Sexuality
GGRD10H3
This course examines links between health and human sexuality, particularly explores sexually transmitted infections and attention will be given to the socially and therefore spatially constructed nature of sexuality.
Foundations in Health Studies I
HLTA02H3
This the first part of a sequence of two courses designed to introduce theory, contemporary topics, and analytical techniques related to the study of health issues.
Foundations in Health Studies II
HLTA03H3
This the second part of a sequence of two courses designed to introduce theory, contemporary topics, and analytical techniques related to the study of health issues.
Introduction to Public Health
HLTB16H3
This course will present a brief history about the origins and development of the public health system and its role in health prevention.
Health Policy and Health Systems
HLTB40H3
This course focuses on public and private financing mechanisms for health care in Canada, emphasizing provincial differences and discussing the systems in place in other developed nations.
Introduction to Health Information Systems
HLTC16H3
An introduction to the fundamental concepts in health informatics (HI) and the relevance of HI to current and future Canadian and international health systems.
Chronic Diseases
HLTC19H3
Issues in Child Health and Development
HLTC23H3
This course will explore bio-social aspects of health and development in children.
https://utsc.calendar.utoronto.ca/course/hltc23h3
Environment and Health
HLTC24H3
In this course case studies will be used to illustrate environment and health issues using an ecosystem approach that includes humans as part of the ecosystem.
Community Health and Epidemiology
HLTC27H3
This course will examine the history of epidemiology and its principles and terminology, measures of disease occurrence, study design, and application of concepts to specific research areas.
Special Topics in Health Studies
HLTC28H3
This course examines current topics relevant to health studies includind: Ecosystem Approaches to Zoonotic Disease; Climate Change and Health; Food Insecurity, Nutrition, and Health; Health and the Human-Insect Interface.
Special Topics in Health Studies
HLTC29H3
This course examines current topics relevant to health studies includind: Ecosystem Approaches to Zoonotic Disease; Climate Change and Health; Food Insecurity, Nutrition, and Health; Health and the Human-Insect Interface.
Emerging Health Issues and Policy Needs
HLTC42H3
This course takes an interdisciplinary approach to helping students prepare to tackle complex emerging health issues and to explore ways of addressing these issues through public policy.
Politics of Canadian Health Policy
HLTC43H3
This course examines the role of all levels of Canadian government in health and health care and the impact of public policies, health care policy, and access to health care services on the health of populations is considered.
Comparative Health Policy Systems
HLTC44H3
This course surveys a selection of health care systems worldwide in relation to financing, reimbursement, delivery systems and adoption of new technologies.
Globalization, Gender and Health
HLTC46H3
Special Topics in Health Studies
HLTC47H3
This course examines current topics relevant to health studies including: Social Justice and Health Activism; Climate Change and Health; Labour, Precarity, and Health.
Indigenous Health
HLTC49H3
This course will examine the health and well-being of Indigenous peoples, given historic and contemporary issues.
Special Topics in Health Sciences
HLTD08H3
This course examines current health sciences topics including: clinical epidemiology, an advanced nutrition topic, or the biology and population health impacts of a specific disease or illness condition.
Special Topics in Health: Global Health and Human Biology
HLTD13H3
The course will provide students with relevant information about social context and health policy, but will focus on the processes of disease transmission and its biological impact on human health.
Special Topics in Health: Sex, Gender, and the Life Course
HLTD20H3
The course will provide students with relevant information about social context and health policy, but will focus on biological processes at specific life stages.
Topics in Environmental Health
HLTD25H3
The didactic portion of this course will examine emerging environmental health issues using case studies.
Special Topics in Health: Inequality, Inequity, and Health
HLTD29H3
The course will provide students with relevant information about social context and health policy, but will focus on the physical and mental health impacts of various forms of inequity.
Special Topics in Health: Advanced Topics in Health and Wellness
HLTD47H3
The course will focus on the contributing historical, social, and/or cultural factors, as well as relevant health policies.
Special Topics in Health: Current Issues in Global Health
HLTD48H3
This course will examine current topics in global health, especially a disease or condition that predominantly impacts populations in low-income countries.
Introduction to International/Global Health
IDSB04H3
This course offers an introduction to the institutional, social, economic, epidemiological, ideological, and political forces in the field of international/global health.
Issues in Global and International Health
IDSC11H3
Key global and international health issues are explored in-depth in three learning phases.
Indigenous Health
HLTC49H3
This course will examine the health and well-being of Indigenous peoples, given historic and contemporary issues.
Women, Community and Policy Change
WSTC14H3
The course will survey discriminatory practices in social policy as they affect women and immigration, health care, welfare, and the workplace.