Splash Biography
SARA HUPP, UChicago student committed to global health equity
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Major: Political Science College/Employer: UChicago Year of Graduation: 2014 |
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Brief Biographical Sketch:
Sara Hupp is a second year in the College at the University of Chicago, majoring in Political Science and double-minoring in Human Rights and Spanish. After joining the UChicago chapter of GlobeMed, a national network of college students fighting for health as a human right, she found her calling in the push for global health equity. This year, Sara is GlobeMed at UChicago's Director of Community Building, and her goal is to begin to build a relationship between GlobeMed and the members of surrounding Chicago neighborhoods. Teaching the class with her is Krissy Brant, a second year Public Policy student and one of GlobeMed's Fundraising Campaign Coordinators, and Samara Rivers, a fourth year in a pre-medical course of study and GlobeMed's Global Health U Coordinator. Past Classes(Clicking a class title will bring you to the course's section of the corresponding course catalog)C778: The Push for Global Health: Medicine, Politics, and Society in Splash! Fall 2011 (Oct. 01, 2011)
What is global health? How do we, as young adults and as Americans, factor into the bigger picture? Is health a human right that transcends geographical borders?
Currently, 1 billion people in the world live without access to healthcare systems, 2.5 billion live without access to clean water and sanitation, and every three seconds, a child dies of an infectious disease.
In this course, we will go over the philosophical frameworks of global health, do an overview of major global health issues, and analyze specific case studies to generate possible solutions. Most importantly, through hands-on activities and discussions, we will explore OUR role in the fight for global health equity.
This class will approach global health from medical, social, political, economic, and humanitarian perspectives. It is beneficial for students of all interests.
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