IDS340

This .5 credit course is a one-time special research component of Medical Anthropology 344. The course is designed in collaboration with the Marion/Polk Food Share to examine local malnutrition and the paradox of hunger in the agriculturally-rich Willamette Valley. Students will be organized into small teams to conduct community-based research, investigating new trends in food (in)security and assessing local efforts to prevent malnutrition and hunger. Course includes guest lectures and site visits to food share and pantries, farms, governmental agencies and agricultural distribution centers. At the end of the semester, student research teams will formally present their research findings and recommendations to the Food Share and wider public. Students registering for this course must have completed Medical Anthropology 344 or currently be registered for the course. Open to Juniors and Seniors.

Willamette College

Salem