{"id":102,"date":"2021-06-07T19:09:07","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T19:09:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openbooks.hdfoundation.in\/sdgtoolkit\/chapter\/food-health-race-reduced-inequalities\/"},"modified":"2024-12-16T12:21:30","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T12:21:30","slug":"food-health-race-reduced-inequalities","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"http:\/\/openbooks.hdfoundation.in\/sdgtoolkit\/chapter\/food-health-race-reduced-inequalities\/","title":{"raw":"Food, Health, &amp; Race: Reduced Inequalities","rendered":"Food, Health, &amp; Race: Reduced Inequalities"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"textbox\">Cohort 2018-2019<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Introduction<\/h3>\nYou are a part of a global effort to increase access to education and empower students through \"open pedagogy.\"\u00a0 Open pedagogy is a \"free access\" educational practice that places you - the student - at the center of your own learning process in a more engaging, collaborative learning environment.\u00a0 The ultimate purpose of this effort is to achieve greater social justice in our community in which the work can be freely shared with the broader community.\u00a0 This is a renewable assignment that is designed to enable you to become an agent of change in your community through the framework of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).\u00a0 For this work, you will integrate the disciplines of Biology and Sociology to achieve SDG #10: Reduced Inequalities.\u00a0 <strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n<h3>Learning Objectives<\/h3>\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Biology: Identify the structure and functions of macromolecules important to living things\n\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sociology: Identify components of culture and understand how structural inequalities impact individuals\n<h3>Purpose\/Rationale<\/h3>\nThis active learning practice is designed to improve your academic skills, increase community connections, and improve social justice for our community.\n<h3>Instructions<\/h3>\n<h4>Assignment 1: Food<\/h4>\nOutputs:\n\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Biology: A Report and a Reflective summary in e-Portfolio\n\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sociology: Written assignment &amp; poster design\n\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Service Learning: Students will design a poster that includes their favorite food and information about either the nutritional value of the dish or information on food resources available to Montgomery College students on all campuses.\n<h4>Assignment 2: Disparate Health Outcomes<\/h4>\nLearning Outcomes:\n\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Biology: Analyze and interpret experimental results to reinforce biological principles\n\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sociology: students will understand how social factors contribute to disparate health outcomes\n\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Link to Reduced Inequalities: Social factors contribute to disparate health outcomes amongst different populations based on race, gender, socio-economic class, etc\u2026\n\nOutputs and Service Learning:\n\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Biology: Analyze data from Montgomery County\u2019s Health Services (DHHS) and write a report.\n\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sociology: Original qualitative and\/or quantitative research; wiki on Social Determinants to health in Montgomery County; the work will be collaborative.\n<h4>Assignment 3: Race<\/h4>\nLearning Outcomes:\n\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Biology: Apply basic mechanisms of heredity to predict inheritance of traits.\n\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sociology: Students will gain a practical understanding of race as a social construct.\n\n\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Link to Reduced Inequalities: In many countries, including the US, race is a significant barrier to equality. 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