London as your laboratory

You will retrace the footsteps of contemporary and historical Black abolitionists, health care providers, engineers, educators, advocates, and community leaders as they’ve worked to create and influence modern London’s social, economic, and built environments.

These environments will serve as a laboratory for students to understand how education, health care, neighborhood, infrastructure, and social, community, and economic resources are generated, distributed, and sustained and how they shape health. We will build on these understandings to celebrate triumphs, cultivate community, and practice hope for a healthier, more just, and more equitable future.

Among many activities, you will:

• Tour London’s transportation and sanitation infrastructure, its food and built environments, and its historical landmarks and institutions
• Meet public health and community professionals working to improve health outcomes by addressing the social determinants of health
• Explore museums, community organizations, and clinics to learn about opportunities and challenges in healthy equity in both the U.K. and the U.S.