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PEDS 60Q: United Nations Peacekeeping (INTNLREL 60Q)

Focus is on an examination of United Nations peacekeeping, from its inception in 1956 in the wake of the Suez Crisis, to its increasingly important role as an enforcer of political stability in sub-Saharan Africa. Examines the practice of "classic" peacekeeping as it developed during the Cold War, the rise and fall of "second-generation" peacekeeping, and the reemergence of a muscular form of peacekeeping in sub-Saharan Africa more recently. Topics include the basic history of the United Nations since 1945, he fundamentals of the United Nations Charter, and the historical trajectory of U.N. peaeckeeping and the evolving arguments of its proponents and critics over the years.
Last offered: Winter 2022 | Units: 3 | UG Reqs: WAY-EDP

PEDS 65N: Understanding Children's Health Disparities

The social and economic factors that affect children and their health status. The principal sources of disparities in the health of children in the U.S. are not biologic, but social and economic. Topics include ethnic, cultural, and behavioral factors that affect children's health, both directly and indirectly; lack of health insurance; and current proposals for health care reform, focusing specifically on how they will impact existing health disparities among children.
Last offered: Winter 2022 | Units: 3 | UG Reqs: GER:DB-SocSci, GER:EC-AmerCul, WAY-EDP, WAY-SI

PEDS 102: Pre-field Course for Ghana Impact Abroad in Public Health and Children's Health

Enrollment restricted to undergraduates participating in Impact Abroad's Ghana Program. Focus is on understanding service-learning principles and the historical, social and political context of Ghana's health system.
Last offered: Spring 2021 | Units: 1

PEDS 116A: Peer Education and the Campus Culture (PEERs Educators)

Multidisciplinary perspectives of public health, health psychology, sociology, and practice as it relates to substance use, sexual citizenship, and well-being. Students apply theoretical frameworks to health topics and outreach projects with attention to the reality of students lived experiences. This class prepares students to become a PEER (prevent, educate, empower, refer) educator. Participation in this course is required for prospective PEERs, but does not guarantee a future position as a PEER. Learn more: https://vaden.stanford.edu/super/programs/peers
Terms: Spr | Units: 2-3
Instructors: Castro, R. (PI) ; Lynch, N. (SI) ; Pereira, D. (TA)

PEDS 116B: Cultivating Sexual Citizenship in Fraternities & Sororities

Multidisciplinary perspectives of public health, health psychology, sociology, and practice as it relates to health and wellness topics. This course will introduce initiated fraternity and sorority members to the Sexual Citizenship Framework as well as fundamental skills and practices to support creating positive change. Students will be provided opportunities, guidance, and resources to design and implement their own projects to advance a culture of sexual citizenship in their chapters and broader fraternity and sorority communities. This course is limited to initiated fraternity and sorority members only. A permission code is required to register.
Terms: Win | Units: 2

PEDS 129: Little Libraries: Improving Children's Literacy through Service and Storytelling

This course exists in conjunction with "Little Libraries", an SSO that aims to improve children's literacy rates through service and storytelling. By engaging Stanford students in Little Libraries, we aim to address educational inequities and promote early literacy by increasing access to books, educational materials, and role modeling reading aloud in pediatric clinics. Topics covered in the class include child development, early childhood literacy, reading equity, and an introduction to the intersection of children's health and literature. Through service, this course covers topics across multiple fields, including public health, education, and psychology. The course will be held 2 days a week, consisting of 1 day of lecture and 1 day of service. On the service day, you will go to a pediatric clinic and engage with kids and their parents by reading, leading arts and crafts, or preparing books for the children. Students are expected to attend class, engaging in both committed service and learning. This is a Cardinal Course certified by the Haas Center for Public Service.
Terms: Win | Units: 3
Instructors: Thadani, R. (PI) ; Farid, D. (SI) ; Trieu, E. (SI)

PEDS 144: Biosocial-Biocultural Perspectives on Disability in Education (EDUC 144B, EDUC 474B)

Disability is a complex phenomenon contested along biopolitical and sociopolitical vectors in the field of education and other attendant fields such as humanities, history, and biosciences. These contestations influence the ways in which disabled lives are supported and understood in schools and other public institutions. Students will be able to critically evaluate the biosocial, biopolitical, and sociopolitical nature of disability and attend to intersectionality in relation to education systems, as well as build strong repertoires of transdisciplinary knowledge that can be applied in their fields of interest.
Last offered: Winter 2024 | Units: 1-3

PEDS 150: Advancing Health Equity: Exploring Social Determinants of Health and Multi-sector Solutions (HUMBIO 122H, MED 202, PEDS 250)

NOTE: Enrollment in the class is closed to undergraduates for AY 2025-2026. The course will allow undergraduate enrollment in AY 2026-2027. Race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status are just a few of the social determinants that contribute to health disparities. Apply a racial equity lens to drive a deeper understanding of how vulnerable populations are uniquely at risk for poorer health outcomes. Explore how where we live, work, learn, and play influences health status, and examine the processes through which social and environmental determinants adversely affect health and drive inequities across the lifespan. With experts from multiple sectors, this course will discuss innovative clinical, public health, policy, advocacy, and community engaged solutions to advance health equity. Explore the unique role of health professionals in addressing health inequities. This is a Cardinal Course certified by the Haas Center for Public Service.
Last offered: Winter 2025 | Units: 3 | UG Reqs: WAY-EDP

PEDS 154: Caring for Children: Foundations of Pediatric Medicine

This weekly seminar introduces students to the world of pediatric medicine through an interactive exploration of how healthcare providers care for children and their families. Students will gain an overview of medical training pathways and careers in pediatrics, develop foundational skills in medical history taking and physical examination, and learn to appreciate the patient and family perspective in pediatric care. Sessions will combine didactic teaching, small-group discussion, and guest speakers in addition to guided clinical observations at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and affiliated clinics. Open to all majors; ideal for students interested in health professions or child-focused careers.
Terms: Spr | Units: 1 | Repeatable 3 times (up to 3 units total)
Instructors: Dasgupta, M. (PI) ; Duronio, G. (TA)

PEDS 199: Undergraduate Directed Reading/Research

Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum | Units: 1-18 | Repeatable for credit
Instructors: Aby, J. (PI) ; Addala, A. (PI) ; Agarwal, R. (PI) ; Almond, C. (PI) ; Amieva, M. (PI) ; Anand, S. (PI) ; Anderson, C. (PI) ; Anoshiravani, A. (PI) ; Avila, J. (PI) ; Aye, T. (PI) ; Bacchetta, R. (PI) ; Baker, J. (PI) ; Balagtas, J. (PI) ; Bannett, Y. (PI) ; Barakat, M. (PI) ; Bentley, B. (PI) ; Bernstein, D. (PI) ; Bernstein, J. (PI) ; Bhargava, S. (PI) ; Blankenberg, F. (PI) ; Blankenburg, R. (PI) ; Bonifacio, S. (PI) ; Browne, M. (PI) ; Bruce, J. (PI) ; Buckway, C. (PI) ; Carmichael, S. (PI) ; Castro, R. (PI) ; Ceresnak, S. (PI) ; Chamberlain, L. (PI) ; Chang, K. (PI) ; Chen, S. (PI) ; Cheng, A. (PI) ; Chinthrajah, S. (PI) ; Chiu, B. (PI) ; Cho, M. (PI) ; Chock, V. (PI) ; Cohen, R. (PI) ; Cornfield, D. (PI) ; Czechowicz, A. (PI) ; DOSSANTOS, L. (PI) ; Darmstadt, G. (PI) ; Davis, K. (PI) ; Dorenbaum, A. (PI) ; Druzin, M. (PI) ; Dubin, A. (PI) ; Ebel, N. (PI) ; Egan, E. (PI) ; Enns, G. (PI) ; Feinstein, J. (PI) ; Feldman, H. (PI) ; Ford, J. (PI) ; Frankovich, J. (PI) ; Gans, H. (PI) ; Gawad, C. (PI) ; Gifford, C. (PI) ; Glader, B. (PI) ; Glasscock, G. (PI) ; Gloyn, A. (PI) ; Gomez-Ospina, N. (PI) ; Goodyer, W. (PI) ; Gould, J. (PI) ; Goyal, A. (PI) ; Grady Jr., S. (PI) ; Grimm, P. (PI) ; Gruber, T. (PI) ; Haileselassie, B. (PI) ; Halamek, L. (PI) ; Halley, M. (PI) ; Halpern-Felsher, B. (PI) ; Harris, S. (PI) ; Heitzeneder, S. (PI) ; Hintz, S. (PI) ; Hong, D. (PI) ; Hood, K. (PI) ; Hsu, J. (PI) ; Huffman, L. (PI) ; Ismail, M. (PI) ; Jameson, S. (PI) ; Jeng, M. (PI) ; Jericho, H. (PI) ; Joshi, S. (PI) ; Kache, S. (PI) ; Kapphahn, C. (PI) ; Kaufman, B. (PI) ; Kay, M. (PI) ; Kim, J. (PI) ; Klein, J. (PI) ; Kraus, E. (PI) ; Kumar, M. (PI) ; Kuo, C. (PI) ; LaBeaud, D. (PI) ; Lacayo, N. (PI) ; Lee, T. (PI) ; Leonard, M. (PI) ; Lewis, D. (PI) ; Lin, M. (PI) ; Link, M. (PI) ; Litt, J. (PI) ; Lock, J. (PI) ; Loe, I. (PI) ; Loutit, C. (PI) ; Lowe, J. (PI) ; Maahs, D. (PI) ; Magnus, D. (PI) ; Maldonado, Y. (PI) ; Manning, M. (PI) ; Maric, I. (PI) ; Mark, J. (PI) ; Marsden, A. (PI) ; Martschenko, D. (PI) ; Mathur, M. (PI) ; McGhee, S. (PI) ; McNamara, N. (PI) ; Mediratta, R. (PI) ; Milla, C. (PI) ; Misra, S. (PI) ; Moses, J. (PI) ; Nadimpalli, S. (PI) ; Namjoshi, S. (PI) ; Olson, I. (PI) ; Padrez, R. (PI) ; Pageler, N. (PI) ; Pasca, A. (PI) ; Patel, L. (PI) ; Peng, L. (PI) ; Pham, T. (PI) ; Phibbs, C. (PI) ; Porteus, M. (PI) ; Prober, C. (PI) ; Profit, J. (PI) ; Punn, R. (PI) ; Rabinovitch, M. (PI) ; Ragavan, N. (PI) ; Rajeshuni, N. (PI) ; Reddy, S. (PI) ; Rhine, W. (PI) ; Robinson, T. (PI) ; Rodriguez, E. (PI) ; Roncarolo, M. (PI) ; Rosen, M. (PI) ; Rosenthal, D. (PI) ; Roth, S. (PI) ; Russell, C. (PI) ; Sage, J. (PI) ; Sakamoto, K. (PI) ; Sanders, L. (PI) ; Scala, M. (PI) ; Scheinker, D. (PI) ; Schroeder, A. (PI) ; Shah, A. (PI) ; Shaw, G. (PI) ; Shaw, R. (PI) ; Shepard, E. (PI) ; Shin, A. (PI) ; Sibley, E. (PI) ; Sivakumar, D. (PI) ; Song, D. (PI) ; Stevenson, D. (PI) ; Stuart, E. (PI) ; Sutherland, S. (PI) ; Tacy, T. (PI) ; Tierney, S. (PI) ; Wall, D. (PI) ; Wang, C. (PI) ; Weinacht, K. (PI) ; Weinberg, K. (PI) ; Wiryawan, B. (PI) ; Wise, P. (PI) ; Wong, C. (PI) ; Woo Baidal, J. (PI) ; Wu, S. (PI) ; Yen, S. (PI)
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