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Health Humanities

Applying the knowledge and methodologies of the humanities, social sciences, and arts to the practice of medicine.

 

Speaking of Health is a Health Humanities book and speaker series launched in 2022 with generous support from the South Dakota Humanities Council, USD Sanford School of Medicine, and Wegner Health Sciences Library. 

Upcoming Events

Speaking of Health hosted a virtual presentation by Dr. Mona Hanna on September 17th, 2024.

                             What the Eyes Don't See by Mona Hanna ...                       How government poisoned the people of Flint, Michigan - syracuse.com

Past Events

With support from the Center for Family Medicine and the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine Office of Graduate Medical Educationwe welcomed Achut Deng at Wegner Library on July 18, 2023.

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Don't Look Back: A Memoir of War, Survival, and My Journey from Sudan to America 

by Achut Deng and Keely Hutton

 

 

See below for videos of past Speaking of Health events!

Speaking of Health Event on September 15, 2022 with Dr. Mara Buchbinder

Scripting Death: Stories of Assisted Dying in America 

Speaking of Health Event on April 18, 2023 with Dr. David Ansell

The Death Gap: How Inequality Kills 

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