What’s wrong with Avery?
In this course, you’ll meet Avery, a character living in a majority-Black neighborhood. By analyzing Avery’s story, you’ll learn about the the factors in a community that cause health issues or mitigate them, as well as the real communities these issues affect today.
Say hello to Avery 👋🏽
Avery is a junior in high school who loves playing on the basketball team, but he's having a tough time keeping up with everyone else. He gets tired quickly and can’t do all of the drills that his coaches are asking him to do. He complains of headaches, shortness of breath, and trouble focusing. After months of this, he begins to worry about his spot on the team. Avery’s parents haven’t been able to take him to see a doctor because the nearest health facility is so far, and they both work long hours at a nearby factory.
How does Avery’s community affect his health?
In this lesson, we’ll explore the amenities and disamenities that are affecting Avery’s health, and that influence the heath outcomes of anyone living in a community with others. Read the short lesson below, then take the quiz.
Next, take a look at the map of Avery’s community. What ameneties and disamenties can you identify?
Quiz: How does Avery’s community affect his health?
Next, let’s talk about disparities between communities
Start by reading through the short lesson below, then taking the quiz:
Quiz: Disparities between communities
Built environment can have a massive impact on health
Read through the below lesson on the many ways that man made environments can impact community health, then take the quiz relating this issues to Avery and their town.
Quiz: Built environments
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