Taking the Pulse of Climate Disruptions
From restaurant table to the law courts to hospital rooms, students at the University of New Hampshire (UNH), the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), and Georgetown Law are all checking up on the health implications of climate change...
But even health issues as basic as diet and nutrition will be impacted by global climate change, and the folks at UNH are trying to make the connection through their new dual major in EcoGastronomy launched in September 2008. The program trains graduates to work in such diverse fields as food service, farm or greenhouse management, wholesale or retail food marketing, food policy, health assessment, and more.
"We look at the hidden costs of food," comments Dan Winans, faculty coordinator for the program [students view Sierra Club's The True Cost of Food video in one of the classes].