WashU student bridges architecture and public health through new interdisciplinary program

Summary

Teddy Basa, a WashU student originally intending to study architecture, is now exploring how public health intersects with design through a new undergraduate program called Public Health & Society. The program broadens the traditional view of public health beyond hospitals and disease outbreaks to include how architecture, sidewalks, green space, and accessible design shape health outcomes. Basa's story illustrates a growing interdisciplinary approach connecting health to the built environment and everyday experiences.

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