With HIV rates second only to those of sub-Saharan Africa, Caribbean islands that conjure visions of sun, sand and tourism now highlight the interplay between poverty and the epidemic in this hemisphere. And less than two hours from South Florida shores, the island of Hispaniola has struggled with the highest HIV rates in the Caribbean since the early 1980s.
Lesson Plans: Heroes of HIV in the Caribbean
Published November 1, 2010
Use this series of five detailed lesson plans by Liz Morrison, coordinator of Social Studies for the Parkway School District in St. Louis, to engage your students on the issue of HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean, including the epidemic's impact and treatment as well as its relevance in the United States.
- HIV-AIDS in the Dominican Republic
- HIV-AIDS in Haiti: An Island of Hope And Despair
- HIV-AIDS in Haiti: The Prison
- HIV-AIDS in Palm Beach County, Florida
- AIDS in Paradise: A Crisis in the Caribbean
The lesson plans are available at the Pulitzer Center's interactive website Heroes of HIV: HIV in the Caribbean.
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Tatum joined the Pulitzer Center team in August 2009. A graduate of Randolph-Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg, Virginia, she holds an honors B.A. in English with an emphasis in creative writing,...