Public Health
Public health focuses on the systematic prevention of disease and prolonging of life by governments, NGO’s and other groups. Pulitzer Center stories tagged with “Public Health” feature reporting on communicable and non-communicable diseases, the development of medical systems and infrastructure to provide public access to health care services. Use the Pulitzer Center Lesson Builder to find and create lesson plans on public health.
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Pulitzer Center Update
Global Health Issues in the Spotlight
The Pulitzer Center’s Washington Weekend included panel discussion with three journalists—all former...
October 14, 2014 -
Pulitzer Center Update
This Week: Mapping Cholera—A Tale of Two Cities
The cholera epidemic that hit Haiti four years ago bears some startling resemblances to one that...
October 9, 2014 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Lawyer in "The Abominable Crime" on the Fight for LGBT Rights in Jamaica
In interview with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Maurice Tomlinson reflects on...
October 8, 2014 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Free Spirit Media Team Discuss Short Doc "I Am Happy" on WBEZ Podcast
Three Free Spirit Media students in Chicago are interviewed about their short documentary "I Am...
October 3, 2014 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Journalists Put the Dual Crisis of HIV and Human Rights Firmly on the Agenda
With the help of the Pulitzer Center, UN AIDS is achieving a major goal: harnessing the power and...
October 3, 2014
![](/sites/default/files/styles/510x315/public/10-08-14/maurice_stand.jpg.webp?h=8d8c80d7&itok=FmQLMZnw "Human rights lawyer Maurice Tomlinson demonstrating in Kingston. Image from "The Abominable Crime" by Micah Fink/Common Good Productions. Jamaica, 2013.")
![](/sites/default/files/styles/510x315/public/09-04-13/img_2764.jpg.webp?h=a5eb5da0&itok=Ao53bEqP "The team that produced "I Am Happy," a short documentary on teen suicide in Chicago, presents their work alongside their mentor, Meghan Dhaliwal. Photo by Amanda Ottaway. Chicago, 2013.")
