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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Cervical Cancer in Uganda
In the U.S., the HPV vaccine and regular pap smears have almost stopped the pervasiveness of...
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Jessica Edmond, Pulitzer Center student fellow from Southern Illinois University Carbondale...
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Pulitzer Center Update
Gaps in the Global Fight Against AIDS
We can now envision a post-AIDS world, but marginalized communities are still being left behind. In...
August 29, 2014 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Mining-Technology Interviews Steve Sapienza About the True Cost of Gold
Steve Sapienza discusses his reporting on the health hazards and social pressures associated with...
August 29, 2014 -
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Peru: An Aging Revolution
Peru, along with the rest of Latin America, is experiencing one of the fastest demographic shifts in...
![](/sites/default/files/styles/510x315/public/07-25-14/image_a.jpg.webp?h=69189783&itok=BeYLirrc "Six-year-old Cecilia looks up to her older sisters and says she feels good about her skin. "My sisters are beautiful and everybody says we all look alike, so I think I am beautiful too.” Developing a positive self-image starts at home and can have positive effects on young girls. Image by Jessica Edmond. Ghana, 2014.")
