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
Can Malaria Be Stopped?
Inadequate medical care, substandard sanitation, and counterfeit drugs are just some of the reasons...
July 7, 2014 -
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India's Third Gender
India's transgender women have a documented history dating back to the Kama Sutra, but live on the...
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Pulitzer Center Update
"Toxic Price of Leather" Named Atkins CIWEM Environmental Film of 2014
Sean Gallagher's short documentary chosen from more than 10,000 entries focused on environmental...
July 1, 2014 -
Pulitzer Center Update
This Week: Malnutrition in a Land of Plenty
This week's newsletter: In Guatemala, a country where nearly half of the children are so...
June 30, 2014 -
Project
Soil Pollution in China
China confronts a hidden but grave environmental threat—soil pollution related to industrial...
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Pulitzer Center Update
Polio in Syria: New Epidemic, Same Obstacles
Most of the obstacles facing the anti-polio campaign in Syria are not unique. Efforts in India and...
June 30, 2014
