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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HIV Outbreak in Pakistan
In February of 2019, in Ratodero, an impoverished city in Pakistan, a doctor diagnosed a 16-month...
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Lesson Plans
Reproductive health, at home and abroad
Students will analyze global reporting on reproductive health and make local connections to those same issues at home.
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Pulitzer Center Update
Louisiana Community ‘Still Struggling’ After 2020 Storms
Activist, teacher, and lawyer provide an update months after Hurricanes Laura and Delta hit Lake...
March 30, 2021 -
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The Cost of Cobalt
In the cobalt mining areas of Katanga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, babies are being born...
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Pulitzer Center Update
Pulitzer Center-Supported Investigation into COVID-19 Spread in Meatpacking Plants Named Goldsmith Semifinalist
The industry, which includes many migrant workers, emerged as a hotspot for virus transmission early...
March 26, 2021 -
This coverage examines the efforts of a hospital in the interior of West Kalimantan, to be precise...
