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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The Science of COVID-19
Veteran public health journalists from Science magazine explore what science knows—and is learning...
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Pulitzer Center Update
Pulitzer Center Grantees Win Award for Excellence in Health Care Journalism
The Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism recognize the best health reporting in print...
March 27, 2020 -
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Climate Change Pushes Girls in Northern Kenya Back to Early Marriage and Female Genital Mutilation
In northern Kenya, climate change threatens to reverse recent gains made in the fight against child...
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As an increasingly severe water crisis grips Mexico City, what will the future look like in a world...
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Lesson Plans
Growing Up Through the Cracks: Exploring Solutions to Child Poverty in Scotland and the United States
Students analyze solutions to end child poverty in Glasgow, Scotland and Allegheny County in the Southwest of Pennsylvania.
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Pulitzer Center Update
COVID-19: Lessons From Pulitzer Center Health Reporting
The novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19 virus, has disrupted the world around us, from...
March 25, 2020 -
Students learning about the coronavirus (COVID-19) explore, analyze, and make connections to how the world has responded to the spread of infectious diseases in the past.
