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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Open Defecation in India
Six hundred million Indians defecate outside every day. What does this mean for Indian society and...
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Pulitzer Center Update
The Journalist-Turned-Photographer Shining a Light on Beijing's Underground Workers
Sim Chi Yin, once a print journalist, now photographs her stories: most recently, the plight of...
August 19, 2015 -
Lesson Plans
Obama’s Plan to Feed the World’s Poorest
Students will evaluate President Obama’s Food Plan and discuss/debate whether the initiative will be effective or not.
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Lesson Plans
Environmental Health: What is it?
This lesson draws from a range of projects on food waste, ocean health, global goods and extractives, food insecurity, water and sanitation and more to support student understanding around...
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Pulitzer Center Update
'The Abominable Crime' Educates Communities Around the World
Award-winning documentary becomes community engagement tool on LGBTI issues via screenings from New...
August 13, 2015 -
Students will identify the discriminatory nature of Russia’s Anti-Propaganda Law, analyze ways it violates Russian citizens’ constitutional rights, and propose solutions.
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Lesson Plans
A Free Meal: India's School Lunch Program
India's midday meal program is the largest free lunch school program in the world. Through animation, radio reports and articles, students discover the successes and failures of the program.
