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
WBEZ Convenes Expert Panel to Answer Vaccine Questions From Chicago’s Communities of Color
The event was for Black and Latino Chicagoans, who have been hit hardest by the pandemic.
February 1, 2021 -
Pulitzer Center Update
Experts Discuss Challenges of Combating COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation
The panelists included experts in the fields of public health, anthropology, and social psychology.
February 1, 2021 -
Lesson Plans
Sickle Cell Disease and Health Justice
Students use journalism sources to understand sickle cell disease, identify injustices that people with sickle cell face, and create art (poetry and posters) that brings awareness to the disease and...
