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/AIDS In Palm Beach County, Florida
In this lesson, students will learn about AIDS in Florida, and participate in an activity understand the role of health education and its impact on the AIDS epidemic in the United States.
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HIV/AIDS in Haiti: The Prison
In this lesson, students will participate in a class discussion using the articles by Antigone Barton focusing on the work of Dr. John May.
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HIV/AIDS in Haiti: An Island of Hope and Despair
Students discuss the statement “Haiti is an island of hope and despair.” The students also discuss how the United States and/or its citizens have contributed to hope and despair in Haiti.
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HIV/AIDS in the Dominican Republic
In this lesson, students will participate in a Socratic Seminar using the Palm Beach Post article to dialogue about the impact of AIDS in the Dominican Republic.
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AIDS in Paradise: A Crisis In The Caribbean
Students explore HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean, using the Pulitzer Center’s interactive website Heroes of HIV: HIV in the Caribbean. Students will create a final product based on information they find.
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Myna is left blind by cytomegalovirus retinitis (CMVR), a common, treatable, opportunistic infection...
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South Africa's Bid to End AIDS
Students analyze how journalist Jon Cohen unfolds an analysis of HIV prevention measures in South Africa in order to create their own promotional tools.
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Resources for University of Chicago Teachers
This plan includes lesson plans connected to the work of journalists that presented at the UChicago Summer Teacher Institute in June 2016.
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Waste disposal
What is the most efficient way to reduce the amount of waste? Can we ever reach the point of waste elimination?
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Stunting in Uganda
Our group chose to work on stunting because it is one of the major consequences linked to food insecurity.
