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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Health Advocacy Projects Take Many Forms in Michigan High School Class
Amy Frontier is an English teacher at Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Frontier created...
September 2, 2025 -
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Pulitzer Center-Supported Series Explores Why RFK Jr. Is Blamed in Samoa Measles Crisis
Samoa’s Measles Tragedy: “It Could Happen” in the U.S. There’s no better time than now to watch...
August 29, 2025 -
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Exploring Local Barriers to Health Care Access in the Classroom
Tell us about you, your students, and your community. I teach in rural northern Minnesota in a...
August 29, 2025 -
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From Hawaii to Ghana: How One Teacher Connected Plastic Pollution Across Continents
Beatriz Ramos Jimenez teaches science to high school students in Pahala, Hawaii. Jimenez created the...
August 28, 2025 -
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Can Art and Storytelling Save Thailand's Favorite Fish?
Anchoring Change… With Pla Tu When we launched "I Miss You … Pla Tu Thai" on World Oceans Day 2024...
August 22, 2025
