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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.

 

September 17, 2010 | Pulitzer Center

Seventeen

Kwame Dawes, for the Pulitzer Center, Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Caught between questioning current realities and dreaming of a better future, a 17-year-old boy shares his coming-of-age story living with HIV and poverty in Haiti.

September 16, 2010 | Pulitzer Center

Mrs. M

Kwame Dawes, for the Pulitzer Center, Port-au-Prince, Haiti

A narrative of family, faith and fortitude in the face of HIV and poverty in Haiti.

September 16, 2010 | Pulitzer Center

More Than Survivors

Kwame Dawes, for the Pulitzer Center, Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Despite the strong stigma associated with HIV/AIDS in Haiti, three courageous individuals share stories of persistence and faith about those living and working with the disease.

September 14, 2010 | Pulitzer Center

Joel Sainton

Kwame Dawes, for the Pulitzer Center, Port-au-Prince, Haiti

In Haiti, an HIV-positive preacher shares his story of adversity and faith, creating a support network for HIV/AIDS patients. "God gave me a blessing because he gave me a mission among those who are infected."

September 13, 2010 | Pulitzer Center

Suffering

Kwame Dawes, for the Pulitzer Center, Port-au-Prince, Haiti

HIV/AIDS sufferers in earthquake-ravaged Haiti exemplify human resilience, coping with their conditions through means both earthly and heavenly.

September 06, 2010 | Pulitzer Center

Reducing Classroom Casualties

Stephen Sapienza, for the Pulitzer Center, Rajbari Sadar District, Bangladesh

In Bangladeshi schools, co-ed toilets and poor sanitation impede students' attendance and performance, especially for women.

September 05, 2010 | Pulitzer Center

Bangladesh: Village Lessons in Sanitation

Jon Sawyer and Stephen Sapienza, for the Pulitzer Center, Dhaka, Bangladesh

The non-government organization Lighthouse shows the value of community-learning on hygiene and sanitation, in its successful program for the west Bangladeshi village of Mostafapur.