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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Lesson Plans
A Right to Water for Everyone?
This is a multi-week unit on water rights and access. Students examine the causes of water shortages across the globe and explore solutions to ensure that all people have access to clean, safe water.
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Pulitzer Center Update
Pulitzer Center Grantee Honored for Science Writing
Journalist Amy Maxmen receives prestigious science-writing prizes for reporting on Ebola and other...
September 14, 2016 -
The following global health lesson plan for English teachers, history teachers, humanities teachers and science teachers introduces students to journalist Rob Tinworth's The Life Equation project. It...
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Pulitzer Center Grantee Receives 'Next Generation of Science Journalists' Award
Dara Mohammadi recognized for his reporting on Huntington's Disease and a new gene therapy that many...
September 6, 2016 -
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This Week: A Culture of Corruption?
Reforming Ukraine's health system, cleaning up fashion's supply chain, and seeking relief from...
August 30, 2016