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
Too Young to Wed: The Secret World of Child Brides [Documentary Screening and Discussion]
Stephanie Sinclair's documentary short is an investigation of child marriage and a call to action. In this lesson, students view the film and discuss root causes of child marriage and solutions...
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Pulitzer Center Update
Pulitzer Center Grantee Mark Johnson Featured on University of Iowa College of Public Health Student Podcast
During a two-day visit to Campus Consortium member University of Iowa, Pulitzer Center grantee Mark...
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Native youth are nine times more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes than their non-Hispanic white...
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Project
Girlhood Denied
Girlhood Denied is the first visual journalistic project that seeks to document girls and the...
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Lesson Plans
10 Lesson Plans to Celebrate Earth Day
In celebration of Earth Day, we've compiled our top ten lesson plans that feature reporting on how communities around the world are responding to diverse environmental issues.
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Lesson Plans
Surprising Solutions to Air Pollution in China
Students practice close text analysis and writing while exploring reporting from National Geographic on how China is responding to dangerous levels of air pollution.