High School Lesson Plans: Global Health
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Posted on September 1, 2006
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In this lesson, students will learn about the political, economic and social effects of disease, looking particularly at those effects on developing countries. They will learn about the ways in which globalization has affected health around the world and about international public health officials' suggested responses to the spread of infectious disease. Students will participate in a role-playing exercise about providing cheap medications to poor countries.
Time needed for lesson plan: 2 hours
To link to the actual lesson plan, please visit Globalization101.
- Prescription Drugs
In this lesson, students will learn about the issue of prescription drug prices in the United States. They will learn how globalization impacts the available remedies to lower the costs to American consumers. They will learn how various interest groups and international agreements impact the decision-making process and the alternatives available to the U.S. government. The students will participate in a mock U.S. Senate Commerce Committee hearing designed to give students practical experience, while applying their newly researched information.
Time needed for lesson plan: 2-3 hours
To link to the actual lesson plan, please visit Globalization101.
- The Spread of AIDS
As patterns and networks of economic interdependence change (e.g., increased trade networks), conditions are favorable for the spread of diseases such as AIDS. Students will research the spread of AIDS and report on how this problem has been affected by changes in global transportation and trade.
Time needed for lesson plan: 3-4 hours
To link to the actual lesson plan, please visit National Geographic.
- Parasites and Disease
Students have probably heard about parasite-borne diseases, but they might not know the specifics of how these diseases are spread and how disease rates can be reduced. In this lesson, they will research some parasite-borne diseases and report on how parasites infect their hosts and how people are trying to reduce infection rates.
Time needed for lesson plan: 3-4 hours
To link to the actual lesson plan, please visit National Geographic.
- Outbreak! Contextualizing the Global AIDS Epidemic
In this lesson, students will evaluate their own knowledge about H.I.V. and AIDS by researching various countries and creating specific media campaigns to promote H.I.V./AIDS awareness.
Time needed for lesson plan: 1-2 hours
To link to the actual lesson plan, please visit New York Times.
- Help Is on the Way: Exploring International Relief Efforts to Aid South Asia
In this lesson, students learn about disaster aid and ways in which it is provided. They then work in small groups to explore relief efforts aimed at the South Asian countries affected by the recent undersea earthquake and tsunamis, as well as individually investigate how they and their local communities can help.
Time needed for lesson plan: 1-2 hours
To link to the actual lesson plan, please visit New York Times.
- Food, Glorious Food? Exploring International Perspectives on the Pros and Cons of Genetically Modified Foods
In this lesson, students learn about the different reactions that American and European consumers have had to genetically modified foods and represent different perspectives in a debate about whether grocery stores should stock and label them. Each student then designs a television advertisement encouraging or discouraging consumers from buying genetically modified foods.
Time needed for lesson plan: 1-2 hours
To link to the actual lesson plan, please visit New York Times.
- The Price We Pay for Health: US and Canada
Students will review the health systems of United States and Canada. They will identify the positive aspects of each system. They will look at the trade-offs associated with those positive aspects. In Canada, everyone has health care, but certain specialized medical services are not always available. In the United States, many people are not insured, yet for many people the access to technology and specialization is phenomenal. Which is the better choice? Students will also recognize that choosing between these two systems requires a trade-off between the economic goals of economic freedom and economic security.
Time needed for lesson plan: 2-3 hours
To link to the actual lesson plan, please visit EconEdLink.
- AIDS in Africa I: The Scope of the Problem
This lesson is designed to demonstrate the enormity of the problem of AIDS in Africa, by asking students to gauge the impact of that disease on the population of sub-Saharan Africa, in numbers and percentages, against its impact on the population of the United States. In this lesson, students will search for data related to that discrepancy and determine mathematically the relative impact of AIDS on Africa versus its impact on the U.S. Because the lesson involves students' search skills and ability to identify trends from raw data, little information regarding these numbers and rates should be offered at the beginning of the lesson. AIDS in Africa II: More Than Sympathy, a companion lesson, addresses the causes of the crisis in Africa and what is being done—and needs to be done—to address it.
Time needed for lesson plan: 2-3 hours
To link to the actual lesson plan, please visit National Geographic.
- AIDS in Africa II: More Than Sympathy
This lesson focuses on why the disastrous numbers surrounding the AIDS epidemic in Africa exist. It asks students to explore what is being done, and what can be done, to ease the situation.
Time needed for lesson plan: 2-3 hours
To link to the actual lesson plan, please visit National Geographic. - Prescription Drugs
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