Global Health

Global Health
Students brainstorm diseases that have changed the course of world history. Then they examine components of world health and focus on infectious disease (smallpox), indirect human health issues (avian flu), and environmental problems affecting global health (access to clean water). Next they describe international health organizations as examples of global cooperation. Finally, they create a primary source artifact about life during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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In this experience, students brainstorm diseases that have changed the course of world history. Then they examine components of world health and focus on infectious disease (smallpox), indirect human health issues (avian flu), and environmental problems affecting global health (access to clean water). Next they describe international health organizations as examples of global cooperation. Finally, they create a primary source artifact about life during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objectives

  • Explain how health issues can have global impact.
  • Create a primary source artifact about the COVID pandemic.


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Infectious diseases do not recognize national borders. A person carrying an infectious disease can board a plane on one continent and hours later land on another continent, spreading the disease. Mosquitoes and other migrating wildlife can spread disease across borders. Health officials cannot afford to ignore health issues in other nations. In this experience, you will learn why.

Objectives

  • Explain how health issues can have global impact.
  • Create a primary source artifact about the COVID pandemic.


illustration of a globe with a stethoscope listening to its “heartbeat”

There have been some notable diseases that have changed the course of world history. Name one or more of these diseases. To list multiple names, separate them with a comma, like this: hiccup, sneeze.

Post your answer

Sample answers: smallpox, bubonic plague, Spanish influenza, COVID-19.


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The Complete List of Learning Experiences in Globalization Unit.
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Globalization in the 21st Century
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The Growing World Population
The Global Economy
The Global Economy
International Organizations and Treaties
International Organizations and Treaties
Global Health
Global Health
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Competition for Limited Resources
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