Unit 5-Global Health

As the world's population has shifted from nearly a billion at the beginning of the last century to a projected 7 billion in your lifetime we will turn our focus to global health. What are some of the largest contributors to the expanding human population and what are some of the biggest challenges to keeping the population healthy and stable? In this unit we will examine the health advances and challenges that still plague our development, consider the impact of culture on health, and evaluate how we respond to the new challenges created by nature and our own actions.5.1 Populations-Challenges and Changes 5.2 Immunizations, Epidemics, and Pandemics 5.3 Gender and the Developing World 5.4 Disasters-Human and Natural Unit 5 Final Assessment Unit Website

It is your job to research, assess, and evaluate the response to a disaster of your choice. The event that you choose must be large enough to have been covered in national or international press and must be well-studied. Identify the weaknesses and structural problems that created vulnerabilities, examine what types of preparations were in place and those which were missing. Consider the successes in managing the disaster and the shortcoming within the system. Finally, analyze how the region, city, or institution affected has recovered and laid the groundwork for better responses in the future.

Grade Criteria

Content Criteria

Appropriate Disaster Chosen
Pre-conditions and vulnerabilities examined and a clear description of the preparedness level are included
Disaster narrative is included that describes the type of disaster and the damage to both lives and property is described. (Keep in mind that post-disaster problems are part of the disaster)
Post disaster efforts and challenges are evaluated and next-disaster mitigation efforts highlighted
Be sure to evaluate the monetary and human costs of the disaster.

Page Layout

4-6 Pictures showing before, during, and after the disaster
Embedded movie on page
Maps and/or Chart.