Empowering Global Citizens

their continents and discuss the health challenges and the challenges that are
shared. As a whole class, they then compare the challenges around the world.

Examine specific indicators of SDG 3, good health and well—being: http://

www. un.org/sustainabledeveloprnent/sustainable—development—goals/.

As a possible extension of this activity, students can use Stat Planet software
to display their findings using interactive maps (http://www.sacmeq.org/
statplanet/).

Activity SPH4.3

Responses to Modern Outbreaks: The Case of Ebola in
Uganda

Students View the following video to learn more about the Center for Disease
Control’s response to disease outbreak: http://www.cdc.gov/CDCTV/
RespondOutbreaks/ .

Students use this as a model to simulate the response to an outbreak within
the school.

As a possible extension of this activity, the World Course could link with
the science department at the school and use this in—depth lesson plan
that simulates using the scientific method to investigate a fictitious disease
outbreak at the school: http://www.cdc.gov/excite/ScienceAmbassador/
ambassador_pgm/lessonplans/JohnsO/02OEpi%20Lesson%2OPlan.pdf.

The following PowerPoint supports the above lesson: http://www.

publichealthtools.com/documents—and-resources/doc_download/5 9—
understanding—epidemiology—steps—to—outbreak—investigation.

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