This is a 10-lesson curriculum that introduces high school students to the upstream or the root causes of health disparities, emphasizing the influence of social, economic, and political health. Through a mix of classroom learning and community-based experiential activities, students explore health topics such as obesity, diabetes, environmental hazards, and media influences. Students get to engage in hands-on advocacy projects, critically analyze media, debates, mapping exercises, and a final proposal to local government or school officials. The curriculum aims to build health literacy, civic engagement, and empower youth as community health advocates.
Freedom of opinion and expression, Right to health, Right to take part in government, Pandemic, International development, Poverty / Economic Disadvantage
