Climate Change & Our Health with Catherine Flowers
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Grades6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12Earth and Space Sciences, Civics, Health
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What it is
- This 8-minute video features an interview with climate and social justice activist Catherine Flowers, a native of Lowndes County, Alabama.
- Flowers works to improve the lives of people living in poverty who are disproportionately affected by climate change.
- Students will learn how warmer temperatures and a lack of infrastructure have caused the American South to be susceptible to tropical diseases.
Teaching tips
Classroom Implementation:
- Use this video to introduce environmental justice or the health-related impacts of climate change.
Prerequisites:
- Consider taking time to introduce some of the diseases mentioned in this video, including hookworm and Zika.
Extensions:
- Before watching the video, students make lists of health problems associated with climate change. After watching the video, students research tropical diseases that are present in the United States.
Interdisciplinary Connections:
- Social Studies:
- Discuss the role of infrastructure in protecting people's health and well-being. Students brainstorm ways to design infrastructure with the realities of climate change in mind.
Related Resources:
From the scientist review
The video underscores how the changing climate induces tropical diseases in temperate regions like America. It raises a concern to reduce the impact of climate change on human health by building smart infrastructure in rural communities and also engaging young people in climate activism. This resource is recommended for teaching.
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