Let's create continuous conversations about climate change education: Spreading the Sediment of Science!
Including LGBTQ+ Health Equity in Climate and Health
Provided by: National Institute of Environmental Health Science |Published on: May 19, 2023
Articles/Websites Grades 9-12, ap-college
Synopsis
- This short article explores the academic journey of Leo Goldsmith, the nature of his research in college and graduate school, and what he's done as a climate and health specialist for the United States Global Change Research Program.
- Students will learn that Leo's undergraduate years were filled with uncertainty and deep reflection, he eventually did research that combined his interests in LGBTQ+ issues and climate change, and he now researches how human health is affected by climate change.
Subjects: Science, Social Studies, Career Skills
Authors: Leo Goldsmith
Region: North America, South and Central America, USA - Northeast, USA - South, United States, Connecticut, New York, Georgia
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- This article is written by a member of the LGBTQ+ community.
- This article shows that it's OK to change your path while you're in college.
Additional Prerequisites
- Students should know the difference between equity and equality.
- Students should have a basic understanding of the difficulties that LGBTQ+ people face.
Differentiation
- This article could enhance a class discussion on the discrimination that LGBTQ+ people may face when it comes to health services or disaster recovery.
- This article could supplement a lesson on how climate change may disproportionately affect marginalized groups.
- This article could be part of a lesson about environmental justice and what laws and regulations on pollution, land use, and zoning should or could be changed or implemented to achieve environmental equity.
- This article could augment a class discussion on how climate change impacts the physical and mental health of various groups.
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