• Projects DEADLINE Monday 10/15 (50 POINTS) -Email, print, scripts, lyrics, etc. -Songs and PSA videos will be shown/presented Friday 10/19 • Double check rubric and information packet that all components for each option are included • Clear objective of your campaign identified and clearly focused • Late projects will be -5 each school day after deadline • Name identified on all projects Jump Starter (Write the phrase and your response) Which of the following statements describes the United States? Describe why. “A nation with a low level of material well being” “A country that allows its citizens to enjoy a free and healthy life in a safe environment.” Public Health Unit Lesson 3: Local vs. Universal Objective: 1. TSWBAT identify characteristics & examples of developing vs. developed countries and why they are public health concerns. 2. TSWBAT value the job of a community health department in your everyday life. Brainstorm on your own… 1. List some names/examples of developing and developed countries. 2. What does a developing and developed country look like? 3. What characteristics/examples can you think of that make them different? *****Write these on your worksheet. Characteristics & Examples of Developing vs. Developed Countries Sanitation; Clean H2O; Life Spans; Disease; Income; Housing Why are these Public Health issues?? Developing Countries (Rwanda, Ghana, Ethiopia) • Definition – “A nation with a low level of material well being” • Characteristics: ▫ ▫ ▫ ▫ High Birth Rates Poverty is widespread Can’t satisfy basic needs Can’t produce enough jobs/food Examples: - Rwanda is very poor. - 92% of Rwanda is covered by a national health plan that costs $2 dollars per year - Rwanda has very few toilets – people dig holes - Almost 80% of illness in developing countries is linked to POOR WATER Developed Countries (USA, Canada, Germany) • Definition – “A country that allows its citizens to enjoy a free and healthy life in a safe environment. • Characteristics ▫ Low birth rates Examples: - We can drive to any supermarket we want and get almost any kind of food we want - We have access to clean safe drinking water 24/7 The Water Project • A project to get clean drinking water to developing countries. • Nearly 1 billion people don’t have access to clean drinking water • http://thewaterproject.org/ • Water Video (3:23) If the world had 100 people… • What would it look like? 100 People Video