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Climate Change & Our Health with Catherine Flowers
Provided by: The Climate Reality Project |Published on: April 27, 2021
Videos Grades 6-8, 9-12
Synopsis
- This 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.
Subjects: Science, Social Studies, Health
Authors: The Climate Reality Project
Region: North America, USA - South, United States, Alabama
Languages: English
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Positives
- This firsthand account of the impact of climate change in the United States will inspire students to get involved in their communities.
- Students will see that climate change and social equity are intertwined.
Additional Prerequisites
- The video discusses a variety of tropical diseases with which students may not be familiar, including hookworm and Zika.
Differentiation
- Before watching the video, health classes could make lists of health problems associated with climate change. After watching the video, students could research tropical diseases that are present in the United States.
- Social studies classes could discuss the role of infrastructure in protecting people's health and well-being. Students could brainstorm ways to design infrastructure with the realities of climate change in mind.
- Other resources on this topic include this e-book on the health risks of climate change and this video on environmental racism in the Bronx.
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The Climate Reality Project
Climate Reality Project seeks to catalyze a global solution to the climate crisis by making urgent action a necessity across every sector of society. They recruit, train, and mobilize people to become powerful activists, providing the skills, campaigns, and resources to push for aggressive climate action and high-level policies that accelerate a just transition to clean energy.
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