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Infectious Disease: Evolving Challenges to Human Health

Controlling the HIV Pandemic: A Public Health Focus

Overview of Activity
In this activity, students look at source data from the World Health Organization (WHO) to critically and comparatively analyze the state of the HIV pandemic in different countries. Students think critically about the public health measures necessary to control the spread of HIV/AIDS in different regions of the world.

Activity Type: In Class Investigation and Analysis
URLs: Controlling the Pandemic (Teacher Pages)
Controlling the Pandemic (Student Pages)
All Answer Keys are based on 2005 Statistics:
Controlling the Pandemic: Armenia (Answer Key)
Controlling the Pandemic: Botswana (Answer Key)
Controlling the Pandemic: Cambodia (Answer Key)
Controlling the Pandemic: China (Answer Key)
Controlling the Pandemic: Costa Rica (Answer Key)
Controlling the Pandemic: India (Answer Key)
Controlling the Pandemic: Indonesia (Answer Key)
Controlling the Pandemic: Kenya (Answer Key)
Controlling the Pandemic: Graphs (Answer Key)

Grade Level: 9-12
Level of Difficulty: Intermediate to Advanced
Amount of Time Required for Activity: Two forty minute class periods (80 min)
Recommended Uses: This activity can be used in lieu of a field trip to engage students in thinking about how the HIV/AIDS pandemic impacts different countries.
Prior to attending the exhibit, it may be used as an engaging activity to encourage students to think about how the HIV/AIDS pandemic impacts different countries.
After visiting the exhibit, it may be used as an opportunity to build on student understanding of how HIV/AIDS affects different countries. This is the most effective way to use this activity since students will have seen the videos and learned about infectious diseases and HIV/AIDS.

Description
Students begin by viewing the “Controlling the HIV Pandemic” video on the Koshland’s website. Through the video they are introduced to the variety of prevention programs that have been instituted in countries around the world to address the HIV pandemic. They also will be exposed to the diversity of problems countries face in dealing with the pandemic.

After viewing the video, students will be divided into groups. Each group will analyze source data from the WHO on the HIV pandemic for one country (Armenia, Botswana, Cambodia, Costa Rica, China, India, Indonesia, or Kenya). Students will calculate different epidemiological statistics that they will use to compare the state of the epidemic in the different countries. They also will plot graphs for the data and will access research on measures that have been taken in the countries.

At the end of the activity, students participate in a comparative analysis of the different countries by sharing their data with the different groups. Connections can be made between these countries and the United States of America as a reference point. Ultimately, students will have developed a broad understanding of how infectious diseases can be controlled in different regions of the world given certain socio-political and economic realities, while building connections with the science behind the headlines.

This activity is designed by the Koshland Science Museum to accompany the HIV videos.

Relation to the Science Standards
High School
Content Standard A – All students should develop abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
Content Standard C – All students should develop an understanding of biological evolution and behavior of organisms
Content Standard E – All students should develop understandings about science and technology
Content Standard F – All students should develop understanding of personal and community health, environmental quality, science and technology in local, national, and global challenges, and natural and human-induced hazards
Content Standard G – All students should develop understanding of nature of scientific knowledge, historical perspectives, and science as a human endeavor

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