1. Do you know any children who have died from pneumonia, diarrhea, malaria, measles, or undernutrition? What does your answer or classmates’ answers indicate about global health inequalities?

Discussion 3

Everybody review the textbook first, and then choose 3 out of 4 questions below to discuss in this forum. Feel free to share your thoughts on other people’s posts. Different thoughts, opinions, advice are welcome in the discussions.

1. Do you know any children who have died from pneumonia, diarrhea, malaria, measles, or undernutrition? What does your answer or classmates’ answers indicate about global health inequalities?

2. What educational and other resources are available for children in your community who have special needs?Do you have any suggestions for improvement?

3. A growing number of American women what to give birth at home instead of at a hospital. What do you think about this practice? What environment would you prefer if you were giving birth or your partner was giving birth?

4. Do you think that there is a limit to the number of humans who can live on Earth? What factors contribute to the ability of the Earth to sustain (or fail to sustain) a large number of humans?