LESSON PLANS - ITVS

013HALF THE SKYMaternal Mortality and The Global Health DivideLESSON PLAN PROCEDURESPrescreening Activity 2:The Health DivideClass Time: 25–30 minutesYou will need: Student Handout B: The Health Divide Q&A Cards or Worksheet),Student Handout C: Somaliland in Context, whiteboard/blackboard, dry-erase markers/chalk, small Post-It Notes in red, yellow, and green, and a wall map of the world withcountry names (free printable maps are available here: www.amaps.com/mapstoprint/WORLDDOWNLOAD.htm)Goal: The greatest health divide in the world today is the global disparity in maternalhealthcare, which has resulted in the extremely high maternal mortality rates in developingcountries — especially in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. In preparation for viewing theMaternal Mortality in Somaliland film module, students will examine the maternal healthdivide and discuss the possible social, cultural, and economic causes, and consequencesof this crisis.PART 1:• Cut out and randomly distribute Teacher Handout B v1: The Health Divide Q&A Cardsto each student in the class. Half the cards contain questions, and the other half containanswers to those questions.• Give students three to five minutes to circulate and identify the person who had thequestion or answer that relates to their fact.• Variation: If time is limited, the Health Divide Q&A also exists as a worksheet so thatstudents may work with a partner or group to match the answers with each question.Distribute Teacher Handout B v2: The Health Divide Q&A Worksheet and keep a printoutof Teacher Handout A: The Health Divide Q&A Cards to reference the correct answers.• Each pair should verify that the country and fact match and then share their information,followed by a class discussion using the prompts below. Once they have shared their fact,have them find their country on the map and place a small Post-It Note square to indicatethe quality of maternal health (green=very good, yellow=needs improvement, red=maternalhealth crisis).--What expectations did you have about the countries or facts you were given?--Did you have any assumptions about the maternal health status in different parts of theworld? Were your assumptions correct?--What patterns, if any, do you notice emerging from these facts? (Example: similarities ordifferences in regions, the relationship between health benefits and maternal mortalityrates, indicators of maternal health challenges, etc.)--What surprised you most?