An Argument and Plan for Promoting the Teaching and Learning of Neglected Tropical Diseases

Neglected tropical diseases constitute a significant public health burden, affecting over one billion people globally, yet this group of diseases is underrepresented in the appropriation of both monetary and intellectual capital for developing improved therapies and public health campaigns. The topi...

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Autor principal:	Kevin M. Bonney
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Publicado:	American Society for Microbiology 2013
Materias:	Special aspects of education LC8-6691 Biology (General) QH301-705.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:1cd98871ea8c405d84ad75979b19d47e2021-11-15T15:18:40ZAn Argument and Plan for Promoting the Teaching and Learning of Neglected Tropical Diseases10.1128/jmbe.v14i2.6311935-78851935-7877https://doaj.org/article/1cd98871ea8c405d84ad75979b19d47e2013-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jmbe.v14i2.631https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7877https://doaj.org/toc/1935-7885Neglected tropical diseases constitute a significant public health burden, affecting over one billion people globally, yet this group of diseases is underrepresented in the appropriation of both monetary and intellectual capital for developing improved therapies and public health campaigns. The topic of neglected tropical diseases has been similarly marginalized in the biology classrooms of our nation’s high schools and colleges, despite offering an opportunity to teach and learn about a diverse area of microbiology with far-reaching public health, social, and economic implications. Discussed herein is an argument for increasing the representation of neglected tropical diseases in microbiology education as a means to generate increased interest in these diseases among the generation of future researchers and policy-makers, and to promote interdisciplinary learning, civic engagement, and critical thinking.Kevin M. BonneyAmerican Society for MicrobiologyarticleSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691Biology (General)QH301-705.5ENJournal of Microbiology & Biology Education, Vol 14, Iss 2, Pp 183-188 (2013)
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description	Neglected tropical diseases constitute a significant public health burden, affecting over one billion people globally, yet this group of diseases is underrepresented in the appropriation of both monetary and intellectual capital for developing improved therapies and public health campaigns. The topic of neglected tropical diseases has been similarly marginalized in the biology classrooms of our nation’s high schools and colleges, despite offering an opportunity to teach and learn about a diverse area of microbiology with far-reaching public health, social, and economic implications. Discussed herein is an argument for increasing the representation of neglected tropical diseases in microbiology education as a means to generate increased interest in these diseases among the generation of future researchers and policy-makers, and to promote interdisciplinary learning, civic engagement, and critical thinking.
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title_short	An Argument and Plan for Promoting the Teaching and Learning of Neglected Tropical Diseases
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An Argument and Plan for Promoting the Teaching and Learning of Neglected Tropical Diseases

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