Equal Access to Health Care in the United States Lesson Plan

Goal:  To understand why it is important for everyone to have access to quality health care. 

Objectives:

• Students will understand the meaning of the right to health.
• Students will identify the barriers to accessing equitable health care in the United States and critique the potential solutions.
• Students will discuss the right to health as a civic responsibility and consider why it is important to participate in civic life.

Essential Question: Does everyone in the United States have access to quality health care?

Time Frame: 3-4 class periods

Age Level: High School