Our World in Data: Teaching Hub

This report from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) analyzes the wellbeing of children with disabilities across more than 60 indicators, including nutrition, access to water and sanitation, protection from violence, education, happiness, and more. There are nearly 240 million children with disabilities or about 1 in 10 children worldwide – with many experiencing a greater likelihood of exclusion, limited access to education and essential care, and discrimination. This report aims to document the scale…

This report, published annually by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), provides a global overview of the progress toward the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, prepared in collaboration with over 50 international agencies and data from more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. The report monitors the global and regional progress toward the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and analyzes selected indicators for each Goal. According to the report, the impacts of multiple crises spurred…

This case from the Western Public Health Casebook 2020 focuses on an intervention to reduce the rate of discharge to homelessness from the psychiatric units at a group of hospitals. Najwa D'Souza, the CEO of the health system, is presented with one possible solution: a multipronged, hospital-based intervention wherein referred clients have the option of receiving streamlined Ontario Works support or meeting a local housing advocate. Though excited about the program's possibilities to reduce discharging clients…