Can Sugar Taxes Prevent Diabetes in Latin America? Instructor's Note
2018
This instructor’s note supports a teaching pack on sugar taxes and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), developed by the Global Health Education and Learning Incubator at Harvard University. The note provides a brief overview of NCDs and why they are important, the use of sugar taxes as a health policy intervention to address NCDS, learning objectives, and summaries of the three accompanying lessons. The first lesson, “Noncommunicable Diseases 101,” introduces basic concepts and terms and how to use data to quantify NCDs’ impact on populations globally. The second lesson, “Understanding Diabetes in Latin America,” uses classroom exercises to compare global data related to diabetes, and then focus on Latin America to define local trends and relevant driving factors. The third lesson, “Sugar Tax: Public Health or Personal Choice?” invites students to discuss the policy and effect of Mexico’s national taxation of sugar-sweetened beverages and its implication for health and society. Companion documents in the pack include suggested handouts, an annotated bibliography, and a glossary of terms.
Can Sugar Taxes Prevent Diabetes in Latin America? Instructor’s Note
Source:
Can Sugar Taxes Prevent Diabetes in Latin America? Instructor’s Note. Global Health Education and Learning Incubator at Harvard University 2018. http://repository.gheli.harvard.edu/repository/12518.