An undergraduate class resource that explores how and why modern health knowledge was disseminated to the general population in China throughout the 20th century. Students explore the political and social implications of good health for individuals and the nation and analyze the popularization of scientific medicine as a vital part of China’s modernization efforts.

A high school lesson plan that uses several Chinese public health posters from the latter part of the 1900s and early 2000 as primary sources. Students work with these online posters, applying their existing knowledge of spoken and written Chinese as well as acquiring new vocabulary.

A middle school lesson plan that uses two Chinese public health posters from 1950s as primary sources. Students view the healthy daily activities depicted on the posters online and acquire new vocabulary and grammar in Chinese.