This lesson provides interdisciplinary opportunities for students to investigate both past and current public health matters that have affected and continue to impact Philadelphians in a global setting. For example, students may want to probe the city's efforts to solve major health crises, view various institutional and corporate efforts to treat and/or cure patients, understand the social complexities of such events, investigate the international ramifications of public health policies, or even delve into how the arts can reflect and give historical context to the city's medical practices.