Lesson Plan

• Describe the main social impacts of influenza on health, education, mobility and mental well‑being.
• Explain the direct and indirect economic costs associated with seasonal influenza outbreaks.
• Analyse data on productivity loss and GDP impact using a simple calculation.
• Evaluate how public‑health interventions can mitigate social disruption and economic loss.
• Compare case‑study evidence (e.g., 2017‑2018 UK flu season) with theoretical models.

• Projector or interactive whiteboard
• Slide deck summarising impacts and case study
• Printed worksheet with impact table and calculation exercise
• Calculator or spreadsheet software
• Short video clip on flu transmission (optional)
• Sticky notes or index cards for group brainstorming

Begin with a recent headline about a severe flu season and ask students how the flu has affected their daily lives. Connect this to prior knowledge of disease spread and human‑environment interactions. Explain that by the end of the lesson they will be able to identify key social and economic impacts, calculate basic cost estimates, and suggest mitigation measures.

1. Starter – Do‑now (5'): Students list personal or community effects of flu last year; brief sharing.
2. Mini‑lecture (15'): Present social and economic impacts using slides and the summary table.
3. Data analysis activity (20'): Worksheet groups calculate productivity loss with the given formula and interpret GDP impact.
4. Case‑study discussion (10'): Review the 2017‑2018 UK flu season figures and link to the impact categories.
5. Mitigation brainstorming (10'): Teams propose two public‑health measures and predict socio‑economic benefits; record ideas on sticky notes.
6. Quick check (5'): Exit ticket – write one key impact and one mitigation strategy.

Recap the major social and economic consequences discussed and highlight how the calculations illustrate real‑world costs. Collect the exit tickets to gauge understanding, and assign a short homework: research current flu vaccination rates in their country and write a brief paragraph on how increasing coverage could reduce the impacts covered today.