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Globalization and Health

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore the threat of global health issues. In this globalization instructional activity, students read the noted articles about diseases that have morphed through globalization. Students then participate in classroom simulation...
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Emotional Health Awareness

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students examine their emotional health. In this health lesson, students discover the differences between physical, mental, and emotional health. Students consider how to maintain balance in their own lives.
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Is This Really Okay for Me? A Public Health Statistical Analysis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Future public health consultants are asked in a letter to help determine if a fictitious drug is causing birth defects in a population. They perform a simulation using beans and probability calculations to come to a conclusion. Note that...
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Media Smarts

Truth or Money

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Two compelling texts about tobacco companies' influence over editorial content in print media introduce readers to the concept of advertising censorship. After study and discussion, class members compose a mock "final column" by a...
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Lead and Mercury: Comparing Two Environmental Evils

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers in chemistry or health courses look at the material safety data sheet (MSDS) and periodic table of elements to gather information about mercury and lead, two toxic materials that have been found in food products. They read...
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Health & Globalization

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers read about the effects of globalization on world health and particularly consider the consequences for developing countries. They participate in a role-play activity that explores issues about providing cheap medications...
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BUS:Disease Detective - Health Informatics (HST)

For Teachers 7th - 11th
Learners explore careers in the Health Informatics Pathway.
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Health and Food Safety

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students discuss ways to keep healthy, and examine factors that influence health, including media. They then participate in mock public meeting on genetically modified foods in order to explore importance of governmental decisions in...
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Key to Good Health: Sleep and Mental Relaxation

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Young scholars investigate the effect good sleep and rest has on the human body.  In this health lesson, students discover the different stages of sleep and discuss ways they can ease their own tension through exercise or meditation....
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Choose Your Own Adventure: School Nutritional Policy

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Mature audiences are required for this lesson on implementing health-related policies. First, they openly explore the CDC obesity page while taking notes about what they discover. Then they view a PowerPoint about the success of public...
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Pesticide Watch Card

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students examine human health by identifying dangerous pesticides. In this agriculture lesson, students research the food production system in the United States and discuss dangers such as pesticides, chemicals and insecticides which...
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Sexual Health and Hygiene

For Teachers 7th - 8th
By examining harmful health and hygiene practices, teens will be able to determine what is best for their body. Advertisers for health/hygiene products will also be evaluated for "best interest" criteria. The class will begin by...
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Sexually Transmissible Diseases (STDs), Day 4: Epidemiology

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) or infections (STIs) are totally preventable. Yet, the number of cases is on the rise. Why? This health lesson contains a lot of information about prevention, as well as a great activity about how...
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Private & Public

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Some disabled students have a difficulty understanding what is and what is not publicly appropriate behavior. Help them build healthy social skills by defining public and private behaviors, labeling public and private places, and...
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Cancer Research

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners participate in a class demonstration to see how many Americans are affected by cancer in their lifetime.  For this public health lesson, students are placed in situations that allow them to experience how relevant cancer...
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Child Nutrition Unit

For Teachers 7th - 10th
How much fun can you have teaching adolescents about nutrition? Try taking them to work with preschoolers for an hour! This 4-day mini-unit about the importance of nutrition early in life culminates with a field trip. It was written for...
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Health and Nutrition ESOL

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students bring cans of food to class to study and compare labels. They discuss the different information included and the importance of good nutrition. They create a one day menu that would maintain a healthy diet. They role play...
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Keeping Healthy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students describe the relationship between exercise and health. They name ways to monitor their health and the equipment used to do so. Students name solutions to common health issues and explain why good nutrition and exercise are...
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Health Wheel of Fortune

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students participate in a health vocabulary guessing game.
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Health Education: Safety First

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students analyze situations to determine whether or not they are safe. In this personal health lesson, students collaborate to discuss the safety risks in 6 described game situations.
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Communicating With Health Professionals

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students role play a visit to the doctor's office to practice communicating their symptoms to a health professional. They view an internet example of a patient discussing a medical issue with a doctor and then pair up to share...
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Health Education: Bullying

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders demonstrate steps to take if someone is being bullied. In this health lesson plan, 2nd graders role play situations that call for them to sop bullying behavior. Scripts and tips are included.
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Discussing One's Health

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars explore common health issues.  In this health and literacy lesson, students match simple health statements with appropriate visual representations.  Young scholars prepare and perform dialogues in which health issues are...
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Health Education: Stress

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders tackle stress. In this personal health lesson plan, 4th graders predict physical and emotional reactions to stressful situations.

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