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Bittersweet: Diabetes
Learners study diabetes including the warning signs and preventive measures. In this insulin lesson students complete several activities that examine the different types of diabetes.
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Meal Plan for an Older Person with Diabetes
Students plan a healthy meal for elderly diabetics. In this nutrition instructional activity, students practice planning a healthy meal by creating a meal plan for an elderly diabetic patient. They learn the importance of controlling...
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Diabetes in the Family: A Case Study
Students examine a case study of a woman with a family history of type 2 diabetes and create a "family health portrait" that assesses her risk of developing diabetes. They use the family health portrait to record the woman's family...
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Health Wheel Self-Care Plan For Diabetics
Students create a health wheel outlining an integrated daily living plan for people with diabetes. Using various resources and experiments, students a personalized system for maintaining a healthy lifestyle as a diabetic, including...
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Diabesity Childhood Epidemic
In this health worksheet, students find the words that are related to the problems of diabetes and obesity. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Health and Nutrition ESOL
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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Health Wheel Self-Care Plan for Diabetics
Students help create a Health Wheel: a personal, inspirationally based, self-care plan for preventing or managing diabetes in daily life. They (student or client) researches the causes of diabetes, and creates a "health wheel" that...
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I Can Balance. You Can Balance.
It's disturbing to think that one third of children born after the year 2000 will suffer from diabetes and perhaps be the first generation to live shorter lives than their parents! Too many youngsters are not eating properly and are not...
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Reading Comprehension: Obesity and Food Deserts
Read this selection about "food deserts," places where high poverty rates limit access to healthy foods with your class. Six multiple choice questions on comprehension, inferences, vocabulary, and citing the text follow the selection and...
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Creating A Teaching Plan For A New Diabetic
Students investigate the concept of diabetes. They use the internet to conduct research. The information is used to communicate the facts of the disease for a hypothetical patient in a clinical situation. Students work in small groups to...
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What Happened to Mya
Middle schoolers research the symptoms and treatments of diabetes. In this diabetes lesson, students explore the topic and share their findings through a case study. Several extensive activities are also suggested.
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Your Body, Your Health
Students study sickle cell anemia and other genetic disorders. In this investigative lesson students create a poster and present it to the class on a certain disorder.
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Diabetes
Students use maps, phone books and newspapers to determine how much health information and health services exist within their home, school and community regarding Type 2 Diabetes. Students review the available information.
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Diabetes
Pupils identify community cultural practices that enrich or challenge health behaviors. Students evaluate television commercials for their effects on health and initiate a survey of cultural and media influences that might affect health.
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How Can We Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
Students summarize research they have conducted on Type 2 Diabetes. Students identify healthy lifestyle choices and set goals for their personal health. Students reflect on their research findings in a journal entry.
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Diabetes
Students tally results from a previously conducted diabetes questionnaire. Students identify new ways for health information or messages to effectively reach more community members and thereby motivate them to improve their health.
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Diet and Exercise for a Diabetic
Tenth graders plan a diet for a variety of needs. They create an appropriate menu and exercise program to maintain a healthy weight.
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Dietician - Nutritionist
There are so many different career opportunities in the health care field. Have learners explore what it takes to be a dietician or a nutritionist. They'll view a PowerPoint on each occupation and take mini-quizzes while they watch. A...
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Pregnancy Search
In this medical worksheet, students identify and locate vocabulary terms that are related to pregnancy. There are 54 health words located in the puzzle.
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The Challenge to Deliver Insulin
Young scholars investigate these fundamental chemical and cellular processes. They recognize the long-term danger that comes from a diet of fast food, chips, and soda, realize that avoiding diabetes is their responsibility, and ...
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Nine Months in Six Weeks
Student study possible effects the mother's nutritional habits will have on her baby. They see how important it is to eat right and examine a regular diet for a pregnant woman or one for a woman with diabetes or other physical problems.
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Diabetes
Students discuss how behavior can affect health. Students assess their awareness level about Type 2 Diabetes and identify what information is needed to understand factors that can cause Type 2 Diabetes.
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The Abc's of Healthy Eating
Students examine healthy eating as it relates to physical and mental health. In this the abc's of healthy eating lesson plan, students discuss the effects of unhealthy eating habits. Students examine the My Pyramid Food Guidance System...
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Food Environmental Quality And Health
Young scholars focus on the issues that students face during middle childhood. They recognize the negative effects of poor nutrition and make more informed healthy decisions. They conduct further self-analysis in regards to their...