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National Institutes of Health

Nih: Diet Rich in Foods With Vitamin E May Reduce Alzheimer's Disease Risk

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about a 2002 medical study performed to assess the relationship between foods rich in vitamin E and Alzheimer's disease risk. This website summarizes the findings of this study and briefly introduces the purposes of other vitamin E...
Online Course
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Flu Vaccine Risks and Benefits

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of some of the common and uncommon risks and benefits associate with the flu vaccine. Also spotlighted is herd immunity.
Activity
McGraw Hill

Glencoe Health and Fitness: Health Quests: Stop Substance Abuse

For Students 9th - 10th
Spread the word about the risks of tobacco and drug abuse and learn basic HTML at the same time. Use the links provided by this site to learn facts about addiction.
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Other

Everyday Health: Hypothyroidism

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the causes, risk factors, symptoms and treatment of hypothyroidism.
Handout
Other

University of Virginia Health System: Anorexia

For Students 9th - 10th
Helpful information on the eating disorder, anorexia, including facts on causes, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
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Other

Story md.com: Cardiovascular Continuum

For Students 9th - 10th
The significance of the cardiovascular continuum is its emphasis on prevention. By treating risk factors that occur early in the cardiovascular continuum, like hypertension, diabetes, high blood fat levels, and smoking, it may be...
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American Heart Association

American Heart Association: Conditions: High Blood Pressure or Hypertension

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out why high blood pressure is dangerous to your heart and overall health. Learn why and how high blood pressure damages the heart and who is at risk for high blood pressure. Information on treatment and prevention includes a link...
Interactive
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution: Radiation and Human Health

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive explores the exposure of radiation to the human body and its effects both indirect and direct. Find out the sources of radiation that people are exposed to daily.
Article
Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: E Cigarette Poisonings

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the health risks posed by the use of e-cigarettes in young people.
Online Course
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Risk Factors for Bipolar Disorder

For Students 9th - 10th
Examined are factors that increase the risks of bipolar disorder: psychological, environmental, genetic, neuro chemical, and difference in brain structure and function.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Chemicals in the Environment: Toxicology and Public Health

For Students 9th - 10th
A college course featuring instructor's notes and case studies about the relationship between exposure to environmental chemicals and human diseases.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Complementary and Alternative Medicine

For Students 9th - 10th
Some people are wary of complementary and alternative medicines while others swear by them. Before you make up your mind, read this article that examines alternative medicines, their risks, and what to keep in mind before exploring them...
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: How Can Lifestyle, Genes and Environment Affect Health? Oc

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson focuses on Cardiovascular disease. The heart requires its own constant blood supply in order to keep beating and this is delivered through the coronary arteries. Genetic and lifestyle factors can lead to the coronary arteries...
Website
Other

Lung Cancer and Lung Health

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes lung cancer risk factors and diagnosis, plus possible procedures for care and cures.
Handout
Remedy Health Media

Health Scout: Medical Health Encyclopedia: Hypothyroidism

For Students 9th - 10th
Visit this site for an overview on the condition of hypothyroidism. Read about the causes, risk factors, symptoms, how it can be treated, and complications that can occur. Also accompanying the article are numerous photos and diagrams.
Handout
Remedy Health Media

Health Scout Network: Health Encyclopedia: Necrotizing Fasciitis

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about about the disease, necrotizing faciiitis. Includes a description, causes, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and questions to ask the doctor.
Handout
Curated OER

Kids Health: Stroke

For Students 9th - 10th
In this article from Kids Health, learn what happens during a stroke, how strokes are treated, and how you can prevent them. Strokes happen mostly to older people, so find out how you can help a loved one such as a grandparent if it...
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Other

Everyday Health: Stroke (Cerebrovascular Accident)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a complete overview of information regarding strokes. Tells what they are, causes of strokes, types of strokes, symptoms of strokes, how to treat strokes, and ways to decrease your risk of having one.
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Safe Drinking Water Act Protecting America's Public Health

For Students 9th - 10th
View a poster that illustrates the everyday risks to the U.S. supply of clean drinking water.
Activity
American Heart Association

American Heart Association: Smoking & Cardiovascular Disease (Heart Disease)

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the risks of smoking and how it causes cardiovascular disease. The article includes the risks and health effects of smoking, information on secondhand smoke, and resources and tools for kicking the habit.
Website
ProCon.org

Pro Con: Cell Phones: Are Cell Phones Safe?

For Students 9th - 10th
Website explores the pro con argument of the safety and risks associated with cell phone use.
Handout
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Atsdr: Cadmium

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed question and answer format site with information on cadmium exposure and its health effects. Very readable.
Website
National Institutes of Health

Nih Clinical Center: Vitamin D

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center provides great information on vitamin D. Answers several questions about the vitamin, such as what is, what are the sources of it, recommended dietary allowance, and when...
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Other

Optimistic Bias in Perceiving Physical and Mental Health

For Students 9th - 10th
This article looks at the tendency to view oneself as invulnerable to experience negative life events. They suggest this goes hand in hand with the tendency to overestimate one's probability of experiencing postive life events. (Miami...

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