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Health: Protecting the Community
Third graders examine the roles of health and safety workers. The lesson includes reading and research about the health services offered and how they have changed over the years. Once they choose habits a health worker would endorse,...
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Community Health
This resource has many links to basic concepts behind nursing and wellness. Learners will define the terms community and health to then describe the six basic elements of community health practice to be used in nursing. This is an online...
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Health Services in the Community
The students will learn about and do research on health care workers. In this lesson students learn about community health care workers through doing research. Their final work is then collated to make a class book.
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Health, Health, Hurrah!
Third graders explain the importance of eating healthy food. In this health science lesson, 3rd graders construct a balanced menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner. They create a collage about it and share it with the class.
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Health Care Helpers
Students explore rescue and medical careers and then discuss ways that emergency personnel help people on-the-job. They choose a health topic and write a list of basic health rules. Students design a poster depicting a scene in which...
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Workers Who Help Us At School (Part 2)
First graders identify the roles and responsibilities of various school workers. They identify the skills that school workers need to complete their jobs. Students discuss what a role is. They discuss the term responsibility.
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Paying With Their Health
Students consider the plight of immigrant workers. In this undocumented immigrant lesson plan, students compare the worker of the Industrialization era to the undocumented immigrant workers of today. Students read and discuss literature...
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Health-related Illnesses/Job Opportunities in the Health Field
Pupils investigate, discuss and write about health related illnesses common among teenagers in this series of lessons. They research health related careers of interest to them
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Female Bosses Less Likely to Cut Health Benefits
High schoolers explore the concept of health costs. In this health costs lesson plan, students read an article discussing how female bosses are less likely to cut health benefits. High schoolers discuss why companies are eliminating...
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School Lunch: Grades 9-12
Go! Slow! Whoa! As part of a study of the nutritional value of foods available on the school campus, groups label those that are fine anytime as "Go" foods. Those that are okay a few times a week get the "Slow" label while those...
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Health, Hygiene, Sanitation, and Privacy
Students examine articles to find out about the relationship between sanitation and disease. In this personal hygiene and home economics instructional activity, students diagram areas for personal hygiene in their homes, read articles...
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Safety And Health Programs
Young scholars engage in a study of the proper components needed for the establishment of a health and safety program. They practice identifying various types of workplace hazards. Students are exposed to an informational lecture given...
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American History: The United Farm Workers (UFW) and Pesticides
Students are able to answer research questions through internet research. They write a bridf history of the UFW using research. Students are able to create resumes of Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta by researching their biography.
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Safe at Work
From minimum wage to minimizing injuries, young workers need to know their rights! The sixth and final instructional activity in a series of college and career readiness activities gets eighth graders thinking about safety and labor laws.
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The Economics of Health Care
Health care is an industry that impacts every American. Study the economics behind the Health care industry in the US with this supplementary presentation. Intended for use with a McGraw-Hill textbook, these slides will help upper...
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Introduction To OSHA
Students are introduced to The Occupational Safety and Health Act. The find correct OSHA Standards in the 29 CFR 192 and explain their relevance in the workplace.
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The Miracle Worker, by William Gibson
Tenth graders explore the resilience of the human spirit as it pertains to The Miracle Worker, by William Gibson. They also explore how people with disabilities can overcome great obstacles.
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It's Magic: Understanding the Roles, Responsibilities, and Requirements of Workers
Fifth graders investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and to make informed career decisions. Then they break into groups to complete the training and education for two careers selected from a listing in the lesson....
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Money Management: Lesson 2 - Benefits of the Job
Students explore the concept of fringe benefits and the emphasis that should be placed upon them when considering a job. They discuss Worker's Compensation, unemployment insurance, and Social Security benefits. In addition, students...
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Health Careers
Students identify careers in the healthcare field. They listen to a description of work done by family members, school personnel and community workers. They role-play a visit to the doctor's office and all the staff involved in that visit.
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Health and the Community
Learners illustrate cause and effect of pollution to human health through the analysis of an image from the American Industrial Era. They investigate how industry affected rest of the community or city.
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Lesson 3: Job Opportunities in the Health Field
Students research health careers and conduct intterviews with people in the healthy profession.
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Meet the Heros
Vaccine development is the focus of a lesson plan that explores its history, timeline, and how the scientific method aids the process. Following a discussion about Edward Jenner and Small Pox, learners answer questions in their journals...
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Trade Secrets
High schoolers identify research methods in health-related issues. They read and analyze studies. They identify problems associated with the studies.