This resource provides information on childhood obesity throughout the United States including decreases and increases of obesity among young children.
Information on how to prevent heat-related illness in athletes.
In this lesson, students will use their knowledge of the scientific method to analyze and evaluate data about teen dating violence. At the conclusion of the lesson, students will be asked to draw conclusions from the scientific process that could guide behavioral modifications to prevent teen dating violence.
This resource provides facts about rabies including how to prevent rabies and what to do if you think you might have been exposed to rabies.
Regardless of race or gender, data show that sexually active adolescents and young adults are at increased risk for STDs when compared to older adults. Acknowledging disparities in STD rates is one of the first steps in empowering affected communities to focus on the problem and helping the public health community direct prevention and treatment resources appropriately. The information provided in this resource helps students identify with the reality of STDs.
This resource provides information on how to maintain food safety and prevent people from getting Listeria food poisioning.
In this lesson, students will research one aspect of either hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) or lymphocytic choriomeningitis (LCMV). Students will use what they learn during their research to produce a public service announcement in the form of a brochure, poster, radio announcement or television commercial. This lesson is for use after students have covered the basics of viruses, viral infection, and immunology. Students should know what a virus is, the basic methods of transmission, and how the human immune system reacts to infection by a virus.
Testing and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) can be an effective tool in preventing the spread of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. An understanding of the relationship between STDs and HIV infection can help in the development of effective HIV prevention programs for persons with high-risk sexual behaviors. This Fact Sheet explains the role of STD detection and treatment in HIV prevention.
As an A-student and star soccer player, Sarah is accustomed to hard work. However, after she sustained a concussion during a varsity soccer game, her freshman year in high school she found herself taking on a new challenge. This resource provides students with information on how serious a head injury can be and the steps to take if someone receives a head injury.
This article discusses examples of violent behavior and where it can occur at school.
In this activity, students will conduct research on microbes that cause infectious diseases, create a poster that lists the agent, host, and environment for a disease. Then they will present their findings to the class.
In this lesson, students will learn the names, characteristics, and causes of several different sex linked disorders, including muscular dystrophy. Students will create, describe and predict genotypes according to genetic pedigrees.
This resource provides information on sexual behavior among U.S. high school students.
Your smile is one of the first things people notice about you so you should do your best to take care of it! The best part is that it?s easy to do. Good oral hygiene can keep cavities and gum disease at bay, while keeping your mouth and teeth looking, feeling, and smelling their best. This resource challenges the students to choose the items that would help give them a great smile and need to be on their bathroom counter.
Tobacco use can lead to tobacco/nicotine dependence and serious health problems. Cessation can significantly reduce the risk of suffering from smoking-related diseases. Tobacco/nicotine dependence is a chronic condition that often requires repeated interventions, but effective treatments and helpful resources exist. Smokers can and do quit smoking. In fact, today there are more former smokers than current smokers. This resource provides information on smoking cessation.
In 2012, the Surgeon General concluded that there is a causal relationship between depictions of smoking in the movies and smoking initiation among young people. This resource provides details of these findings and the conclusions of the effects on our youth.
In this lesson, students simulate disease transmission in vaccinated and unvaccinated communities and then research vaccine-preventable diseases. They analyze indirect and direct costs associated with the immediate and long-term effects of the decision to vaccinate or not to vaccinate. In groups, students create an interactive project that includes a cost analysis and other research to increase awareness of vaccine-preventable diseases and their potential resurgence.
This resource provides information to help students understand how to maintain their health and prevent sickness by learning to wash their hands properly.
This article discusses the crisis of youth violence and how youth violence is preventable.
This article discusses Maria's story and how she includes physical activity in her daily life.