Students learn about what the Immune System is and how it works. Whether you're stomping through the showers in your bare feet after gym class or touching the bathroom doorknob, you're being exposed to germs. Fortunately for most of us, the immune system is constantly on call to do battle with bugs that could put us out of commission.
Every day, almost 30 people in the United States die in motor vehicle crashes that involve an alcohol-impaired driver. This amounts to one death every 48 minutes. The annual cost of alcohol-related crashes totals more than $51 billion. This resource provides effective measures that can help prevent injuries and deaths from alcohol-impaired driving.
Students learn about implantable contraception including how it works, who uses it, and possible side effects.
This lesson begins on page 2 of thepdf document. In this lesson, students will discuss peer influences and how to respond when asked to use alcohol.
This article provides information to help students understand sexual harrassment and sexual abuse including how to protect themselves.
This resource provides information on how foodborne diseases are an important public health problem in the United States. It includes incidence and trends related to foodborne diseases.
You know that basking in the sun is bad for you ? sun worshippers have prematurely aging skin, wrinkles, and maybe even skin cancer to look forward to. But what about tanning beds? Unfortunately, they can still cause the same (or worse) problems. In fact, doctors say that the use of tanning salons is one reason they're treating more and more young patients for skin cancer. This article compares indoor tanning vs. sunlight and provides students with information on understanding how to minimize risk.
This resource contains both an article and video with information on protection against UV rays involved in indoor tanning.
White settlers were responsible for introducing several diseases, including cholera, to the Native American population. This lesson focuses on the spread of infectious diseases and compares cholera to Ebola and other infectious diseases.
In this resource, students are presented with an infographic about fire safety.
This activity helps the students understand the importance of online safety.
Students investigate the importance of branding and messaging, especially as they relate to parity products such as beer and alcohol.
Students will understand that eating foods that are low in fat is important for their overall good health.
Students learn tips for running in the heat and explains why it can be dangerous.
Attractive packaging and clever advertising often hide the nutritional quality of a food. Students will use food labels to compare the fat content of similar foods so they can make more informed choices. Fat content is the focus of this lesson. Most Americans consume more fat than is recommended. High-fat diets have been linked to obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and certain types of cancer.
In this video students are urged to talk about HIV and learn about prevention.
It's tough to stay alert in classes all day, do stuff after school, see your friends, and get through all your homework at night. Who has time to add physical activity to this list? It?s a weird but true fact: being active actually helps you feel more awake and have the energy to do all the things you want to do every day. Activity helps you feel better, stay alert, and deal with stress. Plus, it helps you sleep better?so you?ve tackled two parts of the energy equation at once. This resource allows students to check their knowledge on physical activity and nutrition.
Students will become familiar with the nutritional value of foods advertised on television and in magazines.
This interactive resource provides students the opportunity to give characters advice when faced with stressful or pressured situations.
In this lesson students will identify a variety of healthy foods.