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ProCon.org

Pro Con: Should All Americans Have the Right (Be Entitled) to Health Care?

For Students 9th - 10th
Website with comprehensive resources on the debate over the right to health care. Presents research, studies and arguments surrounding the topic.
Lesson Plan
Bill of Rights Institute

Bill of Rights Institute: Healthcare Act, Federalism, and the Commerce Clause

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Utilize a lesson plan focused on cases brought against the federal government based on part of the Affordable Healthcare Act.
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Can Health Care Be Cured of Racial Bias?

For Students 9th - 10th
Article reports on the history and current status of racial bias in the health care industry. Includes an audio version of the story.
Lesson Plan
Bill of Rights Institute

Bill of Rights Institute: Is the Healthcare Act Constitutional

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Offer students an opportunity to evaluate whether they find the Healthcare Act constitutional or not based upon the Commerce Clause through this lesson plan.
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Other

U.s. Department of Health & Human Services: Health Care

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about how to find and apply for health insurance. Includes news, video, and state-by-state information about health care access and coverage.
Lesson Plan
Social Science Education Consortium

Ssec: Health Care: Who Should Pay the Cost? [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this investigation, students explore issues around the provision of health care in the United States. They look at how it is financed, why the costs are growing so rapidly, whether it is a public or private good, and possible...
Article
PBS

Pbs News Hour: Democrats Push Through Historic, Controversial Health Care Bill

For Students 9th - 10th
President Obama signed into law a historic health care bill; making the most dramatic changes to the American health care system in four decades. Follow the details of the bill, its history, and the controversy behind this historic bill,...
Unit Plan
Bill of Rights Institute

Bill of Rights Institute: Religious Freedom and the Affordable Healthcare Act

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Summary, resources, and activities addressing the constitutionality with regard to the first amendment which surfaced with the Affordable Healthcare Act.
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Simulation in Healthcare

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students learn how engineering design is applied to solve healthcare problems by using an engineering tool called simulation. While engineering design is commonly used to study and design everything from bridges, factories, airports to...
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Employment Spot

Employment Spot: Health Care Employment Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the Health Care Employment Resources using the Employment Spot career resources.
Unit Plan
University of Minnesota

Univerity of Minnesota: Global Rem: Brain Drain: Healthcare Workers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource uses a map and newspaper articles to provide a broad overview of the contemporary 'brain drain' of healthcare workers. Its goal is to further understand the dynamics of contemporary migrations of healthcare workers and to...
Lesson Plan
PBS

Now With Bill Moyers: Rising Costs of Health Care

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore and evaluate different points of view on the rising costs of health care in the U.S., and identify the impact of rising costs. Formulate a solution to this problem, and write a persuasive letter proposing ways to control health...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: Health Care

For Students 9th - 10th
This website contains an interactive timeline about the history of health care in the United States.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Innovative Approaches to Healthcare in Mozambique and Beyond

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn about limited health resources in Mozambique and innovative approaches taken there and in other countries to combat public health problems. They will learn about the importance of healthcare for women and children. The...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Disparities in Healthcare Access

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a passage about disparities in healthcare access and answer the follow-up questions.
Article
Other

Reuters: Summary of Obama's Healthcare Proposal [Feb. 2010]

For Students 9th - 10th
This article outlines changes proposed to Obama's healthcare bill by the White House, changes that attempt to address the different views of the Senate and of the House of Representatives. [Date of article: 02/22/2010]
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PBS

Pbs News Hour: Fixing the Health Care System

For Students 9th - 10th
This Online News Hour page provides an overview of President Barrack Obama's interests in health care reform. Links are also provided to five health care related stories in addition to class resources suitable for grades 7-12.
Article
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: The Tech: Health Care Reform Requires Passage of Clinton Plan

For Students 9th - 10th
Details Bill Clinton's health care reform plan.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Healthcare Crisis Timeline

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the history of health care and health insurance in 20th century America and create an illustrated timeline featuring major events and policies that led to the current state of national health care crisis.
Activity
Other

Economics of Health Care: Price Elasticity of Demand

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a thorough analysis of the concept of elasticity, and uses an example in the health care industry.
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National Institutes of Health

National Library of Medicine: Health Care to Native Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Focuses on the administration of health care to Native American recipients by the United States Government.
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PBS

News Hour: New Orleans Health Care

For Students 9th - 10th
News Hour examines the health care problems that are being addressed by a medical assistance program in this report form February, 2006. Many poor and ill people impacted by Hurricane Katrina, are getting much needed help. Video, audio,...
Handout
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Preventing Needlestick Injuries in Health Care Settings

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a pamphlet of information for health care workers to guide their safety when working with needles.
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PBS

Pbs News Hour: Health Care Coverage Debate

For Students 9th - 10th
News story and discussion from February, 2006 covering President George W. Bush's Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and their effectiveness. Audio, Video and transcript of report is available.

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