Virtual Museum of Canada
Virtual Museum of Canada: Getting Better
The Virtual Museum of Canada invites you to visit Getting Better hospital, where you can interact with patients, health care workers, even germs! Or visit a dozen specialized rooms of the hospital and see what goes on there, from surgery...
Emory University
Hispanic Patients Face Language Barriers in Emergencies
With the large number of non-English speaking people living in the U.S., language barriers are apparent. Problems with language barriers arise during health care. The article makes you think of the hardships involved. Suggestions are given.
C3 Teachers
C3 Teachers: Inquiries: Affordable Care Act
A learning module on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that includes several supporting questions accompanied by formative tasks and source materials, followed by a summative performance task. Topics covered include identifying who was not...
Other
Lung Cancer: It's Time to Focus on Lung Cancer
LungCancer.org contains great information, from an easy-to-understand guide to the disease to the very latest in treatment options. The site is sponsored by Cancer Care and the Oncology Nursing Society and provides great information...
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Spanish 3: Unit 6: La Salud
In this learning module, students learn how to talk about illness, the body, and one's health, and compare health care facilities in Hispanic countries to those in the US. Includes games, exercises, modeled vocalization of words and...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Navigating Medicare's New Drug Benefit
In question and answer format, NPR takes a look at Medicare's new drug program and its effect on senior citizens. Links to numerous other NPR reports on this subject. 1/27/2006
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
Abpi: History of Medicine
A complete, self-guided lesson on the history of medicine and the advancements in medical technology. An interactive, virtual timeline helps students visualize the historical events. There is a self-checking quiz at the end of the lesson.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Information, Please
Investigate the crisis involving high prescription costs and explore health insurance options and the terminology associated with health care. Examine the impact of health care issues on government legislation and use layman's terms to...
Other
California Academy of Physician Assistants: Homepage
Home page for California Academy of Physician Assistants, one of the largest statewide organizations of Physician Assistants. This site has a great deal of information regarding the P.A. career. Included in this site are a brief history...
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American Academy of Physician Assistants
The home page of the premier professional organization of Physician Assistants. Site includes a bookstore, a search engine to research current health and healthcare issues, and biographical information on the top PA's in the country.
Read Works
Read Works: All in a Day's Work
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage discusses some possible jobs associated with health care. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Frontline: Sick Around the World Teacher's Guide
Students learn about health care in other countries with this Teacher's Guide to "Sick Around the World." The FRONTLINE video explores how ?ve other capitalist democracies - the United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, Taiwan and Switzerland -...
Geographic
Photius: Mexico Society Index
This homepage provides links to much information concerning Mexican society, including ethnicity and language, income distribution, structure of society, education, health care, and more.
National Institutes of Health
U.s. National Library of Medicine: Pub Med Online Training
Learn how to gain access to MEDLINE, the National Library of Medicine database of citations and abstracts in the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, health care systems, and preclinical sciences.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Addressing Health Mysteries
Describe the networks within the health care systems internationally, explore the impact of the SARS epidemic on world health and examine the effectiveness of the World Health Organization in communicable disease surveillance and response.
Other
Visiting Nurse Associations of America
Home page of association of professional nurses working in the home-care setting. This site includes reference to current publications and also contains information for families and caregivers regarding home healthcare issues.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: The Price We Pay for Health: Us and Canada
Students will review the health systems of United States and Canada. They will identify the positive aspects of each system. They will look at the trade-offs associated with those positive aspects. In Canada, everyone has health care,...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Better Living Through Science
This lesson involves research on scientists whose accomplishments have impacted areas of nutrition, sanitation, or health care. Students will research an area of their choice, record information on a graphic organizer, and use the...
AllRefer
All Refer Reference: Russia: Declining Health Care in the 70s and 80s
A great article depicting the declining standard of living in the Soviet Union. Research showed rising infant mortality, falling life expectancy, among other grim statistics painting a bad picture of state of health in the Soviet Union....
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University of Iowa Health Care: Smoking: Tips on How to Quit
A resource to help people stop smoking. Includes the benefits to quitting smoking as well as the keys to success.
Other
University of Iowa Health Care: Acne, Pimples, Zits
Article that covers the skin condition of acne and includes details on what it is, causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention, and myths.
Other
University of Iowa Health Care: Eczema: The Dry Skin Disease
Article that covers the topic of eczema with information on what it is, causes and symptoms.
Other
University of Iowa Health Care: Poison Ivy: The Most Common of Allergens
Article that covers the topic of poison ivy and includes details on identifying it, symptoms, misconceptions, treatment, and how to avoid it.
Other
University of Iowa Health Care: Anorexia Nervosa
This resource provides information describing diagnosing anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa as well as the treatment for both eating disorders.
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