National Academies Press: Iron Deficiency Anemia in u.s. Children and Women

In this personal health media literacy worksheet, learners use the eight questions on this sheet to evaluate a health news report on television. Students write paragraphs the determine whether the reports are valid sources of information.

Critical thinking and social justice are central themes for this resource on bias and crime in media. The class views and discusses an incisive PSA that highlights assumptions based on race. Small groups read newspaper opinion pieces...

Have your class members consider how their lifestyle choices may differ from those of their grandparents when they were younger. After brainstorming and discussing differences in lifestyle, pupils watch a Coca-Cola advertisement that...

A video [12:35] that explains iron deficiency anemia as well as some causes and treatments.

Thorough overview of iron deficiency. Includes information on symptoms, treatment, prevention, and much more.

This article discusses that despite efforts of the U.S. to increase iron levels in children by introducing iron fortified foods, there is still a percentage of children found to be iron deficient.

Information about how to find and apply for health insurance. Includes news, video, and state-by-state information about health care access and coverage.

How does a never-ending stream of depressing news affect people's mental stability? Find out in this Science Friday discussion.

Advance for Physical Therapists gives a web page of a bi-monthly news magazine for Physical Therapists.

This author relates his family's cancer story as a way of personalizing the work of Dr. Vogelstein and others in the battle to beat colon cancer.