Health Literacy in the 21st Century: Executive Summary On January 28-29, 2009 in Washington, D.C., the National Education Association Health Information Network (NEA HIN), with the support of the Unit...
TITLE ABSTRACT GRADE Lesson 10 Preventing and Fixing Indoor Air Pollution (Venn Diagram Activity) The purpose of this lesson is to develop solutions to indoor environment problems. Students will creat...
Health care now occupies 18% of the GDP of the U.S. at almost $2.5 trillion per year in expenditures. Now, more than ever before, young people are expected to make complex choices regarding hospitals ...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, chronic diseases cause 70% of all deaths in the United States (1.7 million a year). This means they are the single largest cause of death....
What is the Prostate? The prostate is a walnut-sized gland. A part of the male reproductive system, it makes the fluid that carries sperm. As you can see in the picture below, the prostate is locate...
The Radon Game http://www.epa.gov/region1/students/pdfs/activ6.pdf This is a short activity about radon. There are related warm-ups and activities listed. 1 class period Suggested Grade Level: 6-8 Too...
TITLE ABSTRACT GRADE Lesson 12 Magazine Publication Project The purpose of this lesson is to allow students to demonstrate knowledge at the culmination of a unit of study about IAQ. Students will desi...
On January 28-29, 2009 in Washington, D.C., the National Education Association Health Information Network (NEA HIN), with the support of the United Health Foundation (UHF), gathered together 30 expert...
NEA HIN IAQ Lesson Plans Now Available! The indoor or “built” environment is as fascinating and complex as the outdoor environment and since we spend 90% of our day indoors, the quality of the air ind...