World Health Research & Epidemiology Resource Page
CURRICULUM, LESSON PLANS & DVDS
Sick Around the World
Lesson plans & DVD from PBS Frontline
Excellent way for students to learn about healthcare systems around the globe.
Rx for Survival: The Heroes DVD
Wonderful DVD that gives students a look inside the global health campaigns that have saved countless lives in poor communities around the world.
Rx for Survival: A Global Health Challenge DVD (3PK)
Emmy nominated film examines the critical worldwide threats from old diseases and bizarre new ailments resistant to modern medicine.
The six-episode series profiles such diseases as Ebola fever, SARS, the West Nile virus, HIV/AIDS, & the avian flu.
A Science Odyssey - Matters of Life and Death
A wonderful documentary that tracks the passion and determination of medical science in the twentieth century.
Available at amazon.com for under $20.00.
And the Band Played On DVD
History of how the AIDS virus was tracked and identified (good epidemiology film)
Can order this unforgettable film at amazon.com for under $15.00.
Teaching Epidemiology
CDC's wonderful Excellence in Curriculum Innovation through Teaching Epidemiology and the Science of Public Health (EXCITE!).
Includes a collection of teaching and reference materials that introduce students to public health and epidemiology.
Global Envision
Lesson plans about the political, economic and social effects of disease, particularly the effects on developing countries.
Students learn about ways in which globalization has affected health around the world and about international public health officials' suggested responses to the spread of infectious disease.
NOW: Global Health
Global health lesson plans, which includes good resources.
NOVA Teachers: Cancer Warrior
This site includes a teacher’s guide, classroom activity, and related resources.
There is also a DVD for purchase ($19.95 for non-members)
Immune Attack!
Good site that will help students remember components of the immune system.
Includes game.
NIH Snapshots of Science & Medicine
Great resources for science teachers.
Teacher Connections
New York Times Learning Network
Wonderful lesson plans (arranged by subject area-- see Science and Health).
Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES)
Includes epidemiology teaching units for high school students, epidemiology resources, and YES competition information.
The Spread of Disease lesson plan
Koshland Science Museum Educational Lesson Plans & Activities
Topics include: Climate Change, Energy Efficiency, Vaccines & Immunity, Drug Resistance, Microbial Evolution, Infectious Disease, Public Health, DNA & Genetics
Guns, Germs and Steel lesson plans
Lesson plans are designed to accompany specific episodes in the three-part Guns, Germs & Steel PBS series
Multi-disciplinary lessons that integrate World History, geography, economics, current events, and life sciences
PUBLICATIONS
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication from the CDC.
Can subscribe or download issues.
Research News
Publication from Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research
Excellent articles, which you can read online
Published four times annually
However, only distributed free of charge to a controlled circulation list within Canada.
Findings
Publication from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS).
Biannual online magazine that showcases cutting-edge science that improves health.
Free printed copies also available (educators may order 30 per publication).
Biomedical Beat
Online monthly digest of biomedical research news from NIGMS.
Computing Life
Publication from the National Institute of Health (NIH).
Excellent magazine that highlights the exciting ways that scientists are using the power of computers to expand our knowledge of biology and medicine.
Visit Computing Life online for new articles, interviews, multimedia and other "Web Extras" (educators may order 30 for classroom).
Science Daily: Health & Medicine News
Online science magazine with latest medical research.
Includes good medical news videos.
BROCHURES
Curiosity Creates Cures: The Value & Impact of Basic Research
NIH Pub. No. 05-5493, printed 2004, 3-fold brochure.
Covers the importance of basic biomedical research in leading to new medicines, technologies, scientific tools, and other payoffs.
Why do Basic Research?
NIH brochure that discusses the goals, nature, and some of the advances made possible by basic biomedical research.
ONLINE MEDICAL INFORMATION
MedicineNet
An online, healthcare media publishing company
Provides easy-to-read, in-depth, authoritative medical information.
User-friendly, interactive web site
MISCELLANEOUS RESOURCES
Diigo -
One of my favorite knowledge sharing communities.
Allows you to highlight the web and add sticky notes. Very cool.
My Diigo bookmarks
Everything Mediation
Good source for conflict resolution tips, classroom management, dealing with difficult behavior, teen violence, etc.
Smartboard in the Classroom
Good information and activities for interactive whiteboards.
Free Sound Effects
Wonderful site for presentation sound effects.
IVN's Nano Bio Kit
Educational kits to help teachers introduce applications of bioengineering and nanotechnology to their students.
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF HOSPITAL information
Organizational Structure of Hsp - Lesson Plan (PDF)
Organizational Structure of Hsp - PowerPoint (PPT)
TMC Organ. St. (PDF)
Organizational St. Chart (PDF)
Hospital Purchasing (PDF)
Hospital Financial Chart (PDF)
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