Health & Wellness © 2008Unit 1:
Health SkillsWeb Links
| National Cancer Institute | | Part of the National Institutes of Health, the National Cancer Institute is dedicated to the research, education, and prevention of cancer. Use the information from this site to design your own brochure to educate people about the different types of cancer.
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http://www.nci.nih.gov/
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| National Institutes of Health | | The National Institutes of Health is funded by the federal government to uncover new knowledge that will lead to better health for everyone. Visit the News section of this site and research a health topic. Write your own news article based on this information.
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http://www.nih.gov/
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| American Red Cross | | The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization that is supported and run by volunteers. The Red Cross provides relief for emergencies and helps educate people to cope with and recover from disasters. Visit the Youth section of the Web site and link to the Virtual Museum and History. Make a scrapbook showing how the Red Cross helps people and how you can get involved.
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http://www.redcross.org/
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| American Heart Association | | The American Heart Association is dedicated to reducing the occurrence of disability and death from cardiovascular disease. Write a journal entry that explains how to live a healthy lifestyle.
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http://www.americanheart.org/
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| National Health Information Center | | Click on the healthfinder button for the link to the health library. Using the health library link to diseases and conditions, get the list for letter "d" and select diabetes. Play the Brain Sprain game to test your diabetes knowledge.
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http://www.health.gov/nhic/
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| Rules for Evaluating Advertisements | | Use this link to learn about the advertising and promotion of a product or service. Students should each bring at least one print ad to class. Working in groups of 4-6, evaluate each ad for technique used and target audience. Why do you think this technique was used?
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http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/resources/educational/handouts/advertising_marketing/common_ad_strats.cfm
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