Health Module Table of Contents

Health Module Introduction and Project Ideas

Unit 1: Preventive Care
Lesson 1. Preventive Care in the United States
Learners examine the expectation of preventive care practices in the US and discuss ways to access affordable preventive care.

Lesson 2. Understanding Preventive Care
Learners examine what constitutes preventive care.

Lesson 3. Stress Management as Preventive Care
Learners use a scale to determine their own stress levels and discuss the effects of stress on body systems.

Unit 2: A Healthy Community
Lesson 1. Who is Responsible for a Healthy Community?
Learners look at the role of government in protecting community health.

Lesson 2: Examining Health Trends in Fairfax County
Learners use health department data to determine health trends in Fairfax County and they evaluate websites for researching health topics and trends.

Unit 3: Understanding Health Insurance
Lesson 1: The Language of Health Insurance
Learners study vocabulary and concepts essential for the use of health insurance.

Lesson 2: Choosing a Health Insurance Plan
Learners analyze their own health insurance needs and compare insurance plans.

Unit 4: Communicating with Health Care Providers
Lesson 1: US Health Care Culture
Learners identify mainstream US health care's cultural practices and compare them to other cultures.
Lesson 2: Communicating your Medical History
Learners develop vocabulary for communicating symptoms and medical history orally and on a medical form.

Unit 5: Examining Health Conditions
Lesson 1: Examining HIV/AIDS
Learners conduct guided research on the Internet and use the results to teach each other about HIV/AIDS.

Lesson 2: Examining Diabetes
Learners conduct guided research on the Internet and use the results to teach each other about diabetes.

Lesson3: Examining First Aid
Learners conduct guided research on the Internet and use the results to teach each other about first aid care for accidents and emergencies.