Health Module

Health Unit 1: Preventive Care

Learning Outcomes:

Learners will be able to . . .

• Formulate an understanding of preventive care and its importance in US health care culture.
• Identify community sources of affordable healthcare.
• Identify ways in which they can improve their own preventive care practices.
• Assess the extent of stress in their life.

Learners will. . .

• Use the Internet to locate instructional materials.
• Use a website to find information and learn about a health topic.
• Use word processing and e-mail to express their ideas in writing.

Literacy and ESOL Skills Addressed:

Learners will. . .

•  Read statistical information and answer questions on its meaning.
• Discuss the definition of preventive care.
• Write a story about health issues.
• Discuss solutions to health care access problems and write them down.
• Read simple medical-style text and process information.
• Express agreement or disagreement.
• Read items on a psychological scale and apply the scale items to their own life.

EFF Skills Addressed:

Learners will. . .

• Read with understanding and purpose.
• Analyze information and reflect on its meaning.
• Advocate and influence.
• Identify areas of agreement and disagreement.
• Use strategies to guide others.
• Convey ideas in writing with organization and purpose.
• Organize and relay spoken information effectively.
• Analyze the accuracy, bias and usefulness of information.
• Understand, interpret and work with symbolic information.
• Identify problems and propose solutions.
• Interact cooperatively with others.
• Use computers to acquire, process, and manage information.

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