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Bubonic PlagueIn this video segment adapted from A Science Odyssey, learn about bubonic plague and how city officials in San Francisco tried to contain its spread in the early 1900s. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Video |
Choosing Foods for Your HealthThis resource includes two video segments adapted from Living With MyType2 and features diabetic teenagers Misty and Tim explaining how they carefully choose the foods they eat. Accessibility features: Caption |
5-12 |
Video |
Eating Healthy FoodsIn this video adapted from Media That Matters, students explain how healthy foods help your body and processed foods can harm it. Accessibility features: Caption |
3-8 |
Video |
The Health Benefits of ExerciseIn this video adapted from Living with MyType2, a teen with diabetes works out with a coach and learns some of the health benefits of exercise. Accessibility features: Caption |
5-12 |
Video |
Heart Disease: America's Leading Cause of DeathLearn why heart disease, a largely preventable condition, is the leading cause of death in this country today, in this video adapted from The Hidden Epidemic: Heart Disease in America. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Video |
The Science Behind Appetite This video segment, adapted from NOVA, tells the story of a ballerina battling anorexia. It explains how serotonin regulates appetite, and presents some of the health risks that accompany the eating disorder.
Accessibility features: Caption |
5-12 |
Video |
Is Autism Genetic or Environmental?In this video segment from Greater Boston, learn about conflicting theories regarding the cause of autism. Accessibility features: Caption |
9-12 |
Video |
John Snow: Pioneer of EpidemiologyThe key tactics of epidemiology—surveillance and response—were first used by Dr. John Snow during a cholera outbreak in 1850s London, as dramatized in this video segment adapted from Rx for Survival. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Video |
Malaria Treatment and Prevention StrategiesIn this video segment adapted from Rx for Survival, watch a graphic representation of the malaria parasite and hear from experts about the physical and economic effects of the disease on the human population, as well as treatments and preventive measures. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Video |
PellagraIn this video segment adapted from A Science Odyssey, learn about pellagra, a mysterious and deadly disease that affected populations living in the American South in the early 20th century, and how a scientist experimented to find a cure. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Video |
West Nile Virus Outbreak in NYCLearn how doctors in both the veterinary and human health fields unraveled the mystery of the deadly West Nile virus outbreak in New York City in this video segment adapted from Rx for Survival. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Video |
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