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UNIT I

U.S. Department of Agriculture                                                           Chosemyplate.gov

Illustration of food groups, oils, and physical activity  

Lesson 1    Your daily meal chart for the week (handout) 

    

LESSON 2

This is the icon for MyPlate which replaced MyPyramid in June 2011. The new MyPlate icon is composed of a plate divided into 4 sections: fruits, vegetables, grains, and protein. A dairy section is off the plate to the side. The MyPlate graphic is positioned on a placemat with the website ChooseMyPlate.gov written underneath. The 5 sections of MyPlate are clickable and go to food group subpages.

What are Empty Calories? 

Analyze my diet

Lesson 3

Get a quick estimate of what and how much you need to eat. Enter your age, sex, height, weight, and level of physical activity to get a personal eating plan. 

1. Get a personalized Plan

2. Print out your customized Daily Food Plan.

3. FYI: Ideal Weight Caluclator http://diet.ivillage.com/quiz/topics/0,,7sh4wttm,00.html?ivNPA=1&sky=ggl|ivl|bmi1|df||c

 

LESSON 4

Grains Group Vegetable Group Fruit Group Dairy Group Protein Foods Group
Make at least half your grains whole. Vary your veggies. Focus on fruits. Get your calcium-rich foods. Go lean with protein.
Related Topics

  Oils
  Empty Calories
  Physical Activity
  Recipes

Complete Chart & answer questions (type)  

  What is in the group How much is needed Health benefits
Grains      
Vegetables      
Fruits      
Dairy      

Lesson 5  Steps to a Healthier You

     

Click, Read & Answer  Type questions & answers

  1. Why is it important to move toward a healthier weight?

  2. What are “nutrient-dense” forms of foods forms of food?

  3. What is Body Mass Index? 

  4.  Find your BMI click here.

  5. What should you do if your BMI or waist measurement is too high?

  6. How does overweight or obesity affect your health?

  7. Portion distortion quiz (Click here)

 8. (40 points) Plan a menu for 4 days. See Sample menu at 2000 calorie level that gives one example of how all of the recommendations for food group and nutrient intake can be integrated into a weekly menu. [PDF]  

 

Look up a food

 

UNIT 2
Factors that affect community health

Cancer Risks:  Cancer is a disease that might result from one or many factors, including your genes, your environment, your diet, or from changes that happen inside your body. In cancer, certain cells in your body start to grow and divide out of control. Eventually, these cells form clumps of unhealthy, fast-growing cells that interfere with your body’s normal functions. In this lesson, you will learn more about cancer and examine some of the possible causes of this disease.

Lesson 1

Read the article Toxicville and answer the following questions (type questions & answers)

1.        What community/communities are being affected by cancer?

2.        Who is developing cancer?

3.        Explain the alleged causes of cancer according to the article

4.        How have communities reacted to the high incidence of cancer?

5.        How have local government and health agencies responded?

6.        What conclusions can you draw from the article about the relationship between cancer and the environment?

7.        What other types of information might you need to convince you that these cancers are due to chemicals and pollutants in the environment?

8. Read and summarize an Additional story: [Another Tom's River Story] * [A Call to Civil Action - Woborn] * [Schools and Pesticides] [Symptoms of Pesticide Poisoning    

 

Lesson 2 

Many serious disorders, including cancer, can arise from a combination of inherited risk factors and environmental conditions. Researchers have identified a growing number of gene-related diseases. This also has led to an increased importance of genetic testing to screen for these conditions. In this part of the lesson, you will learn some basic information about the genetic connection to cancer risks by reading excerpts from Understanding Gene Testing, a booklet prepared by the National Cancer Institute and the National Center for Human Genome Research. Specifically, you should read these chapters:


After you have read the excerpts, answer the questions. (type questions & answers)

1.How do gene mutations occur?

2. What are the factors that can determine the outcome of a gene mutation?

3.Do most cancers result from random mutations in one’s lifetime or from an inherited mutation?

 

Lesson 3

We have learned that cancer is caused by an abnormal change in a cell’s DNA. But what causes this change? In this part of the lesson, you will read about some of the things that can cause cancer and about things that can increase a person’s risk for developing cancer.

 Begin by reading the following sections on the Known and Probable Carcinogens page of the American Cancer Society:

After you have read the excerpts, answer the questions (type questions & answers)

  1. According to the article, what causes cancer?
  2. What is a carcinogen?
  3. Do all carcinogens act directly on a cell’s DNA?
  4. Which two types of cancer studies are described in the article?  
Lesson 4

http://www.cancer.org

Learn About Cancer

Answer the following questions. (type questions & answers)

  1. What is cancer?
  2. What are the signs and symptoms of cancer
  3. How do cancers start?
  4. How do cancers spread?
  5. How do cancers differ?
  6. What causes cancer?
  7. Can injury cause cancer?
  8. Can stress cause cancer
  9. Is cancer contagious?
  10. Describe the solution for cleaning up contaminated groundwater in Jean Engineering.

Resource: http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/  

Cancer and the Environment: What You Need to Know and What You Can Do is a booklet that addresses concerns about the connection between cancer and exposure to toxic substances in the environment. Published by the National Institutes of Health, it contains information about which types of substances are either known to cause or likely to cause cancer. It also explains how scientists discover which substances are likely to cause cancer.  

 

UNIT 3

Common causes of disability and premature loss of life across life stages.

   Lesson 1  Research 4 diseases or medical conditions (3 physical and 1 mental)

              Type an activity sheet for each with the following information:

  1. Title : (name of disease or conditions)
  2. Definition of Disease or Condition
  3. What Causes the Disease or Condition?
  4. What are the Symptoms of The Disease or Condition?
  5. The Diagnosis of The Disease or Condition
  6. Treatment(s) For The Disease or Condition
  7. Internet Resources For More Information About the Disease or Condition
  8. Bibliography (works cited)  Must use at least 3 sources

Lesson 2:  PowerPoint Presentation of one disease or condition which includes the 8 topics. Include animation and audio

Resource: CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

UNIT 4

Read the following fact sheets from The Center for Disease Control (www.cdc.gov). Summarize each on a chart. Number the chart correctly.

 

Articles

Summary-Each requires 50 words minimum

1. Adolescent Tobacco Use

 

2. Secondhand Smoke Causes Heart Disease

Secondhand Smoke Causes Lung Cancer

Secondhand Smoke Causes Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

 

3. Adolescent Alcohol and Drug Use

 

4. Teen Driver Safety

 

5. Sexually Transmitted Diseases

 

6. Sexual Risk Behaviors

 

7. HIV/AIDS

 

8. Adolescent Sexual Behaviors

 

9. Injury & Violence

 

10.   Unintentional Injuries, Violence, and the Health of Young People

 

11. Adolescent Injuries

 

12. Childhood Overweight

 

13. Suicide

 

 

14. Water Safety (for Youth)

 

15. Fireworks

 

16. Adolescents and Skin Cancer

 

17.Understanding Child Maltreatment Fact Sheet

 

18. Child Maltreatment: Facts at a Glance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UNIT 5
Medicine Chart/Drugs- minimum of 15. Choose drug, disease, illness & complete the chart below.
Disease/Illness Drug Positive Affects Negative/Side Affects