Debbie Minor, M.Ed,Director

Shanan Barthold, BA, Assistant Director

3821 Lorna Road, Suite 118 & 120

Hoover, AL 35244

205-989-8333

dhminor@bellsouth.net

HOMECAHABA SCHOOL HEALTH RESOURCES
   

Student Assignment Page  

Assignments are posted weekly, but students must daily check assignment board at school for updates.

 

 

UNIT 1

  

U.S. Department of Agriculture                                                            MyPyrimid.gov 

Illustration of food groups, oils, and physical activity

Image of MyPyramid One size doesn't fit all. MyPyramid Plan offers you a personal eating plan with the foods and amounts that are right for you. Use the advice "Inside MyPyramid" to help you:

  • Make smart choices from every food group.
  • Find your balance between food and physical activity.
  • Get the most nutrition out of your calories.
  • Stay within your daily calorie needs.

I.  Lesson I      Read the following Resources

II.  Lesson II   

MyPyramid Plan
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. Go now.

  1. Print out your MyPyramid Plan (your results)
  2. Print out your Meal Tracking Worksheet (make 4 copies) Fill in the worksheets for Monday-Thursday.

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

 

III. LESSON III

Thumbnail of foodsInside The Pyramid   Explore the pyramid to learn about the food groups

1. Take notes on each

1. Grains

2. Vegetables

3. Fruits 

4. Milk

5. Meat & Beans

6. Oils

 

 

 

 2. Complete Chart & answer questions (type)

 

What’s in the group?

How much is needed?

Health benefits

1. Grains

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Vegetables

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Fruits

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Milk

 

 

 

 

 

5. Meat & Beans

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. Oils

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. What are Discretionary Calories?

  2. How many can I have?

  3. How are solid fats different from oils?

  4. What are "added sugars"?

IV. Lesson IV  Steps to a Healthier You

     
Image of MyPyramidI. Click, Read & Answer Steps to a Healthier Weight   

II. 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 

  5. What is a healthy weight?  (use the chart to determine your healthy weight)  

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

  7. How does overweight or obesity affect your health?

  8. How is your waist circumference related to your health?

  9. Portion distortion quiz (Click here)  

  II. 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]

   

   

 
 

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 I 

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 II 

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 III

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 IV

Read What Are the Risk Factors for Developing Cancer?

Answer the following questions. (type questions & answers)

  1. What is a risk factor?
  2. Describe some factors that are likely to play a major role in increasing a person’s risk of cancer.
  3. What are some behavioral choices that could affect your cancer risk?
  4. Describe some environmental factors that are discussed in the article.  
  5. 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