Health and Diseases

Lesson April 24 – Wrapping up Vaccines and Diseases….

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1) finish up ppt/videos on vaccines

2) Sarah and Hayley – presentation

3) assignment:

Health / Diseases: Making a Difference         20 marks

Look up TWO different organizations that are making a difference in the field of health in the social justice arena.  Please stick with the diseases/health issue we have looked at in class.  For EACH organization do the following:

a) Name of organization

b) What is the organization doing in the field of health?  Please give some details….who is being helped?  how?  why?    Give at least 3 specifics showing ways they are helping.

c) In what areas of the world are they working?

d) What can the average person do to help this organization?  or can they?

e) What progress has been made and how long has it taken to do this?

Wed April 1 – Malaria

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1) finish up ebola – how do you stop it?

http://www.vox.com/2014/8/5/5967245/ebola-outbreak-virus-disease-symptoms-how-stop/in/5712456

2)  label Uganda, Nigeria and Rwanda on your African map

3) true/false on Malaria

4) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5J72xdavT4 – video introducing Malaria

5) with a partner, log on to a computer and go to Google News

  • look up an article from the last 6 months about malaria (article should be about 1-2 pages)
  • write the name of the article on the board so nobody else takes it
  • Read article and jot down 10 key points/pieces of information