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Data Spreadsheet - Mortality Rates Of Children In Urban Populations Around The World, Center For Urban Resilience
Data Spreadsheet - Mortality Rates Of Children In Urban Populations Around The World, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 05: Public Health & Water Quality
This lesson introduces students to the module about public health by getting them to consider what does it means for a country, city or neighborhood to be healthy", what factors impact the health of people and what unique challenges do cities face in terms of public health. The goal of the lesson is to get students to brainstorm ideas and begin to start thinking about this topic. The concepts in this lesson will be revisited throughout the module. Students analyze public health data from across the world. These data sets are used to introduce the driving question for the module …
Lesson Plan: Public Health And Cities, Center For Urban Resilience
Lesson Plan: Public Health And Cities, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 05: Public Health & Water Quality
No abstract provided.
Student Pages - Investigating Public Health Data, Center For Urban Resilience
Student Pages - Investigating Public Health Data, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 05: Public Health & Water Quality
In this module, you will be investigating the driving question – How can I make my neighborhood a healthier place to live? Before looking at your neighborhood, you will first look at some health data from across the world to think about what does it mean for an area to be “healthy” and what factors impact public health.
Student Pages - Answer Key, Center For Urban Resilience
Student Pages - Answer Key, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 05: Public Health & Water Quality
No abstract provided.
Lesson Plan: Choices And Health, Center For Urban Resilience
Lesson Plan: Choices And Health, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 05: Public Health & Water Quality
The purpose of this lesson is to explore the evolution of human culture and its relation to health. Because overall population health is difficult to measure, statistics of life expectancy will be presented. Factors that influence life expectancy such as access to resources and technology as well as culture will be discussed. Students will also compare the weekly food consumption of different countries to explore how culture may play a role in health. Finally students will participate in an activity that has them reflect on their own choices and the possible influence of culture on those choices.
Powerpoint - Environment, Choice, And Health, Center For Urban Resilience
Powerpoint - Environment, Choice, And Health, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 05: Public Health & Water Quality
No abstract provided.
Teacher Questions - How Healthy Is My Lifestyle, Center For Urban Resilience
Teacher Questions - How Healthy Is My Lifestyle, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 05: Public Health & Water Quality
No abstract provided.
Student Pages - How Healthy Is My Lifestyle?, Center For Urban Resilience
Student Pages - How Healthy Is My Lifestyle?, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 05: Public Health & Water Quality
The choices we make everyday contribute to our health. Although taken individually, each choice doesn’t seem to be that important, many people do not consider how many of their choices work together to affect their overall health. This activity will ask you to consider your lifestyle choices as factors that positively or negatively contribute to your health.
Lesson Plan: Water Quality And Public Health, Center For Urban Resilience
Lesson Plan: Water Quality And Public Health, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 05: Public Health & Water Quality
The purpose of this lesson is to explore how water quality affects human health. The importance of this issue has led to the separation of drinking water from wastewater in most developed countries. When potable water is not separated from other types of water, the risk of disease and infection from microorganisms and toxic chemicals increases. Students will learn about common contaminants found in untreated water and explore ways that the water can be made potable. Students will participate in an activity to create a water filter prototype and test its effectiveness.
Powerpoint - What Is In My Drinking Water? A Primer On Potable Water Treatment, Center For Urban Resilience
Powerpoint - What Is In My Drinking Water? A Primer On Potable Water Treatment, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 05: Public Health & Water Quality
No abstract provided.
Reading - The Challenge Of Clean Drinking Water, Center For Urban Resilience
Reading - The Challenge Of Clean Drinking Water, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 05: Public Health & Water Quality
No abstract provided.
Water Quality Test Results, Center For Urban Resilience
Water Quality Test Results, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 05: Public Health & Water Quality
No abstract provided.
Water Filter Student Design Plan, Center For Urban Resilience
Water Filter Student Design Plan, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 05: Public Health & Water Quality
No abstract provided.
Lesson Plan: Clean Air, Good Health, Center For Urban Resilience
Lesson Plan: Clean Air, Good Health, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 05: Public Health & Water Quality
The purpose of this investigation is to have students understand the causes and impact of air pollution especially as it relates to ground level ozone and air particles as well as the role of cities in producing air pollution. Students will read a brochure about ground level ozone created by the Environmental Protection Agency. They will then run a simulation controlling for different factors in a city and recording how changes affect the air pollution within a given location. Lastly, students will analyze ground level ozone data for the New England area from 1983 – 2007 in order to determine …
Powerpoint - Ozone Maps, Center For Urban Resilience
Powerpoint - Ozone Maps, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 05: Public Health & Water Quality
No abstract provided.
Student Pages - Smog City!, Center For Urban Resilience
Student Pages - Smog City!, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 05: Public Health & Water Quality
No abstract provided.
Student Pages - Answer Key - Smog City!, Center For Urban Resilience
Student Pages - Answer Key - Smog City!, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 05: Public Health & Water Quality
No abstract provided.
Student Pages - Is The Clean Air Act Working In New England, Center For Urban Resilience
Student Pages - Is The Clean Air Act Working In New England, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 05: Public Health & Water Quality
No abstract provided.
Student Pages - Answer Key - Is The Clean Air Act Working In New England, Center For Urban Resilience
Student Pages - Answer Key - Is The Clean Air Act Working In New England, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 05: Public Health & Water Quality
No abstract provided.
Student Pages - You Are The Phi, Center For Urban Resilience
Student Pages - You Are The Phi, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 05: Public Health & Water Quality
In this activity, you are playing the role of a Public Health Investigator (PHI) assigned to a case. In your city, there has been a recent outbreak of sickness that is affecting dozens of people. The doctors report that the illness is caused by a bacterial infection. All of these people have reported a similar illness over the past 24 hours. They have reported nausea, diarrhea, fever and chills. However, the infection is generally not transferable from person-to-person. Therefore, people who are sickened by the bacteria must be acquiring the infection from a source.
Student Pages - Answer Key - You Are The Phi, Center For Urban Resilience
Student Pages - Answer Key - You Are The Phi, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 05: Public Health & Water Quality
No abstract provided.
Lesson Plan: Income And Food Options, Center For Urban Resilience
Lesson Plan: Income And Food Options, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 05: Public Health & Water Quality
Students will explore the relationship between the availability of affordable, high quality (nutritious and fresh) food and health by watching a You Tube video and reading a narrative about food deserts. Students will then investigate the food options which are available to them and consider their daily food choices in light of that which is recommended for healthy living. To end the lesson, student will consider some factors associated with cardiovascular disease and reflect on their food choices in light of that information. Given their food choices, students will be asked to reflect on what factors most influence the food …
Reading - The Wealth Connection In Public Health, Center For Urban Resilience
Reading - The Wealth Connection In Public Health, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 05: Public Health & Water Quality
No abstract provided.
Student Pages - Shopping List Handout - Where Can I Get Food In My Neighborhood?, Center For Urban Resilience
Student Pages - Shopping List Handout - Where Can I Get Food In My Neighborhood?, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 05: Public Health & Water Quality
No abstract provided.
Student Pages - Where Can I Get Food In My Neighborhood?, Center For Urban Resilience
Student Pages - Where Can I Get Food In My Neighborhood?, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 05: Public Health & Water Quality
No abstract provided.
Student Pages - Answer Key, Center For Urban Resilience
Student Pages - Answer Key, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 05: Public Health & Water Quality
No abstract provided.
Lesson Plan: Green Space And Public Health, Center For Urban Resilience
Lesson Plan: Green Space And Public Health, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 05: Public Health & Water Quality
The purpose of this lesson is to continue exploring characteristics of urban areas that promote public health. Specifically, this lesson focuses on how green space improves neighborhood health by providing space for recreation, which decreases obesity. The lesson begins by having students brainstorm how they typically spend their time during a day off on a snowy day in the winter and a sunny day in the summer. Next, students work in groups either by making calculations using a website or looking at data tables to investigate how living near green space can affect an individual’s activities and the number of …
Powerpoint - What Is Type 2 Diabetes?, Center For Urban Resilience
Powerpoint - What Is Type 2 Diabetes?, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 05: Public Health & Water Quality
No abstract provided.
Student Pages - What Do You Typically Do On A Winter Day? Summer Day?, Center For Urban Resilience
Student Pages - What Do You Typically Do On A Winter Day? Summer Day?, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 05: Public Health & Water Quality
No abstract provided.
Student Pages - Answer Key - What Do You Typically Do On A Winter Day? Summer Day?, Center For Urban Resilience
Student Pages - Answer Key - What Do You Typically Do On A Winter Day? Summer Day?, Center For Urban Resilience
Module 05: Public Health & Water Quality
No abstract provided.