Mental Health Literacy
Mental Health and High School Curriculum Guide - Version 3
A 171-page curriculum provides educators with the information they need to help and support high schoolers' mental health. The curriculum targets five domains: learning how to maintain good mental health, learning about mental disorders...
Nemours KidsHealth
Eating Disorders: Grades 9-12
After gathering information about various eating disorders, high schoolers create a poster or infographic that presents both unhealthy and healthy appearances and eating habits. A second activity asks pupils to craft letters of advice to...
Nemours KidsHealth
Eating Disorders: Grades 6-8
Raise awareness of eating disorders with a two-activity lesson with middle schoolers reading articles to gather background information and then create audio messages and advertisements that promote healthy self-esteem and body image.
Curated OER
Health Concerns Lecture
This lesson on health concerns includes a ton of information. There is a PowerPoint presentation that walks through the entire lesson. If you want a quick introduction to these topics then run through this slide presentation quickly, but...
Nemours KidsHealth
Eating Disorders: Grades 3-5
Explore the idea of self-esteem through different mediums. Research what is needed for increased self-esteem: list three things one might do well in, take a photo of an activity where each student is performing well, and examine how the...
Curated OER
Distorted Mirror Soul Search
Students participate in activities to gain a better understanding of how people with eating disorders see themselves. They attempt to see good things about themselves including inner qualities.
Curated OER
What's On Your Plate?
Young scholars keep running record of the activities they engage in and the food they eat. In this lesson on healthy living, students discuss the dangers of anorexia and bulimia, record their activity level and food consumption over the...
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Dysfunctional Eating
Sixth graders write a 1.5 page paper explaining how to make their favorite nutritional snack. They need to assume that the audience has never seen or heard of the snack before.
Province of British Columbia
\Mental Health Disorders: Identifying Students With Eating Disorders
This site is one in a series of detailed information on eating disorders. This particular page in the series provides details for identifying and referring students who are at-risk for eating disorders. This site in its entirety is...
Province of British Columbia
Teaching Students With Mental Health Disorders: Students With Eating Disorders
This site is one in a series containing detailed information on eating disorders. This particular page in the series provides details and tips for teaching students who have an eating disorder. This site in its entirety is directed...
Province of British Columbia
Teaching Students With Mental Health Disorders: Bulimia Nervosa
This site is one in a series of detailed information on eating disorders. This particular page in the series discusses in detail the characteristics of Bulimia Nervosa, identifying behavioral, cognitive, affective, and physical...
The National Alliance on Mental Illness
About Bulimia Nervosa
An excellent site on facts about Bulimia Nervosa, which includes answers to commonly asked questions such as signs, causes, and treatment. A great starting point for the educator wanting to learn more about Bulimia.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Binge Eating Disorder
At this site from Family Doctor.org you can find out what characterizes a binge eating disorder, side effects, and treatment. Links to similar articles are provided as well.
Other
Something Fishy Website on Eating Disorders: What's the Cause
Here are some perspectives from victims as to what could have prevented their eating disorder, as well as some outside influences that may have some impact. This site links back into a lot of other information about eating disorders.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Bulimia Nervosa
Thorough overview of this eating disorder. Includes information on symptoms, prevention, treatment, and more.
National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion: Salud Y Enfermedad
In this unit on health and disease you will learn what the disease may be due to what causes and what alterations occur in our bodies. It contains 18 interactive activities.
PBS
Pbs Kids: It's My Life: Eating Disorders
Understand the causes, symptoms, and effects of eating disorders. Take an interactive quiz, participate in an online survey, and print a checklist of common symptoms of this teenage health problem.
Other
Eating Disorders
A thorough reference site for information on various eating disorders to help with both the identification and the treatment of eating disorders.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Eating Disorders: Anorexia and Bulimia
This site from Family Doctor.org can provide you with a better understanding of these disorders and can help you to identify the effects. The site contains links to similar sites as well.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Kids and Eating Disorders
Find out about the problem of eating disorders. Is it in to be thin? There's a lot of information here. Be sure to look at the tabs to the left for additional resources.
Other
Bulimia Nervosa
Complete description of bulimia nervosa, including a profile of a typical sufferer and criteria for clinical diagnosis.
American Academy of Family Physicians
Aafp: Assessment and Treatment of Bulimia Nervosa
This is an in-depth site for bulimia, and includes information on physical and mental disorders which may accompany bulimia, as well as medical diagnostic criteria, treatment information, and more.
American Academy of Family Physicians
Aafp: The Female Athlete Triad
This article from the American Family Physician journal is designed for female athletes. It includes the definition, risk factors, signs, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of the female athlete triad.
Other
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Eating Disorders in Teens
Overview of eating disorders, especially anorexia nervosa and bulimia. The symptoms and treatments of the disorders are discussed.