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Website
Employment Spot

Employment Spot: Health Care Employment Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the Health Care Employment Resources using the Employment Spot career resources.
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Unit Plan
University of Minnesota

Univerity of Minnesota: Global Rem: Brain Drain: Healthcare Workers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource uses a map and newspaper articles to provide a broad overview of the contemporary 'brain drain' of healthcare workers. Its goal is to further understand the dynamics of contemporary migrations of healthcare workers and to...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Now With Bill Moyers: Rising Costs of Health Care

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore and evaluate different points of view on the rising costs of health care in the U.S., and identify the impact of rising costs. Formulate a solution to this problem, and write a persuasive letter proposing ways to control health...
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Interactive
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Classroom: Health Care

For Students 9th - 10th
This website contains an interactive timeline about the history of health care in the United States.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Innovative Approaches to Healthcare in Mozambique and Beyond

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn about limited health resources in Mozambique and innovative approaches taken there and in other countries to combat public health problems. They will learn about the importance of healthcare for women and children. The...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Disparities in Healthcare Access

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a passage about disparities in healthcare access and answer the follow-up questions.
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Article
Other

Reuters: Summary of Obama's Healthcare Proposal [Feb. 2010]

For Students 9th - 10th
This article outlines changes proposed to Obama's healthcare bill by the White House, changes that attempt to address the different views of the Senate and of the House of Representatives. [Date of article: 02/22/2010]
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Article
PBS

Pbs News Hour: Fixing the Health Care System

For Students 9th - 10th
This Online News Hour page provides an overview of President Barrack Obama's interests in health care reform. Links are also provided to five health care related stories in addition to class resources suitable for grades 7-12.
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Article
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: The Tech: Health Care Reform Requires Passage of Clinton Plan

For Students 9th - 10th
Details Bill Clinton's health care reform plan.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Healthcare Crisis Timeline

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the history of health care and health insurance in 20th century America and create an illustrated timeline featuring major events and policies that led to the current state of national health care crisis.
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Activity
Other

Economics of Health Care: Price Elasticity of Demand

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a thorough analysis of the concept of elasticity, and uses an example in the health care industry.
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Website
National Institutes of Health

National Library of Medicine: Health Care to Native Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Focuses on the administration of health care to Native American recipients by the United States Government.
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Website
PBS

News Hour: New Orleans Health Care

For Students 9th - 10th
News Hour examines the health care problems that are being addressed by a medical assistance program in this report form February, 2006. Many poor and ill people impacted by Hurricane Katrina, are getting much needed help. Video, audio,...
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Handout
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Preventing Needlestick Injuries in Health Care Settings

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a pamphlet of information for health care workers to guide their safety when working with needles.
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Primary
PBS

Pbs News Hour: Health Care Coverage Debate

For Students 9th - 10th
News story and discussion from February, 2006 covering President George W. Bush's Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and their effectiveness. Audio, Video and transcript of report is available.
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Activity
Other

Museum of Health Care: Reading the Trade Cards

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Trading cards were popular in the 1800s and 1900s as a way of advertising health and beauty products. This exhibit shows examples of various types and discusses the advertising techniques used. Younger children will especially enjoy the...
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Article
Biotechnology Institute

Biotechnology Institute: Your World: Health Care, Agriculture, Environment [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a closer look at some of the ways in which biotechnology is applied to help solve medical issues and improve our environment.
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Activity
Other

Museum of Health Care: Joint Replacement

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a fascinating exhibit on the history of joint replacement. According to the resource, 40,000 Canadians need a joint replaced each year. Look at some of the materials used in the past and today, how orthopedic surgeons learned...
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Article
Other

Language Barriers Imperil Children's Health Care

For Students 9th - 10th
Language barriers are blamed for a good percentage of non-English speaking children who are eligible for insurance to be without.
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Website
Other

Amn Healthcare: Nurse Zone

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you interested in becoming a nurse or a student nurse? This site offers information about different types of nursing careers.
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Handout
Other

Cook Children's Health Care System: Health Information: Conditions and Injuries

For Students 9th - 10th
Large library of fact sheets about disease, medical conditions, and injuries, with explanations of symptoms, risk factors, treatments, prevention, and related information.
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Handout
Other

Cook Children's Health Care System: Health Information: Videos and Animations

For Students 9th - 10th
Collection of videos and animations that explain a variety of medical procedures, conditions, and treatments.
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Website
Pew Research Center

Barriers to Health Care in Hispanic Communities

For Students 9th - 10th
This National Program Report, updated 2008, discusses the difficulties that Hispanic Americans encounter when seeking and gaining access to the health care system.
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Website
Other

American College of Healthcare Executives

For Students 9th - 10th
Information on membership, publications and education, plus a career resource center for health care executives.

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