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Florida Department of Health
The government health site for the state of Florida. Includes information about AIDS, body piercing, beach water quality, etc.
World Health Organization
World Health Organization: Mumps
Site about mumps: who is affected, when the most cases occur, treatment, and vaccines.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
This article on children and whooping cough is organized into the following sections: "Pertussis (Whooping Cough)," "Prevention, When to Call Your Child's Doctor, and Professional Treatment," and "Home Treatment." Learn what makes the...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Who Needs a Flu Shot
This resource provides information about influenza, the flu shot, and who should get one.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Polio Vaccinations
A discussion of the likes and differences of the two polio vaccines, Salk and Sabin.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Shots
Ouch! Shots hurt! Test knowledge of how shots keep us from getting sick.
Curated OER
Kids Health: The Woes of Whooping Cough
Intended for young readers, this simple article addresses the causes, symptoms, and treatments for whooping cough.
The College of Physicians
The History of Vaccines: The Scientific Method in Vaccine History [Pdf]
The purpose of this lesson is to familiarize students with the history of vaccination and the use of the scientific method in the development of vaccines and the study of infectious disease. For this lesson, students will explore the...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Vaccines and Immnunizations
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention site that covers just about anything you'd want to know about vaccines and immunizations, including vaccine recommendations, immunization schedules, vaccine safety, the importance of vaccines...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Illnesses
Outstanding reference in Spanish and English for illnesses, disease, immunization and other health-related issues. Most of the Spanish links tied to its menu have English counterparts.
ProCon.org
Pro Con: Vaccines: Should Any Vaccines Be Required for Children?
Website dedicated to exploring controversial social issues presents research, video and commentary on the arguments for and against vaccinating children in the U.S.
The College of Physicians
The History of Vaccines: Using the History of Vaccines in the Classroom [Pdf]
The purpose of this lesson is to offer suggestions on how to use the History of Vaccines website in a high school biology or health class. This lesson plan provides students with a broad overview of the website, while other lesson plans...
Curated OER
Kids Health: A Kid's Guide to Shots
Use this site to find out why you need to get shots in order to stay healthy. This article tells what is in shots and how they make you immune to many harmful diseases.
American Academy of Family Physicians
American Academy of Family Physicians
Home page of a professional organization of family doctors. Contains information related to issues in family practice medicine, including a search engine for research. Professional and educational resources and many related Web links are...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Preventing Tb Using "4 I's"
Learn how to help prevent tuberculosis by using the "4I's" model: Intensive Case Findings, Isoniazid, Isolation, and Immunization.
PBS
Pbs News Hour Extra: How Are Vaccines Produced?
Lesson plan has students brainstorming about various topics related to disease prevention and the use of vaccines.
Read Works
Read Works: Saving the World From Smallpox
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about smallpox and Dr. Edward Jenner's first observations about preventing the disease. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.