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Linares-Gray, Rosalinda Hernandez; Newman Carroll, Sara; Smith, Emily K. – Communications in Information Literacy, 2022
This Innovative Practices piece details the design of a scaffolded project in a public health course that paired a narrative inquiry assignment with an empirical health literature review assignment to highlight both the positivist and constructivist epistemologies of critical health research in public health. The authors discuss and reflect on the…
Descriptors: Health Education, Undergraduate Students, Educational Innovation, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique)
Ackerman, Alan – 1983
Many Mexican Americans regard "Azarcon," a lead tetroxide powder, and "Greta," a lead monoxide powder, as desired medical treatments for empacho, a perceived intestinal blockage. The folk medicines, available in Mexico but not in the United States, can cause lead poisoning, which can result in brain swelling, coma, permanent…
Descriptors: Folk Culture, Health Education, Hispanic Americans, Immigrants