This document, which is designed for use in developing a tech prep competency profile for the occupation of emergency medical technician, lists technical competencies and competency builders for 18 units pertinent to the health technologies cluster in general and 4 units specific to the occupation of emergency medical technician. The following…

This document, which is designed for use in developing a tech prep competency profile for the occupation of health information technician, lists technical competencies and competency builders for 14 units pertinent to the health technologies cluster in general and 6 units specific to the occupation of emergency medical technician. The following…

This monograph presents the health education framework developed for the public schools in Tennessee, and designed to serve as a basis for health curriculum development and implementation in grades K-12. The comprehensive health education program covers ten major areas: (1) community health; (2) consumer health; (3) disease control; (4)…

This personal health training manual, intended for all Peace Corps volunteers, presents a series of training sessions dealing with basic health concepts and practices; it is designed to be used by Peace Corps Medical Officers and trainers to help trainees acquire the understanding, skills, and motivation necessary to keep themselves healthy in a…

This health education curriculum supplement is intended to provide middle school students with a basic core of factual instruction about acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). The instruction is designed on a middle school level of comprehension to present enough selected facts, to demonstrate the logic behind and value of the primary means…

This health education guide for grade three is divided into six sections. A statement of the sub-goal for each section prefaces an outline for achieving that goal: (1) social-emotional well-being: to enhance self-awareness and increase skills that promote personal development and successful relationships; (2) physical well-being: to increase…

This health education guide for grade four is divided into six sections. A statement of the sub-goal for each section prefaces an outline for achieving that goal: (1) social-emotional well-being: to enhance self-awareness and increase skills that promote personal development and successful relationships; (2) physical well-being: to increase…

The leaders' guide on the unit for American Indian adults, "Ideas for Planning," (ED 158 938) contains learning activities and background information based on girls' units "Just for You" and "Marriage--Expectations or Reality." The unit has the following objectives: (1) adults will become aware of attitudes affecting…

Describes a laboratory experiment in which Paramecium caudatum was used to demonstrate the toxic effect of cigarette smoke on the cilia of epithelium cells lining the trachea and bronchi of smokers. Provides background information and explains the procedure, including how to make a simple mechanical smoking device. (TW)

The Water in Africa Project was realized over a 2-year period by a team of Peace Corps volunteers. As part of an expanded, detailed design, resources were collected from over 90 volunteers serving in African countries, photos and stories were prepared, and standards-based learning units were created for K-12 students. This unit, "Water-Borne…

The teaching guide and resource manual present information to help parents and other adults talk to children and adolescents about AIDS. The teaching guide is a resource for conducting parent AIDS education programs. It presents step-by-step instructions for facilitators that explain the activities and objectives and the teaching techniques for…

Background information, techniques used, and details of the issues involved in the controversial issue of fetal cell transplantation are discussed. Questions for use in class discussion are provided. Suggestions for beginning a discussion are provided with accompanying questions. (CW)

These materials include both the student book and the instructor's guide for a curriculum designed to provide upper elementary/middle school level students with information about how Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is transmitted and how HIV infection is prevented. The Student Book covers: reasons for learning about AIDS; pre- and post-study…

This resource package provides teaching strategies to help students discuss and integrate the information they must have to avoid high-risk sexual behavior. It also attempts to promote positive lifestyle decisions in the face of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic. The specific goals of the program are to help students: (1)…

This booklet (one of a series of 10 booklets in a reading project to benefit Kosair Children's Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky) contains five stories especially written for kindergarten children by educators. The stories are about: the importance of using a seatbelt; a child's first experience of a hospital; a visit to an emergency room; a…