Source ConnectEd
Subject English Language Arts, Science, Mathematics, History/Social Studies, Health Science, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Do No Harm
This unit includes an unit overview and 3 subunit overviews with built-in lessons.
Unit description from the source: In this unit, students will learn about the role government plays in setting policy and supporting and regulating various aspects of the healthcare industry, and about the impact these activities have on the lives of ordinary citizens. The unit will focus on three areas in which federal or state governments have influenced biomedical research and healthcare practice: stem cell research (Subunit 1), pharmaceutical advertising (Subunit 2), and vaccination against communicable disease (Subunit 3).
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Source ConnectEd
Subject English Language Arts, Science, Mathematics, History/Social Studies, Health Science, World Languages and Cultures, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Risky Business
This unit includes an unit overview and 3 subunit overviews with built-in lessons.
Unit description from the source: Students will learn about lifestyle and genetic influences on health status and about the health insurance system in the United States. They will imagine a future healthcare environment in which technology has greatly advanced, treatment costs have escalated, and individual lifestyle and medical data are widely available to insurers. In this scenario, insurance companies routinely use this kind of information to create programs aimed at improving health outcomes, set insurance rates, approve or deny applications for health insurance, and reduce healthcare expenses.
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Source ConnectEd
Subject English Language Arts, Science, Mathematics, History/Social Studies, Health Science, Interdisciplinary
Grade Level 9, 10, 11, 12 |
Safety First
This unit includes an unit overview and 3 subunit overviews with built-in lessons.
Unit description from the source: This unit focuses on the causes of workplace injuries and the consequences for workers, employers, and society as a whole. Students will investigate the biological and physical basis for injury on the job, regulations governing the work environment in the United States, and how public and government perception of who is responsible for work-related injuries has changed through history.
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