Teen Health Course 1

Chapter 11: Preventing Diseases

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Lesson 2

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1. Favorite places where germs like to hand out include: bathrooms, kitchens, the cafeteria, the gym, locker rooms, pencils, remote controls, phones, pet cages, computer keyboards, stair railings, and doorknobs.
2. Washing your hands is the single most important thing you can do to keep from getting sick or spreading your germs to others.
3. You should always wash your hands before handling food, setting the table, eating, treating a wound, tending to someone who is sick, putting in or taking out contact lenses.
4. Rubbing your hands together creates friction that helps to loosen and remove the dirt and germs that stick to your hands.
5. Wash your hands for about 20 seconds.

Additional Resources for Teachers

The Web sites below give additional information about how to avoid the spread of germs through hand washing.

1. Microbe World: http://www.microbeworld.org/know/important.aspx
2. UC Davis: http://ucce.ucdavis.edu/files/filelibrary/1086/15151.pdf
3. Kids Health: http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/skin_stuff/handwashing.html

Lesson 4

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1. Some ideas to keep in mind when starting an exercise program for your heart are:

1. Choose an exercise that is fun.
2. Be honest and realistic about what you will do.
3. Consider your current fitness level.
4. Consider your schedule.
5. Choose the right place and the right equipment for exercising.
6. Take it easy.

2. Some tips for increasing heart activity through everyday changes include:

1. Take the stairs instead of the elevator.
2. Park your car a distance from your destination and walk.
3. Get off the bus one stop early and walk.
4. Take a short walk after lunch.
5. Use housework as a chance to exercise.
6. Use yard work as a chance to exercise.
7. Walk the dog.
8. Take a walk with your family.

3. Smoking or taking drugs forces the heart to work much harder than it should. Over time the extra work will damage the heart.

4. Some examples of heart disease that can develop if you don't take care of your heart are high blood pressure, arrhythmia, murmur, irregular heartbeat, and heart attack.

Additional Resources

Below are some additional resources on keeping your heart healthy. You might want to have students prepare a sample menu and exercise program and then try it out for one week. Have them keep a journal of their experiences during that time.

1. American Heart Association: http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200009
2. EUFIC – 10 healthy eating tips for kids: http://www.eufic.org/gb/heal/mg02.asp
3. Kinds of exercise to help the heart: http://sln.fi.edu/biosci/healthy/kinds.html
4. About the Heart and Its Structure: http://sln.fi.edu/biosci/develop/develop.html