Organziations That Protect Public Health

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Organizations That Protect Public Health

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Standard(s), Essential Question(s), Big Idea(s)

LEARNING TARGET / SUCCESS CRITERIA

I will define public health and list public health agencies and their responsibilities.

I will list three (3) volunteer groups that work to improve public health.

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PRE-INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITY

Vocabulary

public health - the health of the people in a community

volunteers - people who work without pay

sanitation - the proper disposal of human wastes

OPENING (Engage)

Main Idea

Government and volunteer groups work to prevent disease and promote health.

Why Learn This?

You can use what you learn to identify issues involving public health care.

WORK PERIOD (Explore/Explain/Extend/Elaborate)

READ: Organizations That Protect Public Health

People living in communities often catch each other's colds. Catching someone's cold may not be serious. But if someone in a community catches a serious disease such as polio or tuberculosis, it becomes everyone's problem. The health of the people in a community is called the public health. Several groups work to maintain public health. One job these groups have is preventing the spread of communicable diseases. Another responsibility is to keep the community clean so pathogens won't have a place to live.

How does the federal government serve public health?

The three largest agencies of the federal government serving public health are the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. These agencies are all part of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The National Institutes of Health (NIH) supports medical research. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) makes sure medicines are safe and effective and that foods are safe and healthful. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tracks the spread of communicable diseases. It collects information from hospitals; doctors; volunteer health organizations; federal, state, and local health departments; and international health organizations. The CDC uses this information to produce reports about the spread of diseases. The reports help doctors and other health-care workers know what diseases to look for in the patients who come to them.

How do private groups work for public health?

One of the largest private groups working to control disease in the United States is the American Cancer Society (ACS). The American Cancer Society researches the causes and effects of cancer. It helps cancer patients get the treatments they need. It also teaches ways to avoid getting cancer. For example, staying out of the sun can help you avoid skin cancer. The Skin Savers program of the ACS puts out a pamphlet on avoiding sunburn. You may have seen ACS pamphlets in your doctor's office.

The American Heart Association (AHA) works to reduce illness and death from heart disease and stroke. Thousands of people in the United States have some form of heart disease. AHA programs help them stay active and improve their health.

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) works to prevent and cure diabetes. Diabetes can cause blindness, heart attack, and stroke. In this country one of every 17 people has diabetes. Each year the ADA organizes a walk and a bicycle ride that raise money to fight this disease.

Millions of volunteers work to improve public health in the United States. Volunteers (vah-luhn-TIRZ) are people who work without pay. Many volunteers give their time to the private groups discussed here to help them in their fight to prevent and cure diseases.

What is the World Health Organization?

The World Health Organization (WHO) is an agency that promotes public health worldwide. WHO works to provide:

• education about health care

• nutrition

• safe water and sanitation

• maternal and child health care

• immunization

• prevention and control of disease

• appropriate treatment of common diseases and injuries

• necessary medicines

As just one example, WHO nurses give inoculations to provide immunization. WHO is working to make sure all children in the world are immunized against six deadly diseases - diphtheria, measles, polio, tetanus, typhoid, and whooping cough.

WHO trains health-care workers, teaches people about the latest research on disease, and makes sure mothers and children all over the world get healthful food. WHO also sets standards for the purity of medicines exported from one country to another. Like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States, WHO tracks the paths of diseases as they spread.

One of the largest health problems facing the world today is the lack of clean water and sanitation. Sanitation (sa-nuh-TAY-shuhn) is the disposal of human wastes. Almost three billion people in the world are without sanitation facilities. Diseases spread quickly in places where water isn't clean and human waste isn't disposed of properly. WHO is working with national governments, other agencies, and private organizations throughout the world to improve water supplies and sanitation facilities.

WHO is also concerned about smoking and has sponsored International Conferences on Smoking or Health. Health experts are troubled by the rapid rise in tobacco use in many countries. These experts warn that if smoking continues to increase at its current rate, by the year 2025 yearly deaths worldwide from smoking will be greater than those from car crashes, tuberculosis, murder, and suicide combined.

REMEMBER...Government and volunteer groups work to prevent disease and promote health. You can use what you learn to identify issues involving public health care.

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Standard(s)

HE5.3a - identify characteristics of valid health information, products, and services

HE5.3b - access resources from home, school, and community that provide valid health information

HE5.3c - assess the characteristics of valid health information, products, and services

HE5.4a - apply effective verbal and nonverbal communication skills to enhance health

HE5.4c - demonstrate how to ask for assistance to enhance personal health and the health of others

HE5.5a - identify health-related situations that might require a thoughtful decision

HE5.5b - list healthy options and possible consequences to a health-related issue or problem

HE5.5c - predict the potential outcomes of each option when making a health-related decision

HE5.5d - analyze when assistance is needed in making a health-related decision

HE5.5e - choose a healthy option when making a decision

HE5.5f - describe the outcomes of a health-related decision

HE5.7a - practice responsible personal health choices

HE5.7b - demonstrate a variety of healthy practices and behaviors to preserve or enhance personal health

HE5.7c - model a variety of behaviors that prevent or decrease health risks to self and/or others

Essential Question(s)

1. How does the federal government serve public health?

2. How do private groups work for public health?

3. What is the World Health Organization?

Big Idea(s)

1. The three largest agencies of the federal government serving public health are the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. These agencies are all part of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The National Institutes of Health (NIH) supports medical research. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) makes sure medicines are safe and effective and that foods are safe and healthful. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tracks the spread of communicable diseases. It collects information from hospitals; doctors; volunteer health organizations; federal, state, and local health departments; and international health organizations. The CDC uses this information to produce reports about the spread of diseases. The reports help doctors and other health-care workers know what diseases to look for in the patients who come to them.

2. Private groups work for public health in many different ways. One of the largest private groups working to control disease in the United States is the American Cancer Society (ACS). The American Cancer Society researches the causes and effects of cancer. It helps cancer patients get the treatments they need. It also teaches ways to avoid getting cancer. For example, staying out of the sun can help you avoid skin cancer. The Skin Savers program of the ACS puts out a pamphlet on avoiding sunburn. You may have seen ACS pamphlets in your doctor's office. The American Heart Association (AHA) works to reduce illness and death from heart disease and stroke. Thousands of people in the United States have some form of heart disease. AHA programs help them stay active and improve their health. The American Diabetes Association (ADA) works to prevent and cure diabetes. Diabetes can cause blindness, heart attack, and stroke. In this country one of every 17 people has diabetes. Each year the ADA organizes a walk and a bicycle ride that raise money to fight this disease.

3. The World Health Organization (WHO) is an agency that promotes public health worldwide. WHO works to provide:

• education about health care

• nutrition

• safe water and sanitation

• maternal and child health care

• immunization

• prevention and control of disease

• appropriate treatment of common diseases and injuries

• necessary medicines

RESOURCES / INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

• see below

DCSD Board-Approved Instruction Materials

• Your Health: Teacher's Edition - Grade 5. Harcourt Brace & Company. 1999.

Technology

• Google Sites - HPE website

• Chromebook

• large video screens for whole-class viewing

• sound system for sharing of audio

• BrainPOP - Bicycle Safety

• BrainPOP - Concussions

• BrainPOP - CPR

• BrainPOP - First Aid

• BrainPOP - Food Safety

• BrainPOP - Lab Safety

• BrainPOP - Online Safety

• BrainPOP - Water Safety