"Offers readers 12 healthy habits they can form for life, including finding fun ways to exercise and managing screen time. Full-color spreads give readers essential facts about each habit, its benefits, and how the reader can get started today."--Amazon.com.
understanding Alzheimer's disease and other dementias
Gillick, Muriel R.
1998
Relates the politics, history, and science of Alzheimer's disease through a case study of Sylvia Truman, a composite person who is diagnosed with the degenerative illness.
Strategies for implementing creative and effective health education in the school, designed for preparation of elementary, junior high, and high school teachers and as a classroom resource for those already teaching.
Contains reproducible pages for ninety activities that teach seventh- through twelfth-grade students about advertising, health and beauty aids, quackery, consumer rights, safety, accidents, and first aid.
Covers why the body needs 24 feet of intestines, how the esophagus, stomach and small and large intestines work, and what causes the most common digestive problems.
Provides strategies for integrating fitness into literacy lessons and includes children's literature and web sites about health and well being, suggested activities, and sample handouts.
Provides ideas and instructions for wellness activities teachers may use to supplement physical education programs for students in kindergarten through sixth grade, each of which takes between five and ten minutes.
Learn how the USDA MyPyramid food guidelines can help every individual achieve the right balance of proper nutrition and exercise. Explore the six basic food groups, and see how families make sure they eat enough whole grains, fruits, and vegetables.
