health

When Miss Fox realizes that her students do not have healthy habits, she teaches them that healthful living is fun and rewarding, which they find to be true on Field Day.

Advice about the care of hair, teeth and nails and the importance of clean, neat clothes.

The doctor is a person in my neighborhood. Did you know there are more than 900,000 doctors in the United States? Learn more about doctors in The Doctor.

Discusses the environmental issue of waste management and how to create a sustainable way of living.

One of the earliest known medical documents was the Book of Thoth, from ancient Egypt. In the 1800s, microbiologists Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch helped develop germ theory, changing the way people understood diseases were spread. Examine significant medical developments in Medicine and Health, one of the titles in the Technology and Innovation series.

Did you know that people having seizures may seem confused or look like they are daydreaming? Seizures may cause a person to fall or shake. Learn more about this emergency in Seizures.

Did you know that the stomach is an organ? It is part of the digestive system, which helps break down food.

Did you know that the heart is the main organ in the circulatory system? It pumps blood through the body.

Did you know that, with diabetes, the body struggles to get the energy it needs from food? Diabetes can cause high or low blood sugar. Learn more about this emergency in Diabetes.

Did you know that the best way to prevent fires is to not play with matches or lighters? Every building should have a fire extinguisher. Learn more about this emergency in Fire.