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• Medline Plus

  Interactive tutorials that teach about a variety of health topics using animated graphics, audio and simple text.
  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html

• Picture Stories for Adult ESL Health Literacy

  Comic-style stories about health with discussion guides.
  http://www.cal.org/caela/esl_resources/Health/healthindex.html

• What a Friend Can Do for You / Lo Que una Amiga Puede Hacer para Ti

  This Flashplayer photonovela created by ESOL students presents a dialog between two friends about getting a breast exam and mammogram.
  http://www. worlded.org/us/health/heal/friends/index.html

• How the Body Works

  These colorful animated graphics explain in simple terms how different body systems work. From KidsHealth.
  http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/closet/
  how_the_body_works_interim.html

• Liquid Medicines: Taking the Right Dose

  A hands-on activity using spoons and measuring items to learn how to measure a correct dose of medicine.
  http://www.worlded.org/us/health/lincs/doses/index.htm

• California Distance Learning Project

  Short readings with audio and video options include vocabulary, spelling and reading comprehension activities.
  http://www.cdlponline.org/index.cfm
  Many topics are available: choose Health and Safety or Families for health topics.

• Cardiovascular Fitness

  This lesson involves watching a video, learning about cardiovascular exercise, and planning a weekly exercise schedule. (From Educator’s Reference Desk)
  http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/ printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/
  Health/Body_Systems_and_Senses/BSS0004.html

• Stay Away Tooth Decay

  Students learn about healthy teeth with a neat egg-in-soda activity, a picture-based worksheet, and a story. You may want to substitute the story with a reading that is more appropriate for adults. (From Educator’s Reference Desk)
  http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/
  printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/
  Health/Body_Systems_and_Senses/BSS0205.html

• Pass it On

  This fun activity uses confetti and role playing to learn how easily germs are spread. Written for children, but easily adaptable for adults. (From Educator’s Reference Desk)
  http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/ printlessons.cgi/Virtual/
  Lessons/Health/Process_Skills/HPS0202.html

• Healthy Eating

  Students discuss healthy vs. junk food, and make sample menus using pictures clipped from newspapers. (From Educator’s Reference Desk)
  http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/
  printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/
  Health/Nutrition/NUT0004.html

• Email Projects

  Click on “ The Food Project” for a beautiful Food Picture Dictionary and other simple vocabulary-buiding activities.
  http://www.otan.us/webfarm/emailproject/email.htm

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