This
unit approaches diseases and epidemics from a biological
and social perspective. Students take a lesson from history and
from
the biology book as they address a current issue in disease
management. Student study topics that form a basic understandings
of what
is a disease, how the body deals with disease, and how diseases
are exacerbated or combated.
The management
of disease, use and misuse of antibiotics and vaccinations, and
the development of
new treatments, are all topics of discussion for participating
students as they partner with public health and health care professionals
in raising the awareness within their community of a disease
and treatment of disease
issue.
In the Major Project students address one current issue relating to disease
and disease management within their community. They provide a public service
message
that is checked in advance by local public health officials for accuracy.
