Health

The educator guides, youth report, multimedia, videos and stories in this collection of teacher resources are intended for students to discover how the global community is uniting to save children's lives. Youth will learn about the threats to children's well-being and the solutions.

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Lesson 4: Food Price Implications Objectives. In this lesson students will: 1) Understand food prices implications. 2) Investigate... Lesson 4: Food Price Implications 9-12 Lesson 4: Food Price Implications Lesson 4: Food Price Implications Objectives. In this lesson students will: 1) Understand food prices implications. 2) Investigate a country’s level of risk of having a food crisis. 3) Become aware of the special nutritional needs of mothers and newborns. 4) Develop effective advocacy messages.	Unit 1: Introduction to Child Survival In this unit students will: 1) Identify what every child needs to grow well during the... Unit 1: Introduction to Child Survival 6-8 Unit 1: Introduction to Child Survival Unit 1: Introduction to Child Survival In this unit students will: 1) Identify what every child needs to grow well during the first five years of life. 2) Articulate their memories of being age five.
Unit 1: Where Do We Stand? In this unit students will: 1) Discuss the importance of development in the first five... Unit 1: Where Do We Stand? 9-12 Unit 1: Where Do We Stand? Unit 1: Where Do We Stand? In this unit students will: 1) Discuss the importance of development in the first five years of life; 2) Define child survival and the under-five mortality rate — what it means, and how it is calculated; 3) Become aware of the reasons why the under-five mortality rate is an indicator of a country’s well-being; 4) Compare and contrast the under-five mortality rates of various geographic regions; 5) Appreciate the reasons for differences in child survival rates; 6) Read and interpret tables, graphs, pie charts, and maps.	Unit 2: Challenges and Responses In this unit students will: 1) Learn about the concept of the under-five mortality rate... Unit 2: Challenges and Responses 6-8 Unit 2: Challenges and Responses Unit 2: Challenges and Responses In this unit students will: 1) Learn about the concept of the under-five mortality rate and why the number of deaths is higher in some regions of the world than in others. 2) Read and interpret tables, graphs, and pie charts in the Youth Report, Chapter 2. 3) Discover readily available, low-cost solutions to the main causes of child mortality.
Unit 2: Simple, Effective, Affordable Solutions In this unit students will: 1) Learn about the main causes of preventable deaths for... Unit 2: Simple, Effective, Affordable Solutions 9-12 Unit 2: Simple, Effective, Affordable Solutions Unit 2: Simple, Effective, Affordable Solutions In this unit students will: 1) Learn about the main causes of preventable deaths for children under five; 2) Become familiar with readily available and low cost lifesaving solutions; 3) Investigate the science behind some lifesaving measures; 4) Examine some successful interventions in child survival efforts; 5) Read and interpret tables, graphs, pie charts, and maps.	Unit 3: Community Participation and Child Survival Using the lessons in this unit students will: 1) Develop a definition of “community”.... Unit 3: Community Participation and Child Survival 6-8 Unit 3: Community Participation and Child Survival Unit 3: Community Participation and Child Survival Using the lessons in this unit students will: 1) Develop a definition of “community”. 2) Describe a community in which the health needs of children and families are met. 3) Brainstorm ways in which they can contribute to decisions about health services in their community. 4) Review UNICEF programs for child survival and development. 5) Understand what UNICEF has learned from past community-based programs.

Nepal: Community Partnerships

Read about how community health partnerships in Nepal are helping to improve, water, sanitation...

Nepal: Community Partnerships

9-12

Six Steps to a Polio Free World

Polio, a disease that once ravaged much of the world, now remains endemic in only four countries...

Six Steps to a Polio Free World

6-8 9-12

The Child Survival Revolution

Thirty years ago, former UNICEF Executive Director James P. Grant launched what would become...

The Child Survival Revolution

6-8 9-12

The Fight Against Malnutrition

A global food crisis and a faltering economy have put more children at risk of starvation and...

The Fight Against Malnutrition

6-8 9-12

Salt Iodization in Turkmenistan Learn about how UNICEF is working with the government of Turkmenistan to iodize salt. Salt... 6-8 9-12 Salt Iodization in Turkmenistan Learn about how UNICEF is working with the government of Turkmenistan to iodize salt. Salt iodization prevents mental retardation, and is important to the health and development of children. Download	UNICEF and Kiwanis: Eliminating Maternal/Neonatal Tetanus UNICEF and Kiwanis recently announced a historic five-year partnership to eliminate Maternal/... 6-8 9-12 UNICEF and Kiwanis: Eliminating Maternal/Neonatal Tetanus UNICEF and Kiwanis recently announced a historic five-year partnership to eliminate Maternal/Neonatal Tetanus. To learn more about tetanus and the new initiative, watch this UNICEF video. Download
UNICEF Medical Care in Afghanistan Watch a video about UNICEF community health services in Afghanistan. 6-8 9-12 UNICEF Medical Care in Afghanistan Watch a video about UNICEF community health services in Afghanistan. Download	UNICEF provides access to nutrition in Somalia Learn about how UNICEF therapeutic feeding centers are helping feed the children of Somalia,... 6-8 9-12 UNICEF provides access to nutrition in Somalia Learn about how UNICEF therapeutic feeding centers are helping feed the children of Somalia, where one in five children are malnourished. Download
UNICEF's Community Health Services Watch a video about how UNICEF supports efforts to improve child survival, and the improvement... 6-8 9-12 UNICEF's Community Health Services Watch a video about how UNICEF supports efforts to improve child survival, and the improvement of maternal health. Download	UNICEF: An Introduction - 1980-1989 UNICEF promotes the child survival revolution in the 1980s, to combat the 15 million annual... 6-8 9-12 UNICEF: An Introduction - 1980-1989 UNICEF promotes the child survival revolution in the 1980s, to combat the 15 million annual preventable child deaths. Download