Presentation #2. Health Problem/Solution
You can choose one of the health problems below. If you want to do a different health problem, check with your teacher first. Use the links below to do research on a health problem. Remember to take keyword notes on the following points.
Mental Disorders/Conditions
Schizophrenia
Bipolar Disorder
Alzheimer’s
Eating Disorders Anorexia/Bulimia
Autism
Physical Diseases
Diabetes
Multiple Sclerosis
Breast Cancer
Lung Cancer
Leukemia
Heart Disease
Stroke
Parkinson’s
Malaria
Asthma
Arthritis
AIDS/HIV
Ebola
Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS)
- Give the introduction
- Describe the disease and give some facts about who it affects, where, when, etc.
- Talk about the main effects/symptoms
- Explain main causes + who is most at risk and how many are affected
- Discuss possible treatments and ways of preventing the disease
Mental Disorders/Conditions
Schizophrenia
- https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizophrenia
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xW1UeIxEzoM
- http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/schizophrenia/symptoms-causes/syc-20354443
Bipolar Disorder
- https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bipolar_disorder
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BC3csSM6G-s
- http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/bipolar-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20355955
Alzheimer’s
- http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/alzheimers.html?WT.ac=ctg#catconditions
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUSpHmvW14c
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJXTXN4xrI8
- http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/alzheimers-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20350447
Eating Disorders Anorexia/Bulimia
- http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/eatdisorder.html?WT.ac=k-ra#catbirth-defect
- https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anorexia_nervosa
- https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulimia_nervosa
- http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/eating-disorders/symptoms-causes/dxc-20182875
Autism
- http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/autism.html?WT.ac=ctg#catbrain
- https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUn7A6CuSKI
- http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/autism-spectrum-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20352928
Physical Diseases
Diabetes
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9LwwQK5588
- https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetes_mellitus
- http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/center/diabetes-center.html?WT.ac=ctg#catgland
- http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/diabetes/basics/definition/con-20033091
Multiple Sclerosis
- http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/ms.html?WT.ac=ctg#catconditions
- https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_sclerosis
- http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/multiple-sclerosis/symptoms-causes/syc-20350269
Breast Cancer
- http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/breast-cancer.html?WT.ac=ctg#catconditions
- https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breast_cancer
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsviAPGfPUo
- http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/breast-cancer/symptoms-causes/syc-20352470
Lung Cancer
- http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/center/cancer-center.html?WT.ac=ctg#catcancer
- https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lung_cancer
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhavOq8O0Ho&list=PLXSlB4yMaoJtVsUc_8nqrSNTuwSuj9_TP
- http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/lung-cancer/basics/definition/con-20025531
Leukemia
- http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/center/cancer-center.html?WT.ac=ctg#catcancer
- http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/cancer-kinds.html?ref=search&WT.ac=msh-k-dtop-en-search-clk#catbirth-defect
- https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leukemia
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB3iJUuxt1c
- http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/leukemia/basics/definition/con-20024914
Heart Disease
- http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/heart-disease.html?WT.ac=ctg#catconditions
- https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_disease
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYnreB1duro
- http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/heart-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20353118
Stroke
- http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/stroke.html?WT.ac=ctg#catconditions
- https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stroke
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIAI6KOwKII
- http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/stroke/symptoms-causes/syc-20350113
Parkinson’s
- http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/parkinson.html?WT.ac=ctg#catconditions
- https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson%27s_disease
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3n8UjH9h_8I
- http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/parkinsons-disease/basics/definition/con-20028488
Malaria
- https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaria
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWrYFNGYPww
- http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/malaria/symptoms-causes/syc-20351184
Asthma
- http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/center/asthma-center.html?WT.ac=ctg#catallergy
- https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asthma
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX1RzoE_9BI
- http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/asthma/basics/definition/con-20026992
Arthritis
- http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/juv-rheum-arthritis.html?WT.ac=ctg#catbone
- https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthritis
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3X5UEYD94-M&list=PLXSlB4yMaoJtLPUwCynaT6zyo5FHGR6V_
- http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/arthritis/symptoms-causes/syc-20350772
AIDS/HIV
- http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/hiv.html?WT.ac=ctg#catinfection
- https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDS
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17pfZUlAqow
- http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hiv-aids/basics/definition/con-20013732
Ebola
- http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/ebola.html?WT.ac=ctg#catinfection
- https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebola_virus
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYoQQCO15GE
- http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/ebola-virus/symptoms-causes/syc-20356258
Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS)