In this video segment adapted from A Science Odyssey, learn about bubonic plague and how city officials in San Francisco tried to contain its spread in the early 1900s..

This lesson plan covers the Utah State Standard Standard HII.SDP.6Research preventive measures for chronic and infectious health conditions, and the physical, mental and emotional, social and economic effects on self and society.Lesson includes an experiment, journal, personal reflection, assessment, and PowerPoint included. 

Learn why heart disease, a largely preventable condition, is the leading cause of death in this country today, in this video adapted from The Hidden Epidemic: Heart Disease in America.

In this video segment from Greater Boston, learn about conflicting theories regarding the cause of autism.

In this lesson designed to enhance literacy skills, students study a disease outbreak and the investigation that followed to understand the role that public health workers play in protecting the communities they serve.