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(Please note: there may be a few different resources that a health educator could use to answer these questions. The answers given here are suggested solutions).



1) The community is tearing down old buildings in preparation for a new shopping mall. The public health department is receiving phone calls about possible arsenic contamination. Can you find health information regarding arsenic at construction sites?

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2) As the local public health officer, you are asked by a school nurse to provide a fun way to explain about living with diabetes. Can you find an interactive game that can help players understand the day-to-day issues of diabetes management?

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3) The local health clinic is looking for an easy way to promote the most current, recommended childhood and adolescent immunization schedule. Do you have access to an easy to understand tool to demonstrate the schedules? What if you need to provide a Spanish version of the recommended vaccinations?

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4) Several parents in your community have children with asthma. As the local health educator, they are asking you for information about support groups with an asthma focus. Where do you look for information about asthma as well as a few current online support groups?

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5) Because of your role as health educator in a small community, you are asked by a man for health information on tuberculosis written in Korean for his mother. Where can you find this information?

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