Finding Information For Others:
Health
Education Resources
Exercises
(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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