Centers for Disease Control: WONDER
The CDC Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (WONDER) website provides access to a broad array of public health information. From the WONDER website, users can search for and read published documents on public health concerns, including reports, recommendations and guidelines, articles and statistical research data published by CDC, as well as reference materials and bibliographies on health-related topics. Users can also query numeric data sets on CDC's mainframe and other comput
EXCITE (Teaching Epidemiology)
This is a collection of teaching materials for teaching students about public health and epidemiology. Materials focus on principles and practices of epidemiology, including the scientific method of inquiry, biostatistics, and outbreak investigation. Exercises allow students to use what they've learned to solve real outbreaks.
BAM! Body and Mind
Includes a Teacher's Corner with middle school classroom activities based on national education standards for science and health. The site is designed to answer students' questions on health and science topics and recommend ways to make their bodies and minds healthier, stronger, and safer. Fun activities teach about issues ranging from stress, and physical activity, and asthma to epidemiology and a West Nile virus investigation.
Youth@Work: Talking Safety
NIOSH is pleased to present Youth@Work: Talking Safety, a foundation curriculum in occupational safety and health. This curriculum is the culmination of many years’ work by a consortium of partners dedicated to reducing occupational injuries and illnesses among youth.
This curriculum is meant to be used in a classroom or other group training setting, and has been customized for each state and Puerto Rico to address state-specific rules and regulations.
The entire booklet includes instructio
BEN: BiosciEdNet
This site provides access to more than 4,000 reviewed resources covering 76 biological science topics: agriculture, anatomy, bacteriology, biochemistry, biodiversity, biotechnology, botany, cardiology, cell biology, ecology, environment, evolution, genetics, geography, human biology, immunology, marine biology, microbiology, molecular biology, neurobiology, pathology, pharmacology, physiology, public health, respiratory biology, soil biology, virology, zoology, and others. Registration required.
The Dose Makes the Poison -- Or Does It?
News reports frequently include stories about toxic chemicals in our food, water, and environment. But what does it mean to label a substance either "toxic" or "nontoxic"?
Toxicity indicates the degree to which a substance is poisonous to biological organisms, including humans. The traditional way to test toxicity is to count how many laboratory organisms die or suffer impaired health when exposed to various concentrations of a substance. However, in recent years this method of estimating the d
What Is It Like to Be a Reporter?
Reporters have to meet a lot of deadlines and spend a lot of late nights, but the profession is rewarding, as well. Learn about the different perks of being a reporter with help from a journalism professor. (01:31)
Euro zone future rescue fund agreed
A decision by euro zone finance ministers to set up a permanent rescue mechanism is welcomed by investors although changes to the existing bailout fund still need to be agreed.
Grimspound K930028 GRIMSPOUND, Dartmoor, Devon. General view of the remains of a Bronze Age settlement.
Speaking up for deaf education
Jason Lestina developed a software program called Animation Speaks Louder aimed at addressing deaf education in the science, technology, engineering and math disciplines. Now, Jason is working on another tool that will be used to teach math using the same program.
Super Bowl parties and alcohol
For Americans, Super Bowl Sunday means laughter, cheering, camaraderie, plenty of food and for many -- alcohol. Watching sporting events and consuming alcohol go hand-in-hand, and this year is likely to be no different. But if you plan to imbibe, you could be contributing to a serious public health risk.
University of Minnesota School of Public Health expert Darin Erickson offers some tips on a successful Super Bowl Sunday that includes alcohol
"Everything Was Lively": David Hickman Describes the Prosperity Late Nineteenth-Century Railroads Br
The availability of rail connections often determined whether a western community would survive or die. The rails fostered prosperity by bringing both goods and people. This trade, and the local service industries that sprouted up to capitalize on the movement of people and goods, drove many local economies. Here, David Hickman talked about the boom years that followed the arrival of the railroad in the Latah County, Idaho town of Genesee in the 1880s.
Breaking down Super Bowl advertising
Why is a 30-second commercial in Sunday's Super Bowl worth $3 million? How can viewers score the advertising winners and losers? And what role will social media play in the marketing game plan this year?
University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management professor George John discusses these issues surrounding the "Big Game" and more.
Quilts and Quiltmaking in America, 1978-1996
This site showcases materials from two American Folklife Centercollections, the Blue Ridge Parkway Folklife Project Collection (1978) and the All-American Quilt Contest sponsored by Coming Home, a division of Lands' End, and Good Housekeeping. Together, these collections provide a glimpse into America's diverse quilting traditions. Photographs and recorded interviews with quiltmakers are also available.
Industrial Heritage - Saturday 29th January
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Mae Burrows - 2010 SFU Outstanding Alumni Award for Service to the Community
Mae Burrows, BA 1972, MA '96 - 2010 SFU Outstanding Alumni Award recipient for Service to the Community
Former Executive Director, Toxic Free Canada
Each year, SFU and the Alumni Association honour our most accomplished graduates with Outstanding Alumni Awards. Nominations are made by alumni, faculty, staff, students and SFU's many friends in the community. The 2010 SFU Outstanding Alumni Awards gala took place Thursday, February 10, 2011.
For more information on Ms. Burrows and the 2010 Outst
Croix Rouge - Nancy 2011- Discours de clôture
Jean-François MATTEI – (Président de la Croix-Rouge française). Croix Rouge - Nancy 2011- Discours de clôture
Conférence enregistrée lors du congrès international de la Croix Rouge Française à Nancy sur le thème de la fragilité de l’enfant et de l’adolescent dans une société en mutation. Séance plénière : Adolescents et jeunes adultes : des atouts pour la société. Modérateur : Michel MANCIAUX – (Professeur émérite de pédiatrie sociale et de santé pub
L'avenir de l'Internet (Walid Dabbous)
Une conférence de l'UTLS au Lycée
L'avenir de l'Internet par Walid Dabbous (Directeur de recherche INRIA)
Lycée Jean Moulin (83 Draguignan)
Multiculturalisme et citoyenneté : une crise de l'intégration en Europe - C. Bertossi (video)
Une conférence de l'UTLS au Lycée
Multiculturalisme et citoyenneté : une crise de l'intégration en Europe par Christophe Bertossi (sociologue)
Lycée professionnel du Hainaut (59 Valenciennes)
L'avenir de l'Internet (Walid Dabbous) (audio)
Une conférence de l'UTLS au Lycée
L'avenir de l'Internet par Walid Dabbous (Directeur de recherche INRIA)
Lycée Jean Moulin (83 Draguignan)
