EXPEDITION PREP - HEALTH
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
On this page you will find links to background information on health related topics, such as health risks, prevention, and immunizations. This information should help you prepare for your lessons. The following topics are included:
Travel health overview
Typical health risks and diseases in Africa
Before you go - Importance of medical advice, immunizations and medical kit
On the Road – Smart & Healthy Traveler Dos and Don'ts
TEACHER TOOLKIT
Lessons and activities
There are currently no lessons or activities for this subject. If you have lessons on health or related subjects, please share them with fellow teachers. If you would like to develop a lesson on this subject, please contact the Tire Tracks team.
Useful tips, advice and related discussion
Use parts of this content to liven up a lesson, or introduce a subject, e.g.
- for use in physical and health education lessons
- to put various diseases and epidemics in a broader context
- to explain the human immune system
Topics for classroom discussion and writing assignments:
- The impact of diseases and epidemics on a country's economy. Extensions to recent animal epidemics, such as BSE (mad cow disease) or bird flu
- What immunizations do you have? Why don't you need more immunizations?
- What things do you do to not get sick?
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Links to content on the Kids website
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