Health information in a changing world : practical approaches for teachers, schools, and school librarians

Provides an action plan for librarians and teachers who want to provide better health information to students and their caregivers. This title contains a discussion of teaching health within curriculum areas such as literature, history and biography, art, science and mathematics, industrial technolo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lukenbill, W. Bernard (Author), Immroth, Barbara Froling (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Santa Barbara, California : Libraries Unlimited , c2010
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Schools, libraries, and health education
  • 2. Health curriculum and instruction
  • 3. Teaching and holistic health information literacy
  • 4. Searching for health information and developing library use skills
  • 5. Materials for health instruction and information
  • 6. Literature, the arts, performance activities, and languages
  • 7. Connection to good health: social and behavioral sciences, and languages
  • 8. Connections: health, physical education, science, and mathematics
  • 9. Globalization, instruction, and youth health
  • 10. Outreach, health, and school community
  • 11. Into the future: health, curriculum, and librarians