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Posted by lucyk on April 23, 2010 at 02:55pm

HEALTH & SCIENCE STANDARDS

Here standards are synthesized into core subjects & concepts.

HEALTH SCIENCE

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HEALTH:

HEALTH PROMOTION & DISEASE PREVENTION

Abstinence: Sanovia Jackson reports on problems in “abstinence” education programs – and that perhaps it starts with the definition of the word.

Black Market for ADD Drugs: Michelle Jarboe reports on a growing phenomenon on U.S. college campuses: students misusing stimulants prescribed for Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD).

Children as Medical Interpreters: Antony Jauregui reflects from personal experience on the issues and controversies surrounding the use of children as medical interpreters.

Domestic Violence: Chandra Touch courageously delves into a situation of domestic violence that her family experienced when she was a child.

From Blacksburg to the Bay Area: In the aftermath of the Virginia Tech shooting, Youth Radio's Ayesha Walker reflects on the legacy of violence in her own community.

Guerra Everywhere: Evelyn Martinez explores how her mother's memories of war in El Salvador intersect with her own reality of life in East Los Angeles.

Human Costs of Prescription Drugs: Natasha Watts describes the human costs that prescription drug addictions have brought to her already struggling community, a coal-mining town in Eastern Kentucky.

Hunger’s Diary: Lauryn Silverman explores her ongoing struggle with anorexia, chronicling the onset of the disorder, her time inside a hospital unit, and her process of recovery.

Killing Off Cancer?: Alana Germany adds a young woman’s on-the-ground perspective to the fractious debate over the new HPV vaccine.

Likka Stoes (Liquor Stores): Anyi Howell draws on his own experiences growing up and his analysis of city politics, to examine how liquor stores contribute to neighborhood struggles.

Living with HIV/AIDS: Jesus Bocanegra shares his experience as a soldier in Iraq and the reality of the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) that he now lives with everyday.

Living with PTSD: Jesus Bocanegra shares his experience as a soldier in Iraq and the reality of the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) that he now lives with everyday.

Map of My Mind: Belia Mayeno breaks the silence and shares her personal story of dealing with depression, or what she calls the “tumult” inside her brain.

One Monday: In a stirring first-person essay, a teacher takes you through the Monday after her school gets news of a student shooting.

Secret Dating: Consuelo Cisneros addresses the challenge of growing up with parents who have different values from her peers.

That Sickening Smell?: Sophie Simon-Ortiz investigates why, despite years of complaints, little has changed for a community living in the shadow of an industrial manufacturing plant.

Vanity Pounds: Quincy Mosby talks about why he lost 145 pounds and the impact it has had on his life.

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