Staying Healthy An English Learner’s guide to

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Staying Healthy An English Learner’s guide to health care and healthy living Lunchtime lessons 90 minutes for 4 consecutive weeks Health Care The Doctor Medicines Nutrition Staying healthy lesson 1: health care Lisa Leiby, RN Health care Learning Objectives Students will list 3 reasons for visiting a doctor for a checkup Students will recognize emergency health care situations and when to call 911 Students will know where they can find local programs and facilities they can contact for health care Tools required: handouts, access to internet, healthy lunch/snacks Health Care Health Care System Hospitals, Medical Clinics, Public Health and Emergency Departments Doctors, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants Nurses, Dieticians, Pharmacists, Social Workers Health care Different Kinds of Health Care 1) Regular Checkups – Well Visits Health or Medical History Form (p. 30 handbook) Check Yes or No Specific dates/year of illnesses, immunizations Physical Examination Height and Weight and Blood Pressure Heart Lungs Eyes/Ears/Throat/Mouth Tests: blood, urine, (female) pap smear, (male) prostate Staying Healthy Diet Exercise No Smoking Immunizations Health care 2) When you are sick Symptoms Tell doctor how you feel and for how long Contagious Diseases You get sick from other people’s germs Good Hand Washing! Hospitals and grocery stores have hand wipes Making an Appointment (Role play) Health care 3) Emergency Visits – 911 Chest pain Difficulty Breathing Car Accident Drowning Snake bite Unconscious Use any phone to call 911 immediately Tell what the emergency is Answer all questions If you do not understand, say “I speak Spanish”, wait for someone who speaks your language DO NOT HANG UP the phone Wait with the sick person until the ambulance arrives Health Care Learning Medical Words Vocabulary Words Pronunciation: Tap the Stress (p. 7 Teacher’s Guide) Activities: Health Care Vocabulary Bingo (www.bingocardcreator.com) Hospital Signs and Symbols (p. 12 handbook) Phone Call: 211 or access website @ www.flairs.org Community Health Care Resources (handout) www.healthyroadsmedia.org/index.htm Health care Conversation 1: (Role play) Operator: 911. What is your emergency? Parent: My boy fell out of the tree. Operator: Is he conscious? Parent: Yes. Operator: Is he hurt? Parent: I think he broke his leg. Operator: An ambulance is on its way. Health care Conversation 2: (Role play) Information Desk: May I help you? Patient: Yes, where do I go for an X-Ray? Information Desk: Do you have an appointment? Patient: Yes. Information Desk: You need to go to Radiology. Go past the gift shop