CTS 10-12: Community Care/Health Services: Public Health

In this episode, we’re traveling around the world to look struggles and triumphs of public health on a global scale.

Society does a lot to improve our health, from sanitation to healthy foods. In this episode, we’re going to take a look at some of the basic societal elements that affect our health, and why they are often tied to economic inequality.

In this episode, we’ll take a look at some of the ways our environment impacts us, why marginalized populations are exposed to more environmental pollution, and what we can do about it.

Today, we are going to begin our discussion on the determinants of health which are all of the conditions we are born, live, and work in that have an influence on our overall wellbeing.

Our identities, societies, and health are all mixed together in cool and often deeply unfair ways. In this episode, we’re going to go beyond the basics and look at the ways society affects our stress, which in turn impacts our health.

This video shows how our bodies react to carbohydrates including the chemical reactions in our bodies. Related Lesson

Dig into the science of how anabolic steroids and their recreational use can affect your body, organs and brain. Related Lesson

Are sports as good for us as we make them out to be, or are they just a fun and entertaining pastime? Leah Lagos and Jaspal Ricky Singh show what science has to say on the matter. Related Lesson

Does stretching actually prevent injuries and muscle strains? And if so, how long do the benefits of stretching last? Dig into the science of stretching. Related Lesson

Yoga is a blend of physical and mental exercise is widely believed to have a unique set of health advantages. But is yoga actually beneficial to your health? Related Lesson

Leading a more active lifestyle takes time, effort, and determination, but in the end, it's really worth the shot. Here's what will happen to your body when you exercise regularly.

In the next 10 episodes, Vanessa Hill unpacks what public health is, who does public health work, and why thinking about it is so important!

We don’t know what the next big scientific breakthrough is going to be or what futuristic diseases we’ll encounter. But when it comes to our health, we actually have a pretty good idea of what could be next.

In this series our personal health is just one plot line in a rich story of evolving research and policies that make up the world of public health. So what is public health anyway?

Many countries face an absence of health data to guide policy development. The Index seeks to address this by analyzing the health landscape of 40 countries.

This collection of videos focusing on environmental health issues and how public health works to improve conditions. Teacher resources accompany these videos