In this inquiry activity, students generate investigable questions to explore the link between hygiene/cleanliness and bacteria growth/population. The students will present their conclusions, and video clips containing additional information will be discussed.

Video lesson intended for grades 3-5 with a mindfulness moment, warmup, instruction and practice of basic balance and transfer of weight movements, and a sequence of two movements. Video is 15:48 minutes in length.Video created by Virginia's Chief Movement Officers cadre in collaboration with Focused Fitness, Virginia Department of Health, and Virginia Department of Education.

This resource is a video abstract of a research paper created by Research Square on behalf of its authors. It provides a synopsis that's easy to understand, and can be used to introduce the topics it covers to students, researchers, and the general public. The video's transcript is also provided in full, with a portion provided below for preview:

"Although invisible to the naked eye, beds are teeming with microbial life, which might influence how the human body’s own microbial communities form and develop, especially in infancy. To explore this hypothesis, researchers analyzed 577 dust samples from the beds of infants, as well as 542 airway samples from a child cohort study. The diversity of bacteria and fungi detected in bed dust correlated with one another, suggesting an interplay between the two types of organisms in bed dust. Additionally, the microbial makeup of bacterial and fungal communities in bed dust was influenced by different environmental factors. Bacterial communities were influenced by type of home, living environment, sex of siblings, and pets, whereas fungal communities were influenced by type of home and sampling season. There was limited evidence of microbial transfer between bed dust and infant airways..."

The rest of the transcript, along with a link to the research itself, is available on the resource itself.

This resource is a video abstract of a research paper created by Research Square on behalf of its authors. It provides a synopsis that's easy to understand, and can be used to introduce the topics it covers to students, researchers, and the general public. The video's transcript is also provided in full, with a portion provided below for preview:

"New research suggests that a low-calorie diet might help reverse symptoms of type 2 diabetes in men with obesity. The findings of the study add to a growing body of evidence indicating that diabetes is a reversible condition. Authors of the study looked at 18 men in South Africa who were over the age of 35, had class III obesity, and were on insulin treatment for diabetes. The participants were randomized to one of two groups: one followed a commercially available low-fat, low-calorie diet consisting of vegetables and a vegetable-soup-based meal plan; while the control group received a calorie-restricted meal plan. All participants were encouraged to engage in physical activity according to their abilities and to visit a counseling psychologist at least once a month. Over the course of 6 months, the team tracked the men’s levels of blood glucose and glycated hemoglobin, or HbA1c—using those measures to establish diabetes status..."

The rest of the transcript, along with a link to the research itself, is available on the resource itself.

This OER Lesson plan/unit was created by Masey Ringlein as part of the 2023 World Language OER Summer work and training. Educators worked with NDE staff to create OER Learning Plans and materials. The attached Lesson Plan is designed for 9 - 12 World Language French teachers for student learning of Novice Mid Learners of French. Students will listen and comprehend a dialogue between a doctor and a patient. They will use the vocabulary from this activity to translate into French, and they will create their own dialogue in a similar style. This Lesson Plan addresses the following NDE World Language Standard(s): NE WL 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, NE WL 2.2It is expected that this Lesson Plan will take students 90 minutes to complete.

Human beings are fascinating and complex living organisms a symphony of different functional systems working in concert. Through a 10-lesson series with hands-on activities students are introduced to seven systems of the human body skeletal, muscular, circulatory, respiratory, digestive, sensory, and reproductive as well as genetics. At every stage, they are also introduced to engineers' creative, real-world involvement in caring for the human body.

This is an Open Educational Resource created by University College Groningen (The Netherlands) students taking the course Biopsychology in Spring 2021.

In small teams, students were tasked with creating, composing, and curating an online portfolio dedicated to an interdisciplinary exploration of a topic of their choice. Their portfolio needed to be grounded in neuroscience, incorporate peer-reviewed research, and propose active learning exercises for future students and viewers.

Included topics:
- A trip through the world of psychedelics
- Alzheimer's disease
- Animal minds
- Biopsychological aspects of sexuality
- Consciousness
- Go with the flow: an interdisciplinary exploration of the flow state
- Happiness and well-being
- Hypnosis
- Intergenerational trauma
- Lucid dreaming
- Machine learning for mind reading
- Social and cultural neuroscience of prejudice
- Our sense of self
- Out of body experiences
- You and aesthetics

Please enjoy exploring their work!

How can you tell if harmful bacteria are in your food or water that might make you sick? What you eat or drink can be contaminated with bacteria, viruses, parasites and toxins—pathogens that can be harmful or even fatal. Students learn which contaminants have the greatest health risks and how they enter the food supply. While food supply contaminants can be identified from cultures grown in labs, bioengineers are creating technologies to make the detection of contaminated food quicker, easier and more effective.

Students are introduced to the circulatory system with an emphasis on the blood clotting process, including coagulation and the formation and degradation of polymers through their underlying atomic properties. They learn about the medical emergency of strokes the loss of brain function commonly due to blood clots including various causes and the different effects depending on the brain location, as well as blood clot removal devices designed by biomedical engineers.

Students study how heart valves work and investigate how valves that become faulty over time can be replaced with advancements in engineering and technology. Learning about the flow of blood through the heart, students are able to fully understand how and why the heart is such a powerful organ in our bodies.

When it comes to corn, Indigenous people have long known the benefits. Host Dr. Lee Francis of Laguna Pueblo discusses the health benefits of a classic Indigenous staple food: blue corn mush. What makes blue corn blue? Why is ash added to traditional blue corn mush? What makes it so healthy?

Students examine an image produced by a cabinet x-ray system to determine if it is a quality bone mineral density image. They write in their journals about what they need to know to be able to make this judgment. Students learn about what bone mineral density is, how a BMD image can be obtained, and how it is related to the x-ray field. Students examine the process used to obtain a BMD image and how this process is related to mathematics, primarily through logarithmic functions. They study the relationship between logarithms and exponents, the properties of logarithms, common and natural logarithms, solving exponential equations and Beer's law.

Africa is a vast continent and neurological disorders are a common cause of disability and death. This practical neurology textbook is specifically written for Sub-Saharan Africa by Dr. William Howlett.

In this listening comprehension exercise, students of intermediate level French language listen to a podcast interview and complete a questionnaire to check their listening comprehension and enlarge their vocabulary on health topics.

This Medical Office Communications course is designed to help prepare you to use effective communication in the medical setting. You will learn a variety of communication methods specific to the medical office. This course is designed to assist you in discovering applications of good communication skills, as well as provide elements of critical thinking. This course has 3 Credit Units that emphasize a variety of communication competencies.

NOTE: This is a Communication class which inherently requires meaningful interaction with other people. As a student in this class, you will be required to regularly have other individuals assist you with assignments. Use the Credit Unit Syllabi found below to help you plan ahead so that as you prepare to take this course you have a pool of individuals available who are willing to help you complete Module assessments.

Furthermore, although this is NOT a writing course, it is expected that you will write in a professional manner similar to the expectations when you are employed. This course requires APA style writing. For more information on this type of writing, the Purdue Online Writing Lab provides an excellent resource and can be found at the following link: OWL (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (Web page)

Write in complete sentences.
Do not use abbreviations. (Example: Do not instead of don't)
Use 12 point font - preferably New Times Roman or Arial
Use a program and check your spelling and grammar before submission EVERY time.

Course Outcomes:
1. Use language/verbal skills that enable patients' understanding.
2. Recognize communication barriers.
3. Advocate on behalf of patients.
4. Respond to nonverbal communication.
5. Apply active listening skills.
6. Use appropriate body language and other nonverbal skills in communicating with patient, family and staff.
7. Demonstrate awareness of the territorial boundaries of the person when communicating.

This course prepares the student to properly document and organize information for the medical record. This class prepares the student to initially screen patient calls for emergency and other medical intervention.

NOTE: This is a class that will require you to submit roleplay videos. Plan ahead as you prepare to take this course, and have a pool of individuals available who are willing to be videotaped for these short roleplay assessments.

Course Outcomes:

1. Create a list of current community resources for patient needs.
2. Perform patient screening using established protocols.
3. Organize technical information and summaries.
4. Use medical terminology correctly to document patient encounters.
5. Document in appropriate formats in Electronic Medical Record.
6. Demonstrate professional telephone techniques.

This course is designed to prepare you to comprehend, interpret, and respond to legal and ethical situations in the healthcare setting with diverse populations in a culturally competent way.

NOTE: This is an ethics class, which inherently requires meaningful conversations with other people. As a student in this class, you will be required to regularly meet with other individuals to discuss ethical questions that occur in healthcare. Be aware that you will be required to facilitate a group discussion for most Modules. Plan ahead as you prepare to take this course, and have a pool of individuals available who are willing to have ethical discussions with you.

Couse Outcomes

1. Demonstrate respect for diversity in approaching patients and families.
2. Identify the role of self-boundaries in the healthcare environment.
3. Recognize the role of patient advocacy in the your professional practice.
4. Discuss legal scope of practice for medical assistance and coders.
5. Explore issue of confidentiality as it applies to the medical assistant and to coders.
6. Describe the implications of HIPAA for the medical assistant and the coder in various medical settings.
7. Discuss licensure and certification as it applies to healthcare providers.
8. Describe liability, professional, personal injury, and third party insurance.
9. Compare and contrast physician, medical assistant, and coder roles in terms of standard of care.
10. Compare criminal and civil law as it applies to practicing medical assistant and coders.
11. Provide an example of tort law as it would apply to a medical assistant and coders.
12. Explain how the following impact the healthcare practice and give examples: Negligence.
13. Explain how the following impact the healthcare practice and give examples: Malpractice.
14. Explain how the following impact the healthcare practice and give examples: Statute of Limitations.
15. Explain how the following impact the healthcare practice and give examples: Good Samaritan Act(s).
16. Explain how the following impact the healthcare practice and give examples: Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.
17. Explain how the following impact the healthcare practice and give examples: Living Will/Advanced directives.
18. Explain how the following impact the healthcare practice and give examples: Medical durable power of attorney.
19. Identify how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to the medical assisting and coding profession.
20. List and discuss legal and illegal interview questions.
21. Discuss all levels of governmental legislation and regulation as they apply to medical assisting practice, including FDA and DEA regulations.
22. Describe the process to follow if an error is made in patient care Respond to issues of confidentiality.
23. Perform within scope of practice. Apply HIPAA rules in regard to privacy/release of information.
24. Practice within the standard of care for a medical assistant and/or coder.
25. Incorporate the Patient's Bill of Right's into personal practice. and medical office policies and procedures.
26. Complete an incident report.
27. Document accurately in the patient record.
28. Apply local, state and federal healthcare legislation appropriate to the medical assisting and coding practice setting.
29. Demonstrate sensitivity to patient rights.
30. Demonstrate awareness of the consequences of not working within the legal scope of practice.
31. Recognize the importance of local, state and federal legislation and regulations in the practice setting.
32. Differentiate between legal, ethical, and moral issues affecting healthcare.
33. Compare personal, professional and organizational ethics.
34. Discuss the role of cultural, social and ethnic diversity in ethical performance in the healthcare practice.
35. Identify where to report illegal and/or unsafe activities and behaviors that affect health, safety and welfare of others.
36. Identify the effect personal ethics may have on professional performance.
37. Report illegal and/or unsafe activities and behaviors that affect health, safety and welfare of others to proper authorities.
38. Develop a plan for separation of personal and professional ethics.
39. Apply ethical behaviors, including honesty, integrity in the performance of medical assisting and coding practice.
40. Examine the impact personal ethics and morals may have on the individual's practice.
41. Demonstrate awareness of diversity in providing patient care.

This course is designed to prepare you to comprehend, interpret, and respond to legal and ethical situations in the healthcare setting with diverse populations in a culturally competent way.

NOTE: This is an ethics class, which inherently requires meaningful conversations with other people. As a student in this class, you will be required to regularly meet with other individuals to discuss ethical questions that occur in healthcare. Be aware that you will be required to facilitate a group discussion for most Modules. Plan ahead as you prepare to take this course, and have a pool of individuals available who are willing to have ethical discussions with you.

Class Outcomes:
1. Demonstrate respect for diversity in approaching patients and families.
2. Identify the role of self-boundaries in the healthcare environment.
3. Recognize the role of patient advocacy in the your professional practice.
4. Discuss legal scope of practice for medical assistance and coders.
5. Explore issue of confidentiality as it applies to the medical assistant and to coders.
6. Describe the implications of HIPAA for the medical assistant and the coder in various medical settings.
7. Discuss licensure and certification as it applies to healthcare providers.
8. Describe liability, professional, personal injury, and third party insurance.
9. Compare and contrast physician, medical assistant, and coder roles in terms of standard of care.
10. Compare criminal and civil law as it applies to practicing medical assistant and coders.
11. Provide an example of tort law as it would apply to a medical assistant and coders.
12 Explain how the following impact the healthcare practice and give examples: Negligence.
13. Explain how the following impact the healthcare practice and give examples: Malpractice.
14. Explain how the following impact the healthcare practice and give examples: Statute of Limitations.
15. Explain how the following impact the healthcare practice and give examples: Good Samaritan Act(s).
16. Explain how the following impact the healthcare practice and give examples: Uniform Anatomical Gift Act.
17. Explain how the following impact the healthcare practice and give examples: Living Will/Advanced directives.
18. Explain how the following impact the healthcare practice and give examples: Medical durable power of attorney.
19. Identify how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to the medical assisting and coding profession.
20. List and discuss legal and illegal interview questions.
21. Discuss all levels of governmental legislation and regulation as they apply to medical assisting practice, including FDA and DEA regulations.
22. Describe the process to follow if an error is made in patient care Respond to issues of confidentiality.
23. Perform within scope of practice. Apply HIPAA rules in regard to privacy/release of information.
24. Practice within the standard of care for a medical assistant and/or coder.
25. Incorporate the Patient's Bill of Right's into personal practice. and medical office policies and procedures.
26. Complete an incident report.
27. Document accurately in the patient record.
28. Apply local, state and federal healthcare legislation appropriate to the medical assisting and coding practice setting.
29. Demonstrate sensitivity to patient rights.
30. Demonstrate awareness of the consequences of not working within the legal scope of practice.
31. Recognize the importance of local, state and federal legislation and regulations in the practice setting.
32. Differentiate between legal, ethical, and moral issues affecting healthcare.
33. Compare personal, professional and organizational ethics.
34. Discuss the role of cultural, social and ethnic diversity in ethical performance in the healthcare practice.
35. Identify where to report illegal and/or unsafe activities and behaviors that affect health, safety and welfare of others.
36. Identify the effect personal ethics may have on professional performance.
37. Report illegal and/or unsafe activities and behaviors that affect health, safety and welfare of others to proper authorities.
38. Develop a plan for separation of personal and professional ethics.
39. Apply ethical behaviors, including honesty, integrity in the performance of medical assisting and coding practice.
40. Examine the impact personal ethics and morals may have on the individual's practice.
41. Demonstrate awareness of diversity in providing patient care.

This course prepares the student to function in the administrative outpatient setting.

Course Outcomes:
1. Operate EMR systems
2. Effectively communicate in a professional environment
3. Work effectively in a medical office environment
4. Perform basic medical office accounting.