Page 29 - New Releases 2014 Catalogue.indd
P. 29
health
health
Living with Gene c Disorders
Grades 7-Coll/Univ 2013 CC 20 min Human Rela ons Media
The human genome is a detailed blueprint for each person’s biological
makeup. Students learn how anomalies in an individual’s genome can impact
health and lead to a variety of diseases and developmental disorders. The
diff erences among dominant single-gene disorders, recessive single-gene
disorders and sex-linked disorders are explained with easy-to-understand
language and illustra ons. Students see how health problems such as heart
disease, type 2 diabetes, asthma and many cancers may involve complex
interac ons among a person’s genes and the environment.
The program gives a human face to gene c disorders through stories
of a young woman with Hun ngton’s Diseases, a college student with
hemophilia, a student with sickle cell anemia, and a young woman with
cys c fi brosis. A gene c counselor describes the role of gene c counseling and how the treatment for many gene c diseases
has improved drama cally in recent years.
#600618DV-A14 $189: DVD, teacher’s resource book, student handouts and pre/post test in digital format
HPV: What Every Teen Needs to Know Sleepless Epidemic
Grades 7-Coll/Univ 2012 CC 20 min Human Rela ons Media Grades 7-Adult 2013 32 min
With more teens sexually ac ve, the risk of contrac ng human LearningZoneXpress
papilloma It is es mated that 85 percent of adolescents are
virus (HPV) sleep deprived, compromising their academic
has increased performance and pu ng them at higher risk
drama cally. for accidents and health related issues. With
Students learn the proper amount of sleep, adolescents report
from a doctor feeling be er and are less stressed. Their
and an expert grades and athle c performance improve, they
in adolescent experience fewer sick days and are less prone to
sexuality that obesity and type 2 diabetes. As renowned sleep
there are many expert and author Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, Ed.
forms of the D reports, ge ng enough sleep op mizes your
virus that can performance across the board and its free!
lead to serious #430180DV-A14 $89.95: DVD, web guide
health problems
including cancer.
Interviews with teenagers expose misinforma on about HPV.
Students learn that oral sex is not safe and that both males and
females can spread the disease through any kind of genital contact.
The program provides accurate informa on about how the virus is
transmi ed and urges sexually ac ve students to prac ce safer sex.
Students learn where they can go for help if they are worried about
being infected with HPV. Using a simple ques on and answer format,
the video provides the most up-to-date informa on about a vaccine
that can protect against some strains of HPV. A young woman
describes how a pap smear revealed the early signs of cervical
cancer and led to successful treatment.
#600597DV-A14 $189: DVD, teacher’s resource book, student
handouts and pre/post test in digital format
McIntyre Media Inc. tel: 1-800-565-3036 fax: 519-942-8489 email: info@mcintyre.ca www.mcintyre.ca 29
health
Living with Gene c Disorders
Grades 7-Coll/Univ 2013 CC 20 min Human Rela ons Media
The human genome is a detailed blueprint for each person’s biological
makeup. Students learn how anomalies in an individual’s genome can impact
health and lead to a variety of diseases and developmental disorders. The
diff erences among dominant single-gene disorders, recessive single-gene
disorders and sex-linked disorders are explained with easy-to-understand
language and illustra ons. Students see how health problems such as heart
disease, type 2 diabetes, asthma and many cancers may involve complex
interac ons among a person’s genes and the environment.
The program gives a human face to gene c disorders through stories
of a young woman with Hun ngton’s Diseases, a college student with
hemophilia, a student with sickle cell anemia, and a young woman with
cys c fi brosis. A gene c counselor describes the role of gene c counseling and how the treatment for many gene c diseases
has improved drama cally in recent years.
#600618DV-A14 $189: DVD, teacher’s resource book, student handouts and pre/post test in digital format
HPV: What Every Teen Needs to Know Sleepless Epidemic
Grades 7-Coll/Univ 2012 CC 20 min Human Rela ons Media Grades 7-Adult 2013 32 min
With more teens sexually ac ve, the risk of contrac ng human LearningZoneXpress
papilloma It is es mated that 85 percent of adolescents are
virus (HPV) sleep deprived, compromising their academic
has increased performance and pu ng them at higher risk
drama cally. for accidents and health related issues. With
Students learn the proper amount of sleep, adolescents report
from a doctor feeling be er and are less stressed. Their
and an expert grades and athle c performance improve, they
in adolescent experience fewer sick days and are less prone to
sexuality that obesity and type 2 diabetes. As renowned sleep
there are many expert and author Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, Ed.
forms of the D reports, ge ng enough sleep op mizes your
virus that can performance across the board and its free!
lead to serious #430180DV-A14 $89.95: DVD, web guide
health problems
including cancer.
Interviews with teenagers expose misinforma on about HPV.
Students learn that oral sex is not safe and that both males and
females can spread the disease through any kind of genital contact.
The program provides accurate informa on about how the virus is
transmi ed and urges sexually ac ve students to prac ce safer sex.
Students learn where they can go for help if they are worried about
being infected with HPV. Using a simple ques on and answer format,
the video provides the most up-to-date informa on about a vaccine
that can protect against some strains of HPV. A young woman
describes how a pap smear revealed the early signs of cervical
cancer and led to successful treatment.
#600597DV-A14 $189: DVD, teacher’s resource book, student
handouts and pre/post test in digital format
McIntyre Media Inc. tel: 1-800-565-3036 fax: 519-942-8489 email: info@mcintyre.ca www.mcintyre.ca 29
