Health Science Fall 2025-4th block Assignments

Using the attached form, upload the corresponding documents/files into your Health Science Portfolio. The documents/files should be in the appropriate folder. This will be due December 15, 2025. You must share your folder with Mrs. Dills, and you will also upload the file here. 

Once you have finished your Healthcare Around the World Activity, you have two options.
Option 1: Complete and share your portfolio with me. It is due at 3:15 pm. Anything submitted after will have 20 points taken off. This is a TEST grade! If you are having trouble uploading things, find a partner and have them help you. 

Option 2: Once your portfolio is done, you can take a half piece of blank computer paper and you can fill it in with notes for your final. You can use just one side, and the the notes you put on it, you can use for your final exam. 

Complete the attached assignment. It is due Friday. Do not copy and paste your answers in.

Please complete the following questions.

Complete the attached assignment

Create a comic strip that illustrates your interpretation of how the works. Your comic must show at least one major function of the system in a clear and creative way.







Your comic strip must have .




It must depict of the lymphatic or immune system (examples: fighting infection, filtering lymph, producing antibodies, transporting lymphatic fluid).




Your comic must be .




The storyline should be and scientifically .




It should be hand drawn.




Turn in your final comic strip by the due date.
Rubric is attached

Instructions: 
Huntington’s Disease: Edwin, Ally, Adley, Fernando

Guillain-Barré Syndrome: Allisanna, Allison, Sha’Nelle, Macie

Encephalitis: Levi, James, Wyatt, Jackson

Peripheral Neuropathy: Azaria, Ava, Kaitlyn, Yeimi

Cerebral Palsy: Ruby, Gigi, Sophie, Destiny
Tourette Syndrome: Andrina, Josef, Leah, Karson                                                                                                 
Research your disease using reliable sources such as CDC, Mayo Clinic, NIH, or medical textbooks.
Create an educational product that helps patients or their families understand the disease.
You may choose one of the following formats:

Brochure or pamphlet

Poster or infographic

PowerPoint or Google Slides presentation

Short educational video or skit

Your project must include the following information:
Name of the Disease

Description: What is it?

Cause(s): What leads to this disease?

Symptoms: What signs should patients look for?

Diagnosis: How do healthcare professionals identify it?

Treatment/Management: What treatments or lifestyle changes can help?

Patient Education:
How can patients manage symptoms at home?

What support or resources are available?

What should patients or families know about living with the condition?

Include at least one visual (diagram, photo, or illustration) to support learning.

Present your project to the class . Be prepared to explain how you would educate a patient about your assigned disease in clear, simple language.

Answer the following questions:

1. What are the two type of strokes?

2. What are three symptoms of a stroke?

3. What are 3 risk factors for stroke?

Use the link below to complete your quiz

Define each combining form, prefix, suffix, terms, and abbreviations.

Complete the attached worksheet. It is due on Monday.

Instructions
You are a concerned citizen and HOSA member. You have been provided with a current health policy issue related to the musculoskeletal system. You must write a professional letter to the State Board of Education expressing support or opposition to the proposed policy.
Your letter must include:Name, address, and proper salutation (To whom it may concern,)  for the policymaker
Subject line stating the topic
Your name, address, email, and school information as the constituent
A clear statement of support or opposition
At least three strong supporting points
Evidence or reasoning for why the issue matters to you, your family, or your community
A firm conclusion that restates your position and requests a response

You will have 50 minutes to write and 5 minutes to submit your letter.
You may use the notes you took at the beginning of class to assist.
Grading will be based on the HOSA competition rubric. 


Policy Proposal:
 Should public schools be required to include evidence-based strength training in their physical education curriculum to promote musculoskeletal health?
Background: Research shows that strength training builds bone density and prevents injuries. Advocates say it equips students for lifelong musculoskeletal wellness. Critics worry about safety, lack of equipment, and the need for specially trained instructors.
Write a letter to:TN State Board of Education
500 James Robertson Pkwy, 
Nashville, TN 37243

Use the article that is posted (it has also been given out in class) to completely answer each question. Answers should be in complete sentences or you will not receive credit for the answer. This is an independent assignment. 

Define each term or word part. 

After you finish your exam, complete the attached worksheet using the UT LIFESTAR website that is linked below.

Please define each of the cardiac medical terms. This assignment is due next Wednesday. You will have a quiz on these terms next Wednesday. 

Create a short (1 page) health education tool to encourage healthy choices for heart health.
Include signs and symptoms of an unhealthy cardiovascular system 
Major concerns with poor cardiovascular health (what could it lead to)
Strategies to prevent cardiac disease (healthy habits)
Treatments 
Support systems
You should include color and images.
*may use a Google slide/doc/drawing

Define each word.

Please complete your vocabulary for this week. It will be due Wednesday, September 3. You will have a quiz that day.

The directions are the same as your other vocabulatry. You will define the word, find a medical term with that word part in it, and then write a sentence with the medical term you chose. If it is already a full word and not a word part, you will define the word and use it in a sentence. 

Please complete the attached Google Test. This is a TEST on your hand hygiene steps.

Research your assigned communicable disease to determine each link in the chain of infection. Then, use Google Drawings to create a poster of the chain of infection for the disease. 
Use the ENTIRE space to create a colorful chain of infection. 
Use words to describe each link and explain each link. 
Use pictures to support your information (at least 1 for each link)
In the middle, include common signs/symptoms/ of your disease
Tuberculosis: Levi
Ringworm:James
Giardiasis: Josef
Hepatits B: Jackson
MRSA Infection: Kaitlyn
Strep Throat: Yeimi
Norovirus: Azaria
Coronavirus: Sha'Nelle
Oral Thrush: Allison
Athlete's foot: Alisanna
Toxoplasmosis: Macie
Malaria: Fernando
Histoplasmosis: Edwin
Urinary Tract Infection: Ally
Measles: Adley
Menigits: Sophie
Lyme disease: Gigi
Tetanus: Ruby
Necrotizing fasciitis: Destiny
Pneumonia: Karson
Polio: Leah
Rabies: Andrina

Read the attached safety scenario. Using the information in the safety scenario, complete the hazard intervention table.

Medical Terminology: Infectious Disease and Chain of Infection

Define each word part 
Find a medical term that appropriately uses that word part
Use the medical term you found in step 2 in a sentence
Anti-
A-/An-
Dys-
bacteri/o
sept/o
path/o
-emia
-genic
-iasis
-osis

Using the slides presentation and video that are attached, you will create a bloom ball on the career you have been assigned.

Submit a minimum of 5 questions you would like to ask the panel of healthcare members. You may not ask anything related to how much money they make. The panel members will include:
Trauma Surgeon
Registered Nurse
EMS Director (Will discuss EMT, AEMT, and Paramedic)
Respiratory therapist
Occupational Therapist
Speech Therapist
Medical Social Worker

Task: Your group will create a newscast covering important healthcare events for an assigned era. Your newscast must include the following:
Interview with the most influential person from your decade
Infomercial highlighting a new piece of technology- this does not have to be something that the influential person invented. Events can all be unrelated just like a regular news cast.
At least 3 breaking news segments covering the most important events
“Rolling credits”  at the end of the video showing group members names and their contributions to the project

Using your chrome book, type a letter to yourself. In this letter use the following guidelines:
1. Explain what grade you are in, your age, and the class that you are in.
2. Explain what some of your current interests are.
3. Explain why you are taking health science and what you hope to gain from these classes. If you are interested in a career in medicine discuss which career path you want to take and why. 
4. Write down 2 goals you hope to achieve by graduation. 

No one will read this letter except you and myself. My goal is to save this letter for you to reread near graduation so you can see who you were when you started and to see how far you have come. 

This assignment is meant to be fun! Be creative!