P a g e 3 Unit Description Grade: 6th Content Area: Emotional, Mental, and Social Health Skills: Identifying relationships, demonstrating personal responsibility, communicating clearly, demonstrating and identifying body language, and choosing and identifying the right behavior.
Thunder Bay District Health Unit provides public health information for residents of the Thunder Bay District in Northwestern Ontario. We investigate reportable diseases, animal bites, and other public health complaints. Health and Physical Education Lesson Plans Teachers can take advantage of health and physical education lesson plans for covering topics like nutrition, addiction, hygiene, and endurance. When a health unit region is in the Yellow-Protect or higher level, the following sectors must prepare a COVID-19 Workplace Safety Plan and provide it to the Health Unit upon request, no later than seven days after the requirement comes into effect: Restaurants, Bars, and Food and Drink Establishments; Sports and Recreational Fitness Facilities.
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| Body Outlines | Students will make life-size body outlines. http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/200.shtml Grade Level(s): Preschool, K |
| Give children an understanding of the importance of good dental health care - 5 Lessons - Plaque Busters, Flossing, Teeth At Work, Destructive Decay, Flouride Power http://www.oralb.com/learningcenter/teaching/ Grade Level(s): K, 1-2, 3-5 |
| Dress the Bear | Students will learn what clothes we put on during the different seasons. http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/294.shtml Grade Level(s): Preschool, K |
| Farming: Natural Resources (Lesson 2) | |
| Students identify natural resources, and weather & climate, temperature, and precipitation. http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/4451.shtml Grade Level(s): K, 1-2 | |
| Forgiving | Using story, felt board, and art work to explore idea of forgiving people who have hurt you. http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/4459.shtml Grade Level(s): K, 1-2 |
| Glitter Germs | |
| Learning about germs and the importance of washing hands. http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/334.shtml Grade Level(s): K. 1-2 | |
| 2 activities for learning about nutrition at home or in the classroom to go with Good Enough to Eat by Lizzy Rockwell - Fun with the Food Guide Pyramid & Reading Food Labels http://www.harperchildrens.com/features/goodeats.htm Grade Level(s): K, 1-2 |
| Introduction to Farming in the United States (Lesson 1) | |
| Identify where food comes from, and the four basic food groups. http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/303.shtml Grade Level(s): K, 1-2 | |
| Nutrition Unit | February is Nutrition Month. Several activities for learning about foods and nutrition. http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/244.shtml Grade Level(s): Preschool, K |
| Oh No Dentist Day | |
| The students will explore their feelings about their first visit to the dentist. The students will then write and illustrate their experience. http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/302.shtml Grade Level(s): K | |
| Stay Away Tooth Decay | The students will learn about good dental hygiene. The students will talk about what is good for your teeth and what is bad. http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/446.shtml Grade Level(s): K, 1-2 |
| Strangers | |
| To teach students about the dangers of going with strangers. http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/429.shtml Grade Level(s): Preschool, K | |
| The House That Drac Built Haunted Houses | Build a haunted house out of a paper bag, shapes cut out of construction paper--attach the childs address--helps in learning their address. http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/pages/338.shtml Grade Level(s): Preschool, K |
Due to the severe thunderstorm on April 12th that caused power outages, the health unit is closed.
Community Services
- Communicable Disease Investigation and Intervention
- Hometown Health Improvement
- Tobacco Counseling Services
- Voter Registration
Environmental Health
- Food Protection
- General Sanitation
- Private Well Water Sampling
- Rabies
- Septic Tanks
- Swimming Pools
- West-Nile Virus Surveillance
Family Planning
- Pregnancy Testing
- Sterilization (referral)
HIV/Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Counseling, Testing and treatment
Immunizations
- Child and Adolescents Vaccinations
- Flu Vaccinations
Maternity
- Breastfeeding Support
- Prenatal Care
Public Health Preparedness
- Public Health Preparedness
TB Program
- Preventative Treatment
- Treatment
United Healthcare Medicare Supplement Plans
Vital Records
- Birth Certificates
- Death Certificates
Health Unit Plans For Middle School
WIC
- Breastfeeding Support/Breast Pumps
- Nutrition Counseling
Women’s Health
- BreastCare