Young scholars are introduced to the views on sexuality in the United States. In groups, they research data from five countries and compare them with the United States. Using the information, they develop reasons why the teenage...

High schoolers compete activities related to the viewing of a documentary film. After viewing the documentary, The Dairy of Angelina Jolie and Dr. Jeffrey Sachs in Africa, students participate in a discussion of the leading factors...

Students read the play The Yellow Boat then have a town hall meeting to discuss the matter.  In this character lesson students discuss whether or not a child with AIDS should be allowed in public schools.

Students read and analyze a personal narrative written about a Peace Corps Volunteer teaching English in Guinea-Bissau, Africa. They discuss the concept of crossing cultures, analyze maps, complete worksheets, and develop a writing...

Students examine the issue of prescription drug prices in the United States. They research the issue and participate in a mock US Senate hearing on the subject.

Ninth graders analyze lifestyle factors that affect health and demonstrate an awareness of key lifestyle practices associated with prevention of disease.

Students view a short video about diseases that are most common today and what ones were common fifty years ago. They examine demographic trends in developing and industrialized countries. They research life expectancy, birth rate and...

In this health dialogue worksheet, students answer discussion questions about health care.

This web-based simulation demonstrates potential spread of HIV through a population. Each participant exchanges virtual body fluids with other participants, some of whom are HIV positive. A computer-simulated ELISA will illustrate the...

Explains what HIV AIDS is, how it is contracted, how it is diagnosed, the signs and symptoms, treatment and prevention, and the stigma people face when their condition is revealed.

Practice questions related to HIV/AIDS.

Understand the HIV virus that causes AIDS.

Read this illustrated tutorial about the relationship between the HIV virus and AIDS. Also contains treatment and diagnosis information.

Based on the principle of antibody-antibody interaction, this ELISA test for HIV detection allows for easy visualization of results and can be completed without the additional concern of radioactive materials use.

Get the latest government information on HIV-AIDS, allergies, the development of vaccines, and other health-related research topics.

In this lesson plan, students explore how participation in team sports can help empower youth in other areas of their lives. Students identify principles of how young people learn and discuss the ties between sports, civic engagement,...

This fictionalized journal was created by a high school student in Denver, Colorado. It tells the haunting story, through a combination of text and images, of a young woman who is stricken with tuberculosis (and later HIV). This...

Read this encyclopedia entry to find out about Magic Johnson's basketball career and his foundation to fight HIV/AIDS.

An explanation of viruses that includes the importance knowing the origins and the evolution of viruses.

Online presentations on more than 150 health topics, diseases, and conditions, from acne to viruses. Each plays as a slide presentation, with sound, that you can control or set to autoplay. Time varies from 5-20 minutes. Available in...

This is a site that describes African women moving away form the traditional roles in society and shaping the political and social culture in all areas of Africa.

A good patient-oriented site that keeps you up to date on the treatments and politics going on in the on-going fight against this disease.

BBC provides a comprehensive look at the AIDS epidemic affecting Africa. Content includes an overview of the disease, a case study of South Africa, and more.