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Equity in Healthcare

TSCORE-LIFT Teacher Developed Units

These teacher developed units provide students with learning experiences that grow their interest and knowledge in the health sciences.

Health Advocacy and SES – “We Are the Change” Project
This project is the third phase of the school-based “Change project”
Probability and Public Health – the “Chance the Researcher” Project
Students will explore chronic diseases in Wyandotte County
How Do We Thrive?
Explore the role of nurturance on development throughout the lifespan, how infants’ brains develop and more
Asthma & the Clean Air Project
Students are challenged to assess the air quality of their home and community
Diversity in Healthcare
Explore the current make-up of our health care workforce
Creating a Caring Community
This unit looks at whether we are meeting the mental health needs of our community
Healthy Finances
This unit looks at whether we are meeting the mental health needs of our community
Creating a Caring Community in High School
This unit looks at whether we are meeting the mental health needs of our community
Healthy Informatics
How can Highland Park HS students change the way teenagers of east Topeka, Kansas access healthcare information?
The Change Project: Mobilizing Change
This unit is designed to help students identify health disparities in our own community and learn how to advocate and promote community health.
Creating a Caring Community at Washington High School
This unit looks at whether we are meeting the mental health needs of our community
Healthy Mathematics
This unit will help students connect their health with mathematics, by organizing and analyzing health data.
Waves in Our Life
This Unit is designed for students to connect physics with health, environmental health, and other subjects while trying to get the standards for chemistry, using their knowledge to identify what could affect their health depending on the time of the year.
Portraits
Students will experience artistic representations or “portraits” from a variety of cultures in a gallery setting.
COVID-19 Vaccines and Your Community
This curriculum will review viruses and the immune system, viruses and the community, Mythbusters, defining your community, privilege and equity, and how to craft a community health campaign.

Supporting Units Created by TSCORE-LIFT Staff

Discover units and lessons created by our own TSCORE-LIFT staff with a focus on community health and specifically tailored for teachers.

Health Disparities – Introductory Unit
Focus on various factors influencing larger social trends
Health Advocacy
Examine root causes that affect health outcomes
Health Careers
Discover whether there is a place for you in the health care system.
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