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UNIT 7 Health Hazards of Today
Food Poisoning
(a) Nature of the illness; effects on various age groups.
(b) Methods of spread.
(c) Smoking and food hygiene.
(d) Individual responsibility in prevention.
Some Suggested Visual Aids
Flannelgraphs: Vicious Circle
Fighting Germs by degrees
Chains of Infection
from: Health Education
Council, 10-12 Russell
Square, W.C.1,
Selection of Slides from Filmstrips:
Food Hygiene
Meat Handling
from: Camera Talks Ltd.,
31, North Row, Park Lane,
London, W.1.
Films: "Room for Hygiene" Sound, Colour, Runs 16 minutes.
from Unilever Film Library, Unilever House, Blackfriars,London,
E.C.4. Culture Dishes.
Themes for Follow-up Discussion
(a) The Physical and social effects of careless food handling, e.g. in
home and school.
(Domestic science. Biology. Mathematics)
(b) How does the law safeguard people buying food in restaurants and
shops.
(Domestic science. Social studies)
(c) Ways of preserving food.
(Domestic science. Biology. Chemistry)
(d) Design a school toilet block or kitchen unit in a private home.
(Art. Domestic. science. Woodwork.
Mathematics)
UNIT 8 Health Hazards of Today
The Common Cold. Bronchitis.
(a) The effects of absenteeism on work, society, economy.
(b) The direct causes.
(c) Predisposing factors e.g.
Effects of irritants such as Dust, Atmospheric fumes (smog),
Smoking, overcrowding.
(d) The Clean Air Acts.
(e) The individual's responsibility in controlling his own environment.
Some Suggested Visual Aids
Selection of slides from filmstrips:
"Bronchitis" from Camera Talks Ltd., 31, North Row, Park Lane,
"Clean Air" W.1.
"Cures and Colds" from Pfizer Ltd., Sandgate Road, Folkestone,
Kent.