Richard R. MacMahon, Ph.D.
High School in the Community
OBJECTIVES: This unit is designed to acquaint the student with the causes, symptoms, treatment and environmental relationship of asthma; and to help the student to better understand how to deal with this problem at school and at home as a day-to-day phenomenon.
GOALS: The students will learn what causes asthma, how asthma may affect growth and development, why asthma has such a negative effect on school work, and how their environment is the most significant factor in this disease. The students will also learn what may be done at home to limit the environmental components which cause this disease.
UNIT PLAN:
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OBJECTIVES
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GOALS
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UNIT PLAN
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INTRODUCTION
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A FEW VITAL STATISTICS
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ASTHMA: INCREASE IN INCIDENCE
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ASTHMA: THE BASICS
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ASTHMA: THE CONDITION
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A. An allergic reaction - Eosinophils and Lymphocytes
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B. Response of the bronchioles - an immune reaction
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C. Environmental Triggers
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ASTHMA AND INTELLIGENCE: School Perform. & Psych. Patterns
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ASTHMA CLASSIFICATION
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ASTHMA: THE SURVEY
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RELATIONSHIP TO THE ENVIRONMENT
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A. Triggers
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B. Pollutants that Trigger
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TREATMENT
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A. Professional help is needed
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B. Some treatments are complicated
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HOME SOLUTIONS/REMEDIES
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A. Cleaning
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B. Dustproofing
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C. Parents quit smoking
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D. Better awareness of internal environment at home
