Webliography Project
Health and Safety
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Research shows that teens who are obese are more likely to be obese as adults. Teens need
to exercise at least one hour a day to stay healthy. National Public Radio.
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2014/02/03/268342478/most-teens-arent-active-
enough-and-its-not-always-their-fault This article details research done by many different
institutions showing that children need a minimum of one hour of exercise a day to become or
maintain health. Many different facilities have information about why this is and how this can be
done. For Example, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that children who get
at least 1 hour of physical activity a day will be more mentally and emotionally healthy.
Unfortunately, only 1 in 4 teens are actually getting this recommended amount of exercise,
which leads to increased amounts of adults. The article then goes on to give adults, mostly
parents, advice on how to get their children active. There are a variety of simple to complex
ways. They can be as rigorous as taking on a full sport or as simple as taking walks with the
family before or after dinner.
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Vaccines have many important health benefits for those who vaccinate and the people
around them by fighting off disease and saving patients money of expensive disease
treatment. It is vital for children and adults to keep up to date on vaccination for
preventable sicknesses. Vaccines https://www.vaccines.gov/more_info/features/five-important-
reasons-to-vaccinate-your-child.html Vaccines are important to both personal and public health
because they keep kids from catching a sickness and then taking it to school where it may be
spread around to other kids. The most obvious advantage is that vaccines stop kids from
contracting deadly diseases which can lead to permanent physical wounds or death. This also
means that we can stop the spread of disease as a whole from person to person. This is important
because some people in the population cannot receive vaccinations. For example, babies cannot
receive a vaccine for whooping cough, and among the 10,000 to 50,000 victims each year, at
least 10 are babies too young to be vaccinated and die as a result of contracting the disease. It
also means that healthy children can avoid hospital trips that can cost a lot of time and money.
On top of that, there are many programs that can help families pay for vaccines that can be found
at http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/programs/vfc/. Lastly, vaccines have been proven many times to
be safe for children use, with the worst reactions being allergic reactions.
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Children in High School who identify as gay, lesbian, or bisexual, say that they are more
likely to experience sexually violent crimes and consider suicide. Teachers can receive new
training about sexual identities to help these students who are in danger and need to
identify gay students who are in need of support. New York Times.
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/12/health/gay-lesbian-teenagers-violence.html?_r=0 Only
recently, surveys given to high schoolers allowed them to reveal their sexual preference and
answer questions about their experience. It was shown in the government’s official Youth Risk
Behavior Study that about 1.3 million students identify as Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual. These
students reported that many non-straight students have been raped, more than 3 times the rate of
straight students. It was also shown that two in five gay students have considered suicide, and
about 1 of those two have tried to commit suicide in 2015. Many health advisors, such as Dr.
Jonathan Mermin, director of the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB
Prevention, and other officials in the health field are pushing for more training to modern
educators to learn how to make gay students feel more welcome in the classroom. Dr. Mermin
wants to push for more physiological help for gay students, as well as bring in inclusive lessons
and activities in schools.
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Teenagers with Asperger Syndrome have trouble interacting with others and doing social
things like reading emotions based on body movement. They like things to be uniform.
People with Asperger Syndrome need to be supported and cared for, and usually learn how
to better interact with others as they grow older. Women’s and Children’s Health Network.
http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetails.aspx?p=243&np=293&id=2320 .
Asperger Syndrome is a condition that people are born with, and does not function like a
sickness that can be spread to others. Kids and adults with Asperger Syndrome have trouble in
