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Public Health Youth Materials

These resources can be used with middle and high school aged children to introduce them to the field of public health.

Power Point Presentations

The following Power Point presentations have been used in high school classroom settings and to help Boy Scouts of America earn the Public Health Merit Badge.

• Boy Scouts of America - Public Health Merit Badge (PPT, 10.5MB, 65slides)
• Hepatitis C
  • Hepatitis C - "Rate the Risk" Exercise
  • Getting Hip to Hep - What you need to know about hepatitis A, B and C (PPT, 1.5MB, 38slides)

Links

These online resources provide quizzes, games and short videos on public health topics.

• What is Public Health? - a short video from the American Public Health Association
• Public Health Quiz - What is Public Health
• Outbreak at Watersedge, an Interactive Game
• Orientation to Public Health Web-based training — intended for new and current public health workers
• whatispublichealth.org - Frequently Asked Questions
• Bling Fever - A short quiz from CSTE