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World Health Day Lesson Plan

Teacher's resource for World Health Day using stories, film. Includes classroom discussion guide.

 

World Health Day Lesson Plan
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Student made films with a focus on HEALTH

As An Asthmatic (4:56)

By: Alayna DeGraef, Elise DeGraef, and Bailey Revering | In-Progress
A video short about the impact of vaping on youth.

Dangers Of Vaping (6:52)

By: Basil Patterson, Avital Mintz, Sebastian Alexandre, Miranda Bauer
A film about how vaping is marketed to children. By: Basil Paterson, Avital Mintz, Sebastian Alexandre, & Miranda Bauer

THANK A HERO: MAURICE HILLEMAN (10:14)

By: Jasmine Blossom Martoglio, Aurelia Sunshine Martoglio | Batchelor Middle Sch...

A documentary about an unsung hero named Maurice Hilleman who created an amazing amount of vaccines,

Wellness Song (3:20)

By: Morgan, Ophelia, Isis, Elinor, Austin, Ethan & Scarlett | Pacific Elementary...
An original song about wellness made by students at Pacific Elementary mentored by Wendy Milette

Dr. Anthony Fauci: A Hero In Healthcare (3:21)

By: Breckin Tyler Anderson, Beau Badger | Lora Batchelor Middle School
Amid the ongoing coranavirus pandemic, Dr. Anthony Fauci has delivered Americans everywhere scientifically correct research surrounding the pandemic...

Mariah Rose Faith on Mental Health (4:12)

By: Kitty Richardson

Additional Films

Sasa (7:08)

Produced by:Diane Namm
A young doctor in Burma begins a medical revolution. Winner of The People's Choice Award.

A Moment of Compassion (13:46)

Brenda Goodman

Dr. Patricia Gonzalez-Zuniga and her team of American and Mexican interns and residents provide care and compassion.

Baby Malick and Federica (4:41)

Cheikh Darou Seck
This video is about the heart disease and miraculous recovery of my baby boy, Serigne Malick Seck.

Stories

Dr. Paul Farmer

By: Joyce from San Diego

Dr. Paul Farmer has dedicated his life to treating people in the poorest nations in the world. He also persuaded the World Health Organization to take a "community-based approach" to healthcare.

Marcus Rashford MBE - Football Hero and Hunger Campaigner

By: Abigail Richardson
Marcus Rashford is an England Premiere League footballer who rose to fame playing for Manchester United and England and more recently for his work with FareShare[i] to help tackle childhood hunger in the UK.

Shomy Hasan Chowdhury

By: Dorothy Lie
Shomy Hasan Chowdhury created the WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) organization, for which she received an Diana Award, to combat deadly diarrhea in underserved communities.

Listen and Read Along Stories

Robin Lim

By: Wendy Jewell
Robin Lim devotes her life to improving the birth experience so that all humans are born with an intact capacity to love.

Florence Ngobeni

By: Jerrilyn Jacobs
Florence Ngobeni is an HIV/AIDS educator and Ambassador for the Elizabeth Glazer Pediatric AIDS Foundation.

Clara Barton

By: Abbey Baxter Burks
Clara Barton was known as the 'Angel of the Battlefield.'

 

Health Heroes during the Coronavirus Pandemic are highlighted through art, films and stories created by students and professionals. 

 

Saba's hero is her aunt, a physician in Tehran, during the coronavirus. Read her story and view her film.

Dr. Sharareh Majd (1:13)

Saba Mosfehi

My Coronavirus Hero: My Aunt

By: Saba Mosshefi
Saba's hero is her aunt, a physician in Tehran who is treating patients with COVID-19.

Art Celebrating Healthcare Heroes During the Coronavirus
Super Nurse
Credit: IamFake
RN Healthcare Worker
Credit: Jorge Garza
Mother Earth Save Us
Credit: Irene Tessa
Nurse and World
Credit: Heather Strazza

Covid Superheroes

By: Jamie Park

High school student artist Jamie Park from New York City, New York

Credit: Sarina Vaziri
Hoorain Amjad Artwork
Credit: Hoorain Amjad

We Can Build a Covid Free World If We Unite

By: Matthew Yi

We are Invincible

By: Angelina Hao
Heroes fighting against the coronavirus. Although we do not have magic, we are invincible as long as we believe in ourselves.

Always with You

By: Deepshikha De

MY HERO Calendars for use in the Classroom

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Who is Your Health Hero?

Use the Create Program to submit stories, art, short films, or audio honoring your health hero.

How to use MY HERO's Create Program to Publish Stories, Art, Film and Audio for Students

Tutorial for students: Publish written stories, film, original artwork and audio in MY HERO's multimedia library.
Create Program
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Laura Nietzer

The World Health Day lesson plan was curated by MY HERO Education Outreach Director Laura Nietzer.

Links

World Health Organization

World Health Day


Organizer created on 3/23/2019 10:25:21 PM by MY HERO Staff

Last edited 2/26/2025 12:13:31 PM by Laura Nietzer

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