Influences on the Health of Individuals
The ability to be healthy is influenced by many factors—some of our choosing, and some not. This program examines how individual, sociocultural, socioeconomic, and environmental factors impact people’s lives and what individuals can do to positi...
Strategies to Promote the Health of Individuals
The World Health Organization defines health promotion as “the process of enabling people to increase control over their health and its determinants, and thereby improve their health.” Referencing the WHO’s Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion,...
Chemical Equations in the Real World
Very little in the physical world occurs without chemical reactions being involved. This program takes an in-depth look at five common products—soap, polystyrene, aluminum, paint, and car batteries—and explores the chemistry behind their manufac...
The Cooking Process: How Food Changes
It sounds simple, but scrambling an egg involves more than just heat, a frying pan, and a spatula. Using colorful, nontechnical demonstrations that any aspiring chef can understand and appreciate, this program illustrates important concepts regardin...
Understanding Prejudice
This program explores the reasons why society accepts some groups, but excludes and rejects others. It offers a brief historical examination of the groups of people who have experienced prejudice and questions why views differ in modern society.