Language 911 — A Health Literacy Curriculum

Curriculum modules are designed for ESL teachers in colleges and adult schools. They target intermediate to high-level ESL students and are also appropriate for secondary education teachers working on health education programs.

• Download the entire Language 911 Guide (PDF)

Food Pyramids: What We Eat and Who We Are

Students record what they are eating, compare cultural values of healthy nutrition and evaluate the recommendations of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) as a guide to eating healthily.

• Food Pyramids: What We Eat and Who We Are (PDF)

• Unnatural Causes: Becoming American

• QUEST: Eat Less, Live Longer? (Video)
• Health Dialogues: Immigrant Health (Audio)
• Health Dialogues: Back to School, Childhood Nutrition (Audio)
• Health Dialogues: Food Safety (Audio)

Living in the United States: Is It Good for Our Health?

Students explore the social conditions and lifestyle choices that impact health in the United States.

• Living in the United States: Is It Good for Our Health? (PDF)

• Unnatural Causes: In Sickness and In Wealth (Video)

• QUEST: Eat Less, Live Longer? (Video)
• Health Dialogues: Health Advocacy (Audio)

This Place Matters: The Impact of Neighborhood on Health

Students analyze the effects of neighborhoods on the health of those who reside in them. Why is it that place matters?

• This Place Matters: The Impact of Neighborhood on Health (PDF)

• Unnatural Causes: Richmond California Struggles for Clean Air
• Unnatural Causes: Louisville's Rubbertown Fights against Toxic Emissions
• Unnatural Causes: Disadvantaged Neighborhoods and Health (below)

• QUEST: Relaxing the Rules on Toxics Reporting (Audio)

Stress: The Bigger Picture

Students consider the social and economic causes of stress as well as the health implications of living with stress.

• Stress: The Bigger Picture (PDF)

• Unnatural Causes: How Unemployment Affects Families

Stress: Taking Control

Students consider the health implications of living with stress and devise an action plan for reducing stress in their lives.

• Stress: Taking Control (PDF)

Exploring Addiction

Students learn about the nature of drug and alcohol addiction and explore the issues in a broader social context.

• Exploring Addiction (PDF)

• Health Dialogues: Addiction (Audio)

Talking About Medicines

Students compare common remedies used in different cultures and reflect on how they have changed medical treatments since coming to the U.S.

• Talking About Medicines (PDF)

• QUEST: Reporter's Notes: Drugs In Our Drinking Water