Lesson 20: HealthCare

Objectives:

Students will:

• Identify which body parts are checked during an annual medical examination...
• Recognize symptoms of medical problems involving private body parts that need to be reported.
• Know to whom a girl should report medical problems.

Materials: Picture Card 34 and 35, worksheet #8

Procedure:

1. Read Picture Card 34 and go over discussion questions.
2. Invite a doctor or a nurse as a guest speaker. Guest speaker can review normal medical procedures in a reassuring tone and answer students' questions.
3. Read Picture Card 35 and go over discussion questions.
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Teacher Note: Students who use an augmentative communication device will benefit from having a special board or set of words that can be used to talk about private issues including reporting any of these medical problems.
4. Have each student fill in the medical card on worksheet #8 with doctor's name and phone number on it to keep in her purse or backpack. Be sure to talk about the appropriate times to use this kind of emergency information.
5. Game - "To Report or No Need to Report". Teacher reads each of the following statements. Students must decide whether a girl needs to tell someone if she has any of the following problems. This can be played on teams or as individuals with a student receiving one point for each question answered correctly. (Y= yes report, N = No need to report)
1. A girl has the hiccups. (N)
2. A girl sees blood when she goes to the bathroom and she does not have her period. (Y)
3. A girl has a pimple. (N)
4. A girl's vulva area itches a lot. (Y)
5. A girl feels burning when she urinates (pees). (Y)
6. A girl has strong body odor. (N)
7. A girl notices some red sores on her vulva. (Y)
8. A girl doesn't have her period for 3 or 4 months. (Y)
9. A girl has cramps. (N)
10. A girl has such bad cramps that she stays in bed for 2 days. (Y)
11. A girl has one breast that is a little larger than the other. (N)
12. A girl finds a lump in her breast. (Y)
13. A girl uses 10 pads on the first day of her period because she is bleeding so much. (Y)
14. A girl's period lasts 7 days. (N)