Healthcare Agencies and Organizations
Health Departments
Public health involves protecting and improving a community's health through education, promotion of healthy lifestyles, and research for disease and injury prevention. It is the responsibility of federal, state, and local health departments to ensure that public health is being monitored. In this interactivity, explore the responsibilities of the different levels of health departments in the United States. Click the player button to begin.
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Food and Drug Safety Organizations
Think about your average day. How many times do you eat? What do you eat? Do you take any medications? How often? You already know that the food you eat and any medications you might take are important to your health. To ensure that the food you eat and medications you take are safe, the government created the United States Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration. In this interactivity, investigate the responsibilities of these two organizations. Click the player button to begin.
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ChooseMyPlate
Visit MyPlate to learn more about each part of the visual. Try to remember this graphic as you build your own meals to help you fuel your body with the nutrition it needs. Adopting such a model for eating can help you establish a lifelong habit of good nutrition. |
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An example of how the USDA promotes nutrition is the USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion’s dietary guideline known as MyPlate. In 2011, the U.S. Department of Agriculture introduced MyPlate, a visual aid to accompany the food pyramid in helping Americans eat healthy foods. The colors and partitions on MyPlate correspond to those of the food pyramid. You can develop proper eating habits using the food pyramid and MyPlate as your guides.Specialized Health Agencies
People across the nation and the world share similar health concerns, especially in the areas of good nutrition, and controlling and preventing diseases. There are many organizations that try to eradicate certain health problems that affect people around the world. Three such organizations are the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, the U.S. National Institutes of Health, and the World Health Organization. In this interactivity, learn about these specialized health agencies that promote good health across the United States and the world. Click the player button to begin.
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Healthcare Agencies and Organizations Review
Now that you have explored healthcare agencies and organizations, check your knowledge by completing this non-graded interactivity. Click the player button to get started.