POLIO, PENICILLIN, AND

POLITICS: MEDICINE AND HISTORY

RADON G. ANDERSEN,

NATIONAL HEALTH SCIENCE CURRICULUM CONFERENCE,

OCTOBER 2014

ABOUT ME…

• TAUGHT ENGLISH AND SOCIAL STUDIES SINCE 1992, NORTHRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL, LAYTON, UT

• SLC COORDINATOR SINCE 2009

• MEDICINE, SCIENCE, AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS ACADEMY

WORKSHOP GOALS

• PROVIDE RESOURCES AND IDEAS FOR INCORPORATING HISTORY IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES

• DISCUSS POSSIBLE CROSS-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES—WAYS TO GET OTHER SUBJECTS INVOLVED IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO PROVIDE CROSS-CURRICULAR INSTRUCTION?

• CAN HELP FULFILL NATIONAL AND STATE STANDARDS

• PROVIDES STUDENTS WITH A WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATION

• ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO BECOME LIFE-LONG LEARNERS

• HELPS STUDENTS FIND RELEVANCE IN ALL CURRICULAR AREAS

PART I: POLIO

• POSSIBLY THE MOST FAMOUS PERSON TO EVER CONTRACT POLIO:

HOW DID POLIO IMPACT THE PRESIDENCY?

OTHER PRESIDENTIAL MALADIES…President Health Problems

George Washington Bad teeth, skin cancer, small pox

William Henry Harrison Died of pneumonia 30 days after taking office

Abraham Lincoln Color blind, small pox, scarlet fever

Theodore Roosevelt Asthma, myopia, malaria, blind in one eye, deaf

Woodrow Wilson Several strokes while in office

Dwight Eisenhower Melanoma, arthritis, severe cardiac issues

John Kennedy Scarlet fever, measles, jaundice, Addison’s disease

President Health Problems

Lyndon Johnson Cardiac issues, gall bladder

Ronald Reagan Colon cancer, skin cancer, Alzheimer’s

George Bush Sr Grave’s disease, skin cancer

Bill Clinton Hearing aids, knee problems, skin cancer

George Bush Jr Appendectomy, back surgery, skin cancer

Barack Obama Smoking

PRESIDENTS WHO DIED IN OFFICE: NATURAL CAUSES

President Cause of Death

William Henry Harrison Pneumonia (gave inaugural address in the rain)

Zachary Taylor Intestinal ailments

Warren Harding Congestive heart failure

Franklin Roosevelt Brain hemorrhage

PRESIDENTS WHO WERE ASSASSINATED: President

Abraham Lincoln

James Garfield Medical treatment contributed to death

William McKinley Medical treatment contributed to death

John F. Kennedy

A GREAT WEB SITE

HTTP://WWW.DOCTORZEBRA.COM/PREZ/

SUMMARY OF THE HEALTH OF ALL THE PRESIDENTS, AND OTHER NOTABLE HISTORICAL FIGURES

INCLUDES DOCUMENTATION AND SOURCES FOR ALL INFORMATION

PART II: PENICILLIN

• MEDICAL ADVANCEMENTS AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES

CASE STUDY: HISTORY MYSTERY

PART III: POLITICS

• HOW GOVERNMENT POLICIES IMPACT HEALTH CARE, AND VICE VERSA

HEALTH CARE REFORM

• TEDDY ROOSEVELT AND THE PROGRESSIVES

• FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT AND THE NEW DEAL

• HARRY TRUMAN AND THE FAIR DEAL

• LYNDON JOHNSON AND THE GREAT SOCIETY: MEDICARE AND MEDICAID

• BILL CLINTON AND THE HEALTH SECURITY ACT

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