Essay

HEALTH PAPER TOPICS

1. HEALTH: A SOCIAL

ACCOMPLISHMENT

1. Progress in American medicine

2. Life expectancy in the U.S.A.

3. Conquest of individual diseases

4. Downward trend of death rates

5. Decline in tuberculosis deaths

6. Nuclear power plants

2. HEALTH: A SOCIAL PROBLEM

7. Health and income

8. Water pollution and health

9. Air pollution (smog)

10. Leading causes of death

11. Leading causes of illness

12. Overpopulation and health

13. Congressional health proposals

14. Health needs of the nation

15. Farming the sea

16. Pollution control devices

17. Thermal pollution

18. Pesticides and herbicides

19. Solid waste pollution

20. Noise pollution

21. Radiation

22. Sewage

23. Protection for the consumer

24. Future of the city

3. NUTRITIONAL CONCERNS AND

HEALTH

25. The basic four food groups

26. Importance of breakfast

27. Between-meal feedings

28. Food and mental health

29. Values of specific foods

30. Importance of food minerals

31. The vitamins

32. Vitamin B complex

33. Health aspects of proteins

34. Fats in human nutrition

35. Carbohydrates and sweets

36. Health values of milk

37. Foods and overweight

38. Problems of underweight

39. Food-borne epidemics

40. Health hazards from foods

41. Chemical additives in foods

42. Fats and heart disease

43. Foods and dental health

44. Enriched foods: breads, cereals

45. Foot-and-mouth disease

46. Dieticians

47. Reducing diets

48. Nutritional diseases

49. Water and health

50. Food fallacies

51. Food fads

52. Food poisoning

53. Calories

54. Physiology of weight control

55. Malfunctions in regulation of food intake

56. Food fibers

57. Advertising

58. Organic and natural foods

59. Nutritional needs during pregnancy

60. Poverty and malnutrition

61. Food additives

62. Artificial sweetening agents

4. PHYSICAL FITNESS AND HEALTH

63. Status of national fitness

64. What is physical fitness?

65. Values of physical fitness?

66. Can a person exercise too much?

67. Prevention of physical fatigue

68. Exercise and weight control

69. Exercise and convalescence

70. Exercise and menstruation

71. Age and capacity

72. Nutritional needs in exercise

73. Posture and body mechanics

74. Drugs and athletic performance

75. "Athletes" foot

76. Importance of sleep

77. Exercise and the relief of tension

78. Exercise and scholastic achievement

79. Structure and function of organs

80. and systems of the human body

81. Isometric exercises

82. Isotonic exercises

83. Fitness and fad

5. MENTAL/EMOTIONAL HEALTH &

DISEASES

84. Basic emotional needs

85. Mental hygiene for the normal

86. Prevention of mental illness

87. Causes of mental illness

88. Types of mental disorders

89. Prevalence of mental illness

90. Treatments for mental illness

91. Limitations of psychotherapy

92. The mentally retarded

93. Fatigue and nervousness

94. Signs and symptoms of mental illness

95. Neurotic heart disease

96. Physical effects of worry

97. Depression

98. Causes and prevention of suicide

99. The tranquilizing drugs

100. Psychosomatic illness

101. Psychotherapy

102. Drug therapy

103. Defense mechanisms

104. Human personality

105. Self-concept

106. Death and dying

107. Psychological stress, tension and

anxieties

108. Jealousy

109. Insomnia

110. Commitment of the mentally ill

111. Research in mental health

6. HEREDITY AND EUGENICS

112. Genetic effects of radiation

113. Hereditary bleeding diseases

114. Diabetes

115. Muscular dystrophy

116. Is cancer hereditary?

117. Allergy and heredity

118. The Rh blood factor

119. Hereditary defects

120. Transplanting

121. Artificial body parts

122. Cloning

123. Sickle-cell anemia

7. INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

124. Leading communicable diseases

125. Epidemic intelligence

126. Tuberculosis

127. Desirable immunizations

128. BCG vaccination

129. Poliomyelitis

130. The Salk (polio) vaccine

131. Insects and disease

132. Flies and diseases

133. Mosquitoes and disease

134. Malaria

135. Diphtheria

136. Tetanus

137. Pneumonia and influenza

138. Smallpox and vaccination

139. Infectious mononucleosis

140. The "common cold"

141. Diseases from animals

142. Rabies

143. Venereal disease

144. Pre-marital blood examinations

145. Pre-natal blood examinations

146. Infectious hepatitis

147. Encephalitis

148. Trichinosis

149. Whooping cough (pertussis)

150. Sulfa and the antibiotics

151. Strep infections

152. DDT

153. Other infections

154. Natural body defenses against diseases

155. Bronchitis

8. CHRONIC & DEGENERATIVE DISEASE

156. Heart diseases and other cardio. diseases

157. Cancer and treatment of cancer

158. High blood pressure

159. Chronic ulcerative colitis

160. Arthritis and rheumatism

161. Varicose veins

162. Migraine headaches

163. Cerebral palsy

164. Epilepsy

165. Allergy and antihistamines

166. Leukemia

167. Kidney stones

168. Goiter and thyroid disease

169. Multiple sclerosis

170. Asthma

171. Health problems of old age

172. Anemia

173. Appendicitis

174. Kidney disease

175. Hodgkin's disease

176. Diet and heart disease

177. Emphysema

178. Parkinson's Disease

179. Hemorrhoids

180. Stroke

181. Organ transplant

182. Diseases of the gallbladder

183. The ulcer problem

9. MOOD MODIFIERS

184. The problem drinker

185. Social effects of alcohol

186. Narcotics

187. Drug addiction in adolescence

188. Social effects of drug education

189. Can drug addicts be cured?

190. Marijuana

191. Tobacco and health

192. Tobacco and lung cancer

193. Dangers of "pep" pills and other

amphetamines

194. Effects of tea and coffee

195. The barbiturates

196. Tranquilizers

197. Depressants

198. Hallucinogens

199. Narcotics in medicine

200. Alcoholism

201. Prevention and treatment of alcoholism

202. Legalization of marijuana

203. Rights of the non-smoker

10. SIGHT, HEARING AND SPEECH

204. Lifelong care of the eyes

205. Sudden loss of vision

206. The cross-eyed child

207. Injuries to the eye

208. Glaucoma

209. Eye banks

210. Different glasses/contact lenses

211. Cataracts

212. The eye examination

213. Stuttering

214. Causes of hearing loss

215. Ear infections in childhood

216. Wax in the ears

217. Hearing tests

218. Eye disorders

219. Eye transplants

11. CARE OF THE SKIN

220. Sunbathing

221. Acne

222. Athlete's foot (fungus infections)

223. Warts

224. Burns

225. Psychogenic skin disorders

226. Skin infections

12. DENTAL HEALTH

227. Causes of dental illness

228. Sugars and dental decay

229. Fluoridation of water supplies

230. Fluoridated toothpastes

231. Prevention of dental decay

232. Diet and oral hygiene

233. Periodontal diseases

13. SAFETY AND EMERGENCY

PROCEDURES

234. Accidents as a national problem

235. Traffic accident problem

236. Speed and accidents

237. Drunken driving

238. Fire safety

239. Fire extinguishers & their use

240. Electrical accidents

241. Home accidents

242. Bicycle safety

243. Safety in the water

244. Artificial respiration

245. Accidents of old and young

246. Safety features for cars

247. Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation

248. Snowmobiles

249. Motorcycles

250. Poisoning

251. Emergency First Aid

252. Camping accidents

253. Accident procedures

254. Gun safety

14. HEALTH AND THE PHYSICAL

ENVIRONMENT

255. Radiation and health

256. Rhus poisoning (poison oak, etc.)

257. Bee and wasp stings

258. Snake bites

259. Frostbite

260. Heat stroke

261. Sunburn

262. Cold injuries

263. Earthquakes

264. Fires

265. Pollens in the air

266. Carbon monoxide hazard

267. Poisonous plants

268. Tornados and Hurricanes

15. HEALTH SERVICES AND FACILITIES

269. The medical profession

270. The nursing profession

271. The dental profession

272. Physical therapy

273. Multiple health occupations

274. Medical specialists

275. Medical and surgical costs

276. Blue Cross Hospital Insurance

277. Blue Shield Medical Care

278. Health and accident policies

279. Quackery in health

280. Hospital service

281. Blood donors and blood banks

282. Jobs in public health

283. The chest X-ray

284. Medicaid

285. Alcoholics Anonymous

286. Acupuncture

287. Chiropractic

16. FAMILY HEALTH & SAFETY

288. Preparation for marriage

289. Pregnancy and health

290. Health aspects of fertility

291. Natural childbirth

292. The premarital examination and the

Rh factor

293. Caesarean surgery

294. The climacteric (change of life)

295. Accidental child poisonings

296. Causes of divorce

297. German measles during pregnancy

298. Immunization in children

299. Births in hospitals or homes

300. Causes of infant deaths

301. Sex instruction

302. Safety in the home

303. Menstrual problems and menstruation

304. Health qualifications for marriage

305. Contraception

306. Abortion

307. Masturbation

308. Homosexuality

309. Sexuality and morality

310. Living together

311. Reproductive organs

312. Diseases of male and female

reproductive organs

313. Physiology of sexual response

314. Prenatal care

315. Emergency childbirth

316. Premarital intercourse

317. Transvestism

318. Transsexualism

319. Sexuality and the aging

320. Frigidity

321. Impotence

322. Masculinity and Femininity

323. Genetic counseling

324. Complications of pregnancy

17. SCHOOL HEALTH

325. Scope of school health program

326. The school physician

327. The school nurse

328. Immunizations in school

329. Emotions and learning

330. Health careers

331. School meal programs

332. Vision and hearing testing in schools

(health appraisal)

333. Healthful school environment

334. Health services

335. Laws of school health education,

healthful school environment, and

health appraisal

18. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

336. Fatigue in the worker

337. Nutrition of workers

338. Industrial dusts and health

339. Problem drinkers in industry

340. Off-the-job accidents

341. Sight conservation in industry

342. Industrial safety programs

343. Health and absenteeism

344. Health hazards in specific occupations

345. Child labor law

346. Noise, vibration and health

347. Workmen's Compensation

19. COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES

348. The U.S. Public Health Service

349. Department of Health, Education and

Welfare

350. Federal Food and Drug Administration

351. State health departments

352. County health departments

353. City and local health departments

354. Voluntary health agencies

355. American Red Cross Blood Program

356. Community aspects of fluoridation of

water supplies

357. The chlorination of water

358. Sanitation of water supplies

359. Organizations for protection of the

environment (ex: EPA)

360. Community Health screening programs

361. Disease statistics

20. INTERNATIONAL HEALTH

362. The World Health Organization

363. World Food needs

364. Leading world health problems

365. World-famous epidemics

366. Worldwide cooperation in reporting

epidemic diseases

From: THE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, January, 1978, pp. 656-660