Mainstream USA: Surviving Year One- Lessons
Social Studies 400
Name:
Mainstream USA: Surviving Year 1
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/america-by-the-numbers/episodes/episode-107/
What is infant mortality?
What is the infant mortality rate in the U.S.? Where does the US
rank in the world?
What is the infant mortality rate in Rochester, NY? Where does
Rochester rank?
What is SIDS?
What are some risk factors for SIDS?
What is toxic stress?
How is toxic stress different from typical stress.
What were some of the stressors the pregnant women from
Rochester, NY described in the video?
What effects does toxic stress have on both pregnant women and
their unborn babies?
What can be done to reduce toxic stress in
pregnant women and young mothers?
How can home visits to at-risk pregnant women and young mothers
help reduce infant mortality?
What is "Healthy Moms"?
What are two challenges of the Healthy Moms program?
How are programs like Healthy Moms cost-effective in the
long-run?
What
is the "ACE" or Adverse Childhood Experience study? (What does it
measure?)
Take
the ACE Quiz:
The ACE quiz measures 10 types of childhood adversity. List four examples of
adverse experiences included in the questionnaire.
a)
b)
c)
d)
A
higher ACE score can (but not always) lead to increased risk in: (list five)
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
What can be done to offset the negative impact of childhood adversity/trauma? What can schools do? What can communities do? What can individuals do?
What can be done to offset the negative impact of childhood adversity/trauma? What can schools do? What can communities do? What can individuals do?
Find three news stories about toxic stress in
children, copy and paste the URLs, title of the article, and author and send to my email.
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