What’s Up, Doc?

We all need to keep healthy, and many kinds of people in the health care industry can help use. Find out more about what they do in the following activities. You might want to become one of those helpers yourself!

CONNECT:

• Watch a day in the life of a pediatrician (a doctor who treats youth): https://www.fda.gov/drugs/developmentapprovalprocess/howdrugsaredevelopedandapproved/
• What does it take to run a hospital? It’s a complex system, as you will find out at http://blog.soliant.com/healthcare-workers/what-it-takes-to-run-a-hospital/
• Watch 200 year of medicine at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qxx14RCxblg
•  How are drugs developed and approved? The federal government shares their perspective: https://www.fda.gov/drugs/developmentapprovalprocess/howdrugsaredevelopedandapproved/

CREATE:

•  "Lose a Million (Bacteria)" is a fun, interactive game; its object is to lose bacteria: https://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodScienceResearch/ToolsMaterials/ucm212691.htm
•  Playing doctor for little ones can include art activities, games, and songs as seen at http://www.childfun.com/themes/people/doctors/
•  Here are health crafts to make: https://www.daniellesplace.com/html/doctor-nurse-crafts.html
• Make your own doctor or nurse costume: http://www.ziggityzoom.com/activity/easy-nurse-costume-or-doctor-costume-make and https://www.care.com/c/stories/7201/how-to-make-a-doctor-costume/

CARE:

• Sports injuries are a serious problem for both amateur and professional players. Here is an online guide to sports medicine for youth: http://kidshealth.org/en/teens/sports-injuries.html?ref=search&WT.ac=msh-t-dtop-en-search-clk
• Here’s the place for girls’ health: mind and body. This website includes healthy tips, videos and games: http://www.iemily.com/
• What is it like to stay at a hospital and have an operation? Get advice at http://www.chop.edu/patients-and-visitors/kids-health-galaxy-our-web-site-kids
• Be healthy and safe this Halloween by following these tips: https://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm230283.htm

CAREERS:

• Interested in a career in health care? Look at all the jobs you could do: https://www.snagajob.com/job-descriptions/healthcare
• Here’s how to navigate your journey through medical school: https://students-residents.aamc.org/
• Who does what in a medical office: http://managemypractice.com/who-does-what-in-a-medical-office-basic-position-descriptions/
• Want to manufacture medicines? Find out about the industry at https://collegegrad.com/industries/pharmaceutical-and-medicine-manufacturing