Current Health 2 September 2009

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Welcome Back to Health!

Inside the September issue of Current Health 2 you'll find feature articles on making new friends, warming up for exercise, and the rare but dangerous infection meningitis. Other articles look at prescription drug abuse, controlling feelings of stress and anxiety, and smart Web-searching strategies.

Check out the Pulse section for a dose of health news your students can use, as well as our other monthly departments Safety Zone; What's Up, Doc?; and Get Up and Go! (Don't forget that you can download additional online-only Get Up and Go! materials to use with your students here!) Additionally, in this issue we premiere a new department, ProjectHealth, to help your students explore health topics on their own and build critical-thinking skills.

And finally, check out our revamped Teacher's Guide, which now features more critical thinking questions, extension activities, and resources.

Here's to a happy—and healthy—new school year!

Meredith Matthews

Senior Editor, Current Health 2

Please note that the Menacing Meningitis article on page 25 contains a mistake in the "Proactive Protection" section. The newest form of the meningitis vaccine is recommended for most people ages 11 through 18, as well as anyone who hasn't been vaccinated but will be joining the military or living in a dormitory as a college freshman. Current Health 2 regrets the error.

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More reproducible classroom activities (one for each feature article in this month's issue) are available here!

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Issue Links for September 2009

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