Iowa Public Television

This ICN session is presented by Marcia Valbracht, as part of a series from The University of Iowa Hygienic Laboratory

What if eating a hamburger or a hotdog would make you very, very sick? What if you had to drink special milk or take a special pill in order to be healthy? When you were born, a nurse took some blood from your heel and sent it to me and my laboratory to be tested for some things that can make you very sick. Most of the time when babies are born they are healthy and they grow up to be big and strong. Sometimes we find babies that need special care. If we know this when you are a baby, we can keep you healthy. Doctors know how to treat you and other babies like you and help your parents learn how to take care of you. You may have to take medicine or eat special food, or take a vitamin pill. You may never be able to eat hamburgers, but you can eat other food that is good tasting and good for you. We can make sure that you grow up to be big and strong, too.

Following the ICN session, registrants receive the book Body Baddies or alternate title.

Session Related Web sites:

• Healthy Minutes for Kids (www.iptv.org/kids/healthyminutes) - Encourage positive health choices, good nutritional practices, personal safety, good decision making, and many other important skills with IPTV's Healthy Minutes videos and companion resources.
• Healthy Minutes for Grown Ups(www.iptv.org/kids/grownups/resources/HealthyMinutes.cfm) - Classroom resources and materials for Healthy Minutes.
• Iowa Department of Public Health: Pick a Better Snack Campaign(www.idph.state.ia.us/pickabettersnack)
• Iowa Department of Public Health: Nutrition Network(www.idph.state.ia.us/nutritionnetwork)

Related Lesson Plans and Units:
Do a Thinkfinity Search (www.marcopolosearch.org):

1. Search for: nutrition
2. Limit Subjects to: health
3. Limit search to appropriate grade level.
4. Click on the 'Search' button to view results.

PBS Teachers (http://www.pbs.org/teachers/) - PBS Teachers offers free lesson plans, professional development and more for preK-12 educators.

Classroom Resources:
The following related programs are available on IPTV's broadcast or from the AEAs: (Check the K-12 Classroom Television (www.iptv.org/k12catalog) Web site for broadcast dates and times.)

• CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG (Grade Level: PK-2)
• GOODBODIES (Grade Level: K-2)

Only twelve interactive sites are scheduled for each session. Videotaping is NOT available.

Sessions are provided at no cost to PK-12 students and the adults working with or on behalf of PK-12 students in Iowa.