HealthCare,WellnessJordan+Doherty


 * China has a very different __healthcare system__ than we do here in the U.S.A**

If you think that China has the same healthcare system as we do, it’s not true. In China, their healthcare system is different than our healthcare system than us, in China they have a healthcare system called Western Medicine, and people in China get a lot of acupuncture. In China people use a different system for healthcare. People use a system called Western medicine. With their system they only have to pay $7 for health insurance. Next, in China people use a type of system called Western medicine. Western Medicine is where doctors use drugs, surgery, and radiation. Another type of medicine is called Traditional Chinese Medicine. It has developed over 2,000 years. And they are still being improved. Last, acupuncture is a very common treatment in China. Acupuncture is when a needle is inserted into someone’s skin. Some people have burnt herbs over their acupuncture points. Today, people still have acupuncture done to treat back pain. So you can see China has a way different healthcare system than we do.


 * Acupuncture**: acuponcture is a traditional medicine used in China
 * Moxibustion**:the burning of herbs over acupuncture points
 * Western Medicine**:A system where doctors and other healthcare professionals treat symptoms and diseases using drugs, radiation, or surgery.
 * Cancer**:any growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division
 * Hypertension**:a condition asociated with a low-nutrition
 * NRCMCS:**The **N**ew **R**ural **C**o-operative **M**edical **C**are **S**ystem


 * The Nursing School at the Peking Union Medical College was established in 1920. During the beginning years before the Nursing School, male nurses trained at missions took care of the sick.The Nursing students were trained at the Special Health Station for hands-on experiences with public health.
 * Nearly 20% of Chinese adults now suffer from hypertension, a condition asociated with a low-nutrition
 * Acupuncture is a very common treatment for pain in China
 * In China they use a type of medicine called Western Medicine


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A.8.7 Describe the movement of people, ideas, diseases, and products throughout the world

E.4.4 Describe the ways in which ethnic cultures influence the daily lives of people

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A.8.7 Describe the movement of people, ideas, diseases, and products throughout the world A.8.10 Identify major discoveries in science and technology and describe their social and economic effects on the physical and human environment A.8.11 Give examples of the causes and consequences of current global issues, such as the expansion of global markets, the urbanization of the developing world, the consumption of natural resources, and the extinction of species, and suggest possible responses by various individuals, groups, and nations C.8.1 Identify and explain democracy's basic principles, including individual rights, responsibility for the common good, equal opportunity, equal protection of the laws, freedom of speech, justice, and majority rule with protection for minority rights C.8.3 Explain how laws are developed, how the purposes of government are established, and how the powers of government are acquired, maintained, justified, and sometimes abused

D.8.7 Identify the location of concentrations of selected natural resources and describe how their acquisition and distribution generates trade and shapes economic patterns E.4.4 Describe the ways in which ethnic cultures influence the daily lives of people E.4.6 Give examples of group and institutional influences such as laws, rules, and peer pressure on people, events, and culture

Students accurately describe signifcance of their topic. Students demonstrate their ability to gather information in a timely fashion. <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">5 key terms or concepts are identified for your topic. <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">An essay is constructed that uses appropriate language and grammar. <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Demonstrates understanding of the topic as it pertains to China. <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">5 visuals or web 2.0 tools are integrated to enhance the topic. <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Console',Monaco,monospace;">Chose which state standards your topic/research covers.

China Unit