SJSU Research Guides: Affordable Learning Solutions: Open Educational Resources by College: Public Health & Recreation

Virtual Course Materials

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) BioInteractive Lectures
BioInteractive offers lectures on two important health topics, obesity and cancer, that range from 30-60 minutes. They also have a collection of holiday lectures and talks that cover a range of topics, for example, "AIDS: Evolution of an Epidemic", "Potent Biology: Stem Cells, Cloning, and Regeneration", and "The Immune System: Friend or Foe."
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BioInteractive is a web-based collection of biology-focused teaching materials created and administered by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
JHSPH Open Courseware
Johns Hopkins University offers open access to the course content in its Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Khan Academy
Here you will find lecture videos and educational videos that are 1 min-30 min in length. Topics in healthcare and medicine that are covered include: healthy lifestyle, heart disease and stroke, blood pressure, hypertension, diabetes, colon disease, ans so much more.
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The Khan Academy is a non-profit organization, whose mission is to provide a free-world class education for anyone anywhere.
MIT Open Courseware
MIT's Health Sciences and Technology department offers an extensive collection of online courses. Course format generally includes, lecture videos, interactive concept quizzes (solution key), problem sets, terms and definitions, suggested topics and links, and exams (with solution key).
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MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) is a web-based publication of virtually all MIT course content. OCW is open and available to the world and is a permanent MIT activity.

Government Educational Resources

Healthy Living from the CDC
This page is a staying healthy index that covers topics from Aging to vaccines and immunizations. Each topic provides, information about the topic, data and statistics, health disparities, and resources.
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CDC.gov is CDC's primary online communication channel. Annually, there are close to 500 million page views to the site, averaging 41 million page views per month. CDC.gov provides users with credible, reliable health information.

Medline Plus This link opens in a new window
This website has free and useful information for students. Health topics can be found by body location, disorders and conditions, by demographic groups, or health and wellness. This site can link your students to interactive videos and tutorials. MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health's Web site for patients and their families and friends. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, it brings you information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language you can understand. MedlinePlus offers reliable, up-to-date health information, anytime, anywhere, for free.

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
This website has information on A-Z health and human development topics, such as, ADHD, fragile X syndrome, and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs).
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The NICHD was initially established to investigate the broad aspects of human development as a means of understanding developmental disabilities, including intellectual and developmental disabilities, and the events that occur during pregnancy. Today, the Institute conducts and supports research on all stages of human development, from preconception to adulthood, to better understand the health of children, adults, families, and communities.

Multimedia Resources

TED Talks on Health and Medicine
A playlist of 90 Ted Talks regarding health and medicine from premier specialists.
Outbreak at Water's Edge - Public Health Discovery Game
An interactive game. There's a variety of people involved in halting an outbreak and only the intern can save them! The players receive case files, maps, visit locations, take samples and draw conclusions. Players not only try to solve the case, but learn about public health careers. A teachers guide is also available.