Marilyn Grechus, PhD, is a professor of health education at the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg, Missouri. She has taught health methods courses since 1992 and has presented on related topics at the state, district, and national levels. She has received two Excellence in Teaching awards, one from the University of Central Missouri and the other from the National Society of Leadership & Success. In 2003 she received the Robert M. Taylor award for professional service from the Missouri Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (MOAHPERD). MOAHPERD also named her University Health Educator of the Year in 2007. In her leisure time she enjoys playing with her grandchildren and doing crafty things.
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Preface Acknowledgments Activities 1. Portable First Aid Kit 2. Stethoscope 3. Puppets 4. Beanbags 5. Health Balls 6. Stress Balls 7. Germs Under the Black Light 8. Alcohol Goggles 9. DUI Game Kit 10. Bottles With Impact 11. Breathless Cigarettes 12. Smokeless Tobacco Can 13. Homemade Phlegm 14. Tobacco Tar 15. Stinky Beanbag 16. Clogged Arteries 17. Components of Blood 18. Organ Vest 19. Model Lungs 20. MyPyramid Pocket Chart 21. Healthy Placemat 22. Simulation of Fat 23. Simulation of Sugar 24. Food Portion Kit 25. Portion Plates 26. A Pound of Fat 27. Fat Vest 28. Dice 29. Inexpensive Teaching Props Appendix A: Patterns Appendix B: Homemade Clay About the Author