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Health Literacy

Chinese Medical Dictionary

www.chinameddict.com is an open Chinese Medical
Dictionary of approx 60,000 terms in both English and Chinese. This is fully
searchable and contains other useful Mandarin language tools. The site is
full available in English and Chinese, and there is also a tailored version
for smart phone access.

Brain Pop

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Curious about Alzheimer’s Disease? In this BrainPOP movie, Tim and Moby explain how this debilitating disease happens and why it can really mess with people’s memories. You’ll discover how Alzheimer’s is related to something called dementia, as well as who is most at risk for developing the disease. You’ll also find out who the disease is named after and what its main symptoms are. Plus, you’ll find out how scientists are working on a cure and what they suggest doing in the meantime to try to prevent getting Alzheimer’s later in life!

http://www.brainpop.com/health/diseasesinjuriesandconditions/alzheimersd...

ESL and Health Literacy Podcasts

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A podcast is an audio file that you download from the Internet. After you download it, you can listen to it on your computer or on an MP3/portable music player (for example, an iPod or iRiver). You can subscribe to a podcast so that it is delivered to you automatically each day, just like a newspaper.

http://www.eslpod.com/website/index_new.html

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