This free video resource from PBS LearningMedia teaches students about the ecological damage and health concerns for the people who were exposed to the BP oil spill and dispersants. In this video segment adapted from Need to Know, meet a fisherman who became a cleanup worker on the 2010 BP oil spill and then developed health problems. Learn about concern over the health and safety of cleanup workers because of the amount of oil and dispersant they were exposed to and the duration of exposure.
This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.
Examine how personal health and wellness are affected positively or negatively by an individual’s surroundings.
Explain how communities can affect personal health practices and behaviors.
Analyze how the environment, family history, personal behaviors, and health care can affect individual healthful living.
Analyze the role of individual responsibility for enhancing health.
