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Thursday Jan 25, 2024
Using Jenga to Teach Students the Impact of Health Behaviors on Community Well-Being
Thursday Jan 25, 2024
Thursday Jan 25, 2024
In this episode of The APS Publications Podcast, Dr. Steven Elmer, Dr. Kyle W. Wehmanen, and Dr. Felix E. Cottet-Puinel (all at Michigan Technological University) discuss their Illuminations article published in the Advances in Physiology Education Call for Papers on The Physiology of Obesity. The authors describe how K-12 students played Jenga to learn about the connections between healthy living habits, disease, and community well-being and resilience. Listen now to get inspired.
Kyle W. Wehmanen, Felix E. Cottet-Puinel, Tyler C. Hampton, Gwyn T. Hamlin, Isaac J. Wedig, and Steven J. Elmer Impact of health behaviors on community well-being and resilience: teaching K-12 students with Jenga! Advances in Physiology Education, published May 11, 2023. DOI: 10.1152/advan.00005.2023