Teacher Resources

Imagine

Imagine giving students a visual appreciation of early human development, and showing them the interconnectedness of prenatal health and lifelong health.

Human development research and advances in medical imaging, DVD, and Internet technologies are transforming our understanding of ourselves. These advances link prenatal health to lifelong health, and enable the creation of powerful teaching tools that communicate an unprecedented visual understanding of critical development events to scientists and nonscientists alike.

We anticipate this type of education will lead to improved prenatal care and a sharp reduction in the use of many harmful substances (alcohol, tobacco, etc.) before, during, and after pregnancy. The public health benefits are enormous: improved maternal health, prevention of certain birth defects and learning and behavioral disabilities, reduced health care and special education costs, and enhanced educational potential for students of all backgrounds and economic strata.

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