Health: Team Activity

"Be MedWise "

Lifeskill:

• Decision Making
• Healthy Lifestyle Choices

Overview:

Youth will be able to complete the “Educate Before You Medicate” learning station which addresses answering questions about the use of prescription and over-the-counter medications. Team members will have a designated time limit to complete the assigned tasks and activities. The team captain is responsible for giving the team results to the facilitator at the station.

Objective:

Upon completion of this unit, youth will be able to:

1. Read and understand the label.
2. Make safe decisions regarding the use of both prescription and over-the-counter medications.
3. Understand the role of the pharmacist.
4. Know the toll free number of the Tennessee Poison Center to call if they think they have taken an overdose of a medicine.

Resources:

• Mayo Clinic
  http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/drug-information/DrugHerbIndex
  • General information about the use of medicines
  • Getting the most out of your medicines
• Your Medicine: Play It Safe
  http://www.ahcpr.gov/consumer/safemeds/safemeds.htm
• American Pharmacists Association - Pharmacy and You
  http://www.pharmacyandyou.org/
• Be MedWise Tennessee!
  http://fcs.tennessee.edu/healthsafety/medWise.htm
• Be Poison Safe Tennessee!
  http://fcs.tennessee.edu/healthsafety/poisonSafe.htm

Time Allowed:

Six minutes as a team center.

Scoring:

There will be 5 questions with multiple answers worth 6 points each. An additional 10 questions with one answer will be included and are worth 2 points each.

Specialist:

Barbara (Bobbi) P. Clarke
Professor, Family & Consumer Sciences
119 Morgan Hall
Knoxville, TN 37996-4501

Phone: 865-974-8197
Fax: 865-974-5370
E-mail: bclarke@utk.edu

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