New health content for states.State departments of education in Alabama Alabama, indigenous people of North America Alabama (ăləbăm`ə), indigenous people of North America whose language belongs to the Muskogean branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). , Florida Florida, state, United States Florida (flôr`ĭdə, flŏr`–), state in the extreme SE United States. A long, low peninsula between the Atlantic Ocean (E) and the Gulf of Mexico (W), Florida is bordered by Georgia and , Kansas, Utah, West Virginia West Virginia, E central state of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland (N), Virginia (E and S), and Kentucky and, across the Ohio R., Ohio (W). Facts and Figures Area, 24,181 sq mi (62,629 sq km). Pop. and Wyoming have partnered with Discovery Education to make the year-old Discovery Health Connection available to every school district in each state. Discovery Health Connection, a Web-based library of K-12 health and prevention content on violence, alcohol abuse, nutrition and development, includes teachers' guides, worksheets, videos and literacy lessons. Ted Davies, the curriculum specialist for the Nebo District in Spanish Fork, Utah Spanish Fork is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. The population was 20,246 at the 2000 census and by 2004 had been estimated to increase to 22,839. Geography Spanish Fork is located at (40.104546, -111. , likes that he can call Discovery and find out how many times each teacher has logged in and used the system. Gerald Maas Maas, river: see Meuse. , director of health and safety for the Wyoming Department of Education, wanted to help his state's smaller districts with limited funds buy a number of programs for a reasonable price. When Discovery came up with the discounted price of $500 per site, Maas bought one license for each of Wyoming's 48 districts. (The districts choose which school gets access.) www.discoveryhealthconnection.com |
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