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...program launched in June 2006 by the Food and Drug Administration's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), in cooperation with Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) in Maryland and the National Council on Patient Information and Education (NCPIE).
The 45-minute, interactive lesson is a welcome addition to the classroom, according to Frieda Cooney, a health education teacher at Gaithersburg Middle School, Gaithersburg, Md. Cooney is one of three teachers who helped with the pilot program last year. She also initiated the development of tests, worksheets, and a home activity to reinforce the lesson.
"Medicine and self-treatment are concepts that middle school students encounter on a daily basis," Cooney says. "But the meaning and impact of decisions related to these topics haven't been routinely discussed with them." Through MIMH, Cooney cleared up some common misconceptions with her classes.
For instance, few students knew that medicine bottles had expiration dates. "Many of them thought the bathroom medicine cabinet was specially designed...
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