Which Path Would You Take? Video Transcript

This is a transcript of the video on the Educator Features page and Student Features page.

Do you ever wish you could transport your students into the future by 30 or 40 years?

So they could see what effect the diet and lifestyle choices they make today will have on their health tomorrow.

We know that students often think of themselves as invincible.

But based on current trends, on average, one in three adults in the US will have diabetes by the year 2050.

Currently 84 million Americans suffer from one or more types of cardiovascular disease.

What might that number be in 2050, if young people continue to think their current diet won't affect their future health.

How can you help your students make that leap and critically think about their future health?

With the knew Which Path Would You Take activities within Mastering Health, students can explore various health choices and their consequences through an engaging, interactive, low-stakes anonymous experience.

These activities show students the possible consequences of various choices they make today on their future health.

Activities are also linked out to Mastering Health from the text and are made assignable in Mastering with follow-up questions.

With the knew Which Path Would You Take feature in Mastering Health, you can help your students start making better choices today toward a long and fruitful life.