See and hear : the journal on audio-visual learning (1945)

Keeping Healthy Films Like These Help Us Develop Good Health Habits •ic A Healthy Body is our first line of defense against disease; otir best safeguard for a happy life. These films help young and old realize that body care is a first responsibility; that cleanliness, good posture, proper diet and plenty of rest help prevent illness. This is where education is vitally important. There are many good classroom films on the building of good health habits, especially in the field of posture, care of the eyes, and films stressing cleanliness and good grooming. Among the distributors of such films are Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Coronet, McGraw-Hill, United "World, Bray, Brandon, Young America, Flory, Instructional and Knowledge Builders. There have also been several series of films and film strips aimed at teaching primary children good health habits. Among the producers have been Young America, SVE, Encyclopaedia Britannica Films and Johnson-Hunt. 16MM FILMS Bathing (10 min) si. b/w. rental or purchase. EBFilms. " • Title self explanatory. Body Care and Grooming (20 min) sd. b/w. purchase. McGraw-Hill. • Explains daily habits which will make for good grooming. Correlated with Diehl's "Textbook of Healthful Living." Care of the Skin (11 min) sd. b/w. rental or purchase. EBFilms. • Three children are shown preparing to go to bed. Using them as examples, correct methods of washing hands and face are emphasized. Common skin ailments are illustrated. Carriage (10 min) sd. b/w. rental or purchase. United World. • Pictures the proper way of sitting, standing and walking. Clean Clothes (10 min) si. b/w. rental or purchase. EBFilms. • Title self explanatory. Clean Face and Hands (5 min) si. b/w. rental or purchase. EBFilms. • Title self explanatory. Cleanliness and Health (10 min) sd. b/w. or color, purchase. Coronet. • A microscopic study shows the many germs which arc all around us and stresses the reasons for cleanliness. Help Yourself Beat the Heat (12 min) sd. color, loan. US Steel. • Stresses proper diet. Concerned principally with heat of blast furnaces but health suggestions applicable to all. Content approved by the American College of Surgeons. How to Be Well Groomed (10 min) sd. b/w. or color, rental. Ideal, purchase. Coronet. • Two students demonstrate how personal appearance can be improved through good grooming habits. How to Avoid Muscle Strains (15 rain) sd. b/w. rental or purchase. Bray. • Painful and serious injuries are often the result of incorrect use of muscles. The film illustrates how these injuries may occur and points out proper application of leverage principles in performing body movements. If It's Health You're Seeking (30 min) si. b/w. rental or purchase. Nat Motion Picture. « Deals with all the habits and procedures which make for good health and prevention of disease as good diet, medical and dental examinations, posture, exercise, sunshine, vaccination, fresh air and sleep. In Every Day (10 min) sd. b/w. rental or purchase. Brandon. . An American boy is pictured showing his lite through the whole day and its relation to good health habits. Emphasis on proper diet and correct attitudes to work and play. Improving Your Posture (10 min) sd. b/w. or color, rental. Ideal, purchase. Coronet. • Points out the areas of the body where posture is controlled and demonstrates that good posture is a balance of opposing sets of muscles. Helps the student to overcome his individual posture faults by stressing relaxation, self-diagnosis, and correction. Judy's Diary Series (3 films— about 25 min each) si. b/w. loan. U. S. Children's Bur. rental Univ. of Wisconsin. • These three films show phases in the life of a growing child. Titles are: (1) From Morning Until Night (2) By Experience I Learn (3) Now I Am Two. Keeping the Hair Clean (10 min) si. b/w. rental or purchase. EBFilms. • Title self explanatory. Kitty Cleans Up (10 min) sd. b/w. rental or purchase. Young America. • Shows Helen and her pet cat getting up and getting ready for breakfast. Each washes herself carefully. For primary grades. Scene in "How to Avoid Muscle Strains" Modem Guide to Health (10 min) sd. b/w. rental or purchase. Young Amer. • A cartoon showing common sense rules of personal hygiene including posture, suitable clothing and nervous tension. Posture (10 min) si. b/w. rental or purchase. EIJFilms. • Title self explanatory. Posture and Exercise (11 min) sd. b/w. rental or purchase. EBFilms. • How the muscles act in relation to posture and exercise. Posture for Poise (22 min) si. b/w. rental. Iowa State U. • Shows the importance of proper posture for a young woman and recommends a series of exercises. Posture Habits (10 min) sd. b/w. or color, rental. Ideal, purchase. Coronet. • Stresses the importance of good posture in sitting, standing and walking. Rest and Health (10 rain) sd. b/w. or color rental. Ideal purchase. Coronet. • A track coach explains to his star athlete the importance of sleep and rest. Road to Health and Happiness (10 min) sd. or si. b/w. rental or purchase. Knowledge Builders. • Stresses, proper diet and exercise as well as good personal health habits. Recommended for high school. Scrub Game (30 min) sd. loan. Modern • The first line of defense against disease is the skin. Film illustrates proper care of the skin. Sitting Right (9 min) sd. b/w. or color. rental or purchase. Flory. • Best techniques from the standpoint of posture for sitting and getting up. Spic and Span (10 min) sd. b/w. or color, purchase. Instructional Films, Inc. • An illustration of the importance of neatness and cleanliness. Vitamin D (15 min) si. b/w. rental. EBFilms. • Shows the importance of this sunshine vitamin and the results of deficiency of vitamin D. Ways to Good Habits (10 min) sd. b/w. or color, purchase. Coronet. • A film illustrating how good habits can be substituted for bad ones. The importance of habits, good and bad is stressed, and the student is encouraged to develop good habits of his own. Collaborator: William E. Young, Divisional Director, The University of tlie State of New York. 35MM FILMSTRIPS Good Health Series (G filmstrips) sd. b/w. rental or purchase. Young .\raerica. • Titles are: (1) You and Your Clothes (2) Pesky— The Cold Bug (3) You and Your Food (4) Your Posture— Good or Bad (5) Bacteria— Good and Bad (G) Insect Pests and Disease. Horse Sense (filrastrip) sd. loan. Zurich. • Relaxation and not overdoing recreation :ne the key to well balanced living. How They Bathe, At Bedtime (30 frames) si. b/w. purchase. SVE. • One of the twelve People Are People Scries, showing the customs of people in twelve countries around the world. In.side Information (filrastrip) sd. loan. Zurich. • Don't doctor or "dope" yourself when you are ill. It is safer to consult a doctor. Keeping Fit (filrastrip) sd. loan. Association. . Simple rules of health are presented. Play In The Snow (filrastrip) sd. b/w. purchase. EBFilms. . Appropriate clothing, health habits, and 16 See 8e Hear