Polio Resource Materials for Educators
This portion of the web site is designed to provide materials for educators that will enable them to teach the importance of polio eradication and the role this will play in overall global health (if they choose to do so). We are always open to posting additional materials and resources. Please send your recommendations to the webmaster at in2dtp@empnet.com
Resources & Items for Download
- What Exactly is Polio?
- Amazing Stories of Polio (Rotary Comic Book)
- The History of Polio . . . A Complete Timeline
- Whatever Happened to Polio? (Smithsonian Online Exhibit)
- Types of Polio Vaccines
- The Global Eradication Partners and Their Mission
- Life Cycle of the Polio Virus Animation (Flash)
- Global Outlook: Focus on Polio (Rotary International Publication)
- Latest Wild Poliovirus Weekly Update
- Current Monthly Situation Report (From the GPEI)
Iron Lung Resources
- The Iron Lung and its History (University of VA chronology)
- The Iron Lung and Other Equipment (Smithsonian Online Exhibit)
- My Life in an Iron Lung (A Survivor's Story)
- Iron Lung Photos and Resources
Polio in Pictures
- Polio Eradication Photo Gallery (GPEI)
- Polio in Pictures (Rotary International)
- Polio Eradication Images (Rotary International)
Videos and PSA's
- Polio Newscast for Primary Schools 10 minute video for school presentation
- Polio Newscast for Middle & Secondary Schools 10 minute video for school presentation
- Stamping Out Polio (Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation)
- 99% of the Way to Polio Eradication (Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation)
- What it Takes to Eradicate Polio
- The Last Hurdle - Polio in India
- Rotary Polio Education Video
- End Polio Now PSA (30 seconds)
- Means to Polio's End PSA (30 seconds)
- Tree PSA (30 seconds)
- Polio PSA (60 seconds)
- Shadow Dancer PSA (30 seconds)
