The HEDIR, Update
What’s in a Name, Part III
Separating from Physical Education
Governor of Ill-Repute
As most of you know, this past week the Governor of Chicago (er, excuse me, Illinois), Rod Blagojevich, was arrested and charged with a number of criminal violations—the most notable was his attempt to ‘auction’ off President-Elect Obama’s Senate seat to the highest bidder (as you know, the Governor of the state can appoint somebody [...]
3 Gifts
Stories are the way our society chooses to communicate messages to one another. We use stories to persuade. We use stories to criticize. We use stories to romanticize. I would like to share with you 3 simple stories today. (WARNING… this is a little long) Story 1 He was a young boy, 9 or 10. [...]
Technology Use in Classrooms and Communities
We have a lot of discussion about the use of technology in the classroom. I also imagine there are some “out there” who remember “high tech” as having colored overhead transparencies. I also wonder the extent to which there are individuals who really can’t “function” without their PowerPoint presentations. It seems that everyone who makes [...]
HEDIR Bookstore
- Social Gerontology: A Multidisciplinary Perspective (9th Edition)
- Essentials of Environmental Health (Essential Public Health)
- Street Science: Community Knowledge and Environmental Health Justice (Urban and Industrial Environments)
- Study Guide to Accompany Our Global Environment: A Health Perspective

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