2025 INNO SUMMER INSTITUTE

Disease Detectives

Course Description

Everyone hates being sick, it’s the worst feeling ever! Because of this, we’ve been looking for ways to stay healthy and fight off those nasty bugs. In health science class, we’re gonna explore all kinds of cool solutions like prevention and control measures for outbreaks, and treatments that help us get better when we’re sick. You’ll learn how doctors fight diseases, and how we have been able to combat all sorts of different outbreaks. Let’s dive in and discover all the ways we can beat sickness together!




Eligibility

  • Student at the Inno Summer Institute​
  • Cannot take Digital Frontier

Outline

Day 1: History of Health Sciences
Day 2: Historical Outbreaks
Day 3: Infectious Agents
Day 4: Treatments
Day 5: Control and Prevention
Day 6: Diet
Day 7: Emergency Situations
Day 8: Outbreak Scenario Pt.1
Day 9: Outbreak Scenario Pt.2
Day 10: Outbreak Scenario Pt.3

Content Developers

Michael Wu
Curriculum Leader
Amy Yang
Curriculum Developer
Sophia Zheng
Curriculum Developer
Anjali Nadarajah
Curriculum Leader