Library
Health
 

General Sites - covers many topics.
Make use of the search boxes in each to find all articles related to your topic.

Kid's Health for Kids*** - sponsored by the Neumours Foundation
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/

First Gov -health sites sponsored by government agencies
http://www.kids.gov/k_health.htm

Healthfinder -wide range of topics - geared towards adults
http://www.healthfinder.gov/scripts/Topics.asp?Branch=5

BAM - Body and Mind (Center for Disease Control - diseases, food, fitness, nutrition, etc.)
http://www.bam.gov/

Stress Management

Kid's Health: Stress
http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/emotions/stress.html

Stress Management: Strategies 
http://www.cdc.gov/nasd/docs/d000001-d000100/d000008/d000008.html

Body Image

Girl's Health
http://www.girlshealth.gov/body/

Healthy Eating

Food and Nutrition
http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/nutrition/index.html

Food Safety Education (US Dept. of Agriculture)
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/food_safety_education/for_kids_&_teens/index.asp

Changes in Puberty

All About Puberty
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/grow/body_stuff/puberty.html

Body - Becoming a Woman
http://www.girlshealth.gov/body/

Boys and Puberty***
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/grow/boy/boys_puberty.html

Drugs and Alcohol

Drugs and Alcohol
http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/

Drugs, Alcohol, and Smoking 
http://www.girlshealth.gov/substance/

NIDA for Teens: Facts About Drug Abuse
http://www.teens.drugabuse.gov/

Drugs: What You Should Know  (glossary included)
http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/drug_alcohol/drugs/know_about_drugs.html

Tobacco Information and Prevention Sources (TIPS) - sponsored by the CDC
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/

HIV/AIDS

HIV/AIDS
http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/infections/stds/std_hiv.html

Positive Decisions

Community
http://www.girlshealth.gov/relationships/community/index.cfm

Healthy Relationships

Healthy Relationships
http://www.girlshealth.gov/relationships/index.cfm

Am I in a Healthy Relationship?
http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/question/emotions/healthy_relationship.html

Communication Skills

Talking to Your Parents - or Other Adults
http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/families/talk_to_parents.html

Peer Pressure/Bullying

Friendships
http://www.girlshealth.gov/relationships/friendships/index.cfm

How to Deal with Peer Pressure***
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/friend/peer_pressure.html

Dealing With Bullying
http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/problems/bullies.html

Peer Pressure - why it works, spoken vs. unspoken, bag of tricks, good peer pressure, etc.
http://www.thecoolspot.gov/pressures.asp

Eating Disorders

Body Image and Eating Disorders
http://www.girlshealth.gov/emotions/bodyimage/index.cfm

Eating Disorders: Anorexia and Bulimia
http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/exercise/problems/eat_disorder.html

Personal Safety

Staying Safe - safety basics, first aid and injuries
http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/safety/index.html

USDA: Food Safety - site for kids and adults
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/food_safety_education/for_kids_&_teens/index.asp

 

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08/11/2008