Health

Links verified 1/26/2023

1. Adolescent - Social Skills for Middle School Students - Lesson plans
2. Alcohol Self-Assessment Quiz - Knowing the difference between social drinking and alcohol abuse can help you get the guidance you need to protect your future
3. American Heart Association - Healthier Kids
4. Behind the Scenes of Adolescent Drug Use - some of the most essential social determinants that influence adolescent substance use
5. A Brush Chart - A colorful reminder to brush your teeth at least twice a day [from Colgate].
6. Brush Chart to Color - another tooth brushing chart to print
7. Your Body - From growing up to getting braces, popping pimples to catching some ZZZs, this section gives you the basics on your changing body - from head to toe. For teens.
8. Breakfast Basics - from Kids Health
9. Bright Smiles, Bright Futures. teacher materials from Colgate
10. Calories - How many calories am I burning when I exercise?
11. Cariing for the Eyes or Children with Special Needs - children with intellectual and developmental disabilities can be at a higher risk for a wide range of visual problem
12. Clean Hands and Good Manners - Manners and hand-washing go "hand in hand" when it comes to a safe and pleasant cafeteria environment.
13. Climate Change and Human Health - from the World Health Organization
14. Climate Change and Human Health - from the New England Journal of Medicine
15. CoolSpot - Teen place for information on Alcohol and resisting peer pressure
16. Drugs and Alcohol - A 13-issue soap opera comic book about young people dealing with substance abuse and addiction. 
17. Drug Database - Prescription, Nonprescription and Herbal medicine database collections from Web MD
18. Drug Information - browse by brand or generic name
19. Drug Testing - Withstanding the test of time -NCAA drug-testing program has been more than an effective deterrent for substance abuse
20. Effects Of Global Environmental Change On Human Health - a report from Science Daily
21. Endemic Guidelines - using face masks to continue protecting yourself and others
22. Eye Care and Health - from Vision Center
23. First Aid - practical, up-to-the-minute advice from the Mayo Clinic
24. Health Career Abbreviations - matching game
25. Health Effects of Teen Substance Abuse - While some teenagers will “grow out” of a desire to use drugs, even brief amounts of abuse could have lasting effects on their development and physical well-being.
26. Health Lesson Plans for Block Scheduling - integrate health with other subject areas
27. Health News daily from the New York Times
28. The Heart - Online Exploration 
29. HeartPoint - site to help in the understanding of the heart and heart disease
30. Human Anatomy Online - Learn about the body systems
31. InteliHealth - Interactive Tools, Quizzes, and Illustrations
32. KidsHealth.org - trainloads of information on infections, behavior & emotions, food & fitness, and growing up healthy, as well as cool games and animation
33. Live Healthier, Live Longer - the relationship between cholesterol and coronary disease 
34. Looking Good, Feeling Good- Grades 6-8 - interactive site with lesson plans. 
35. Martindale's Health Science Guide containing over 52,000 teaching files
36. Mind over Matter - Help adolescents learn about the effects of drug abuse on the body and the brain.
37. Obesity - Video Discussion by teens on their fights with obesity. Quizzes, body image and eating disorders included.
38. On Health: Your Personal Guide to Health - Special reports and news items related to health are the focus of this site. The conditions database offers a wealth of information. Acne, AIDS, and Alzheimer's are just a few I found in the A category of their conditions database. [Web MD]
39. Parent's Guide to a Child's Sleep - some of the problems parents are facing and some common and highly researched solutions
40. PDR Family Guide to Prescription Drugs - Look up any prescription drug.
41. Quackwatch - Your Guide to Health Fraud, Quackery, and Intelligent Decisions
42. Sleep Disorders - Types of sleep disorders.
43. Smart Mouth - Learn about foods 
44. Teen Drug Use - commonly abused drugs
45. Teenage Suicide - a leading cause of death
46. The Truth About Secondhand Smoke - if you live with someone who smokes or spend a lot of time in an environment where others are smoking, you could be damaging your health nearly as much as if you smoked yourself
47. Walk in My Shoes - an activity project that reaches across generations and teaches young people about growing older and the physical changes that occur with age.

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