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AACAP Facts for Families
These fact sheets from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry provide concise, timely information for families on a variety of topics. Subjects include mental illness in children and adolescents, dealing with disabilities, abuse, divorce, child care, bedwetting, stepfamily problems, moving, teen issues and more.
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ADOL: Adolescent Directory On Line
The Adolescent Directory Online contains resources related to violence prevention, peer mediation, mental health issues, health and drug issues, and counselor resources.
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Aetna's InteliHealth
This site provides health related articles, news and tools in a wide range of topics. Includes a medical dictionary, drug resource center, live chats and Harvard Medical School's Consumer Health Information resource.
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BrianPop.com
BrainPOP contains a wide variety of educational animated movies for K-12. Subjects include Math, English, Science, Health, Technology and Social Studies. Note: Some health topics may be inappropriate for younger students. Limited to two activities per day without a subscription.
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Girlpower! Get Bodywise!
Bodywise is a site geared toward 9-13 year old girls. Information about girls' changing bodies, health, nutrition, fitness, self esteem, eating disorders and more is delivered in a clear, fun way. A companion to the site for parents and teachers is also available.
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GirlsAllowed!
This website focuses on "healthy relationships and healthy living" for pre-teens and teens. Follow animated character Anni as she struggles with the same issues that many girls today face - dating, dieting, peer pressure, communication and even abusive or unhealthy relationships. Each "episode" features an activity that will help girls relate the day's lesson to their own lives. Sponsored by the Corporate Alliance to End Partner Violence.
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How to Handle Abuse
This article, written for kids, includes the sections: "How to Handle Abuse", "Kinds of Abuse", "How Can You Tell if Someone Is Being Abused? and What Should You Do?" and "What Happens After You Tell?"
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Learning About Braces Basics
This article for kids has 3 sections: "Learning About Braces Basics," "Types of Braces and How Braces Work," and "Life With Braces." Tips on how to care for braces are included.
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Maryland Building Better Health
Provides educational information on health-related issues and access to health-related resources. Features include interactive calculators, animated guides and tools, a nutrition toolbox and specialized health articles.
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Mayo Clinic's Health Oasis
Features timely health-related articles, health tips, an A-Z index of diseases and conditions, interactive tools and slide shows, daily recipes and more.
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MedMyst
Built and designed with funding from the National Institutes of Health, "MedMyst" is a new online game from researchers at Rice University that invites students to solve mysteries about infectious diseases. While playing the roles of scientist, historian, and detective, students learn how infectious diseases are spread as they join a team of elite medical minds to determine the cause of a futuristic plague that has left millions dead and is threatening the collapse of civilization. In all, there are three missions for students to explore. For teachers, the site contains a resource page that includes printable worksheets for use in the classroom, as well as a number of useful links for building lesson plans around infectious diseases and other health-related topics.
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National Center for Health Education (NCHE)
Created in 1975, the mission of The National Center for Health Education (NCHE is "to lead the nation in the implementation of lifelong comprehensive health education." Includes resources for "Growing Healthy," an online health teacher training program.
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Powerful Bones. Powerful Girls.
This website is a fun way for girls to learn about the role of nutrition and excercise in building and maintaining bone mass. Features games, puzzles, interactive activities and more. Sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services' Office on Women's Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Osteoporosis Foundation.
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Recipes for Kids and Families
This collection of recipes includes vegetarian meals, recipes parents can prepare with their kids, and special foods for children with cystic fibrosis, celiac disease, lactose intolerance, or diabetes.
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Sara's Quest
This site, from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, contains an online magazine series called "Mind Over Matter." This series, featuring heroine Sara Bellum, teaches students in grades five through nine about the effects of drug abuse on the body and the brain. Each magazine is devoted to a particular drug (including marijuana, stimulants, steroids, nicotine, inhalants, and more) and has an animated companion quiz to reinforce the topics covered. Teacher Guides are included as well.
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SunGuard Man Online
An innovative web site containing information on skin cancer prevention presented in an entertaining manner for students, teachers and parents. The site features interactive games, a multi-media cartoon adventure, and a teacher's site with free curriculum materials and resources.
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SunWise School Program
This World Wide Web site (WWW), maintained by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), presents information for educators, caregivers, and kids as well as the media, about the national education program objective to raise sun safety awareness among students in grades K through 8. The program is designed to increase student understanding of stratospheric ultraviolet (UV) radiation, ozone depletion, and health risks from overexposure to the sun through active engagement in the learning process.
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Taking a Good Look at Glasses
This article for kids explains how the eye works, how corrective lenses work, choosing the right glasses or contact lenses, caring for your lenses, and more.
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Talking with Kids About Tough Issues
This site contains concrete techniques for talking with kids about sex, drugs, alcohol, AIDS, violence, and other issues. It also contains links to an archive of NBC's "The More You Know" Public Service Announcements, featuring tips from celebrities on parent-child communication.
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The Secret Life of the Brain
presents a history of efforts to understand the brain, a three-dimensional tour of the brain, optical illusions, and an animation showing how magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) works. Videoclips examine how the brain evolves and differs from infancy to childhood, adolescence, and through adulthood.
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