General Health Information
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Bam! Body and Mind
Website from the Department of Health and Human Services and the CDC.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Up-to-date advanced resource of all current health topics.
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Girls Health
Girlshealth.gov offer girls reliable, useful information on health and well-being. Covers hundreds of topics, from getting your period to stopping bullies, and from getting fit to preventing sexually transmitted infections.
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Healthfinder
This site is good for general health information, sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services.
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KidsHealth
Provides up-to-date health information with separate areas designated for kids, teens, and parents.
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WebMD
An excellent source for online health information, educational services, and communities for physicians and consumers.
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Young Men's Health
The purpose of the website is to provide carefully researched health information to teenage boys and young men.
Emotional Health
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Medline Plus: Stress
Scroll down to the section titled "Coping." Here you will find information about meditation, positive thinking, relaxation techniques and yoga.
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National Institute of Mental Health
Contains information about depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and other mental health issues.
Physical Activity and Nutrition
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American Heart Association: Getting Healthy
Tips on how to add physical activity into your life, and links to children's programs.
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Exercise Motivation: How to Get It; How to Keep It
10 great tips about how to keep yourself motivated from WebMD.
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My Plate
This site helps you plan and track your meals and nutrition. Also from the USDA.
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Nutrition.gov
This site serves as a guide offering access to government websites with reliable and accurate nutrition information.
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Physical Activity and Children
Tips on how to add physical activity into your life, and links to children's programs.
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Plyometrics
This site contains sample workouts to increase power and speed in various sports.
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President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
A guide to many fitness and health resources.
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Sports and Nutrition: The Winning Connection
Website sponsored by the University of Illinois.
Alcohol, Tobaco, and other Drugs
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Above the Influence
This website is designed for kids to answer questions like: What are the facts? Why do people take 'em? How can I say no?
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Al-Anon/Alateen Family Group
Al-Anon helps families and friends of alcoholics recover from the effects of living with the problem drinking of a relative or friend. Alateen is a recovery program for young people.
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National Inhalant Prevention Coalition
This site is designed to combat drug use and drug use messages.
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NIDA - National Institute on Drug Abuse
Provides information about drugs including short and long term effects. There is an area just for teens as well.
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Office of National Drug Control Policy
Designed to provide current information about drugs and drug policy.
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Partnership for a Drug Free America
You can search for specific drugs using the search box. Other information includes prevention and treatments.
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SADD - Students Against Destructive Decisions
This site addresses the issues of underage drinking, impaired driving, drug use and other destructive decisions and killers of young people.
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The Cool Spot
Sponsored by the US Department of Health and Human Services, provides teens with reliable information about alcohol and resisting peer pressure.
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Tobacco Free Kids
Contains lots of information about tobacco use in a teen friendly format.
Database
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Health Reference Center Academic
If you use this database in school, you do not need a password to access the articles. Remember to create good search strategies when using a database. Combine your search words with AND, OR, NOT in order to look for specific information.
For example: breakfast AND benefits or breakfast AND health
Do NOT type in something like this: What are the benefits of eating a healthy breakfast? It won't work!!!