Health
ADDICTIVE BEHAVIOR (NON-DRUG)
HabitSmart
http://www.habitsmart.com
This site explores and describes various models for how to change addictive
behaviors.
AIDS
Body
Health Resources Corporation
http://www.thebody.com
Multimedia site supplies general information about HIV and AIDS. Includes
photo gallery with true short stories.
Centers
for Disease Control
http://www.cdc.gov/
Information about the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with
links to the HIV/AIDS home page, prevention guidelines, and morbidity
and mortality weekly reports.
Journal
of the American Medical Association
http://www.ama-assn.org/special/hiv/hivhome.html
Updated weekly and includes journal abstracts, a newsline, expert advice,
and a global link to international sites.
National
Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/
Links to AIDS-related information and community resources, general
information about NIAID, and study recruitment information. Info on
other sexually transmitted diseases.
whatudo:
facts, options and action
http://www.whatudo.org/
This site was developed by the faculty and staff of HIV InSite (http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu),
which is based at the University of California, San Francisco. Since
its launch in 1997, HIV InSite has been a leading HIV/AIDS information
site targeted primarily to professionals in health care, prevention,
and policy from around the world.
ALCOHOL/ALCOHOLISM
National
Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
http://www.health.org/
Comprehensive site with resources, databases, forums, information, current
statistics, and treatment referrals.
Web
of Addictions
http://www.well.com/user/woa
Facts, resources, help, special topics. Dedicated to providing accurate,
in-depth information about alcohol and other drug addiction.
ALLERGIES/ASTHMA
The
Online Allergy Center
http://www.onlineallergycenter.com
Allergy treatment, facts, food allergies, current news updates. Associated
with the American Academy of Environmental Medicine. Info provided by
a medical doctor.
CANCER/CANCER PREVENTION
National
Cancer Institute
http://www.nci.nih.gov/
Offers a wide range of accurate, credible cancer information. Easy to
navigate. Covers everything about cancer.
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
American
Heart Association
http://www.americanheart.org/
Offers information on heart disease, prevention, patient information,
eating plans, what's new, nutrition, smoking cessation, and FAQs.
The
Heart: An Online Exploration
http://www.fi.edu/biosci/heart.html
Developed by the Franklin Institute of Science Museum with support from
Unisys Corporation. An interactive museum exhibit devoted to the heart.
Start with the table of contents.
DENTAL HEALTH
The
American Dental Association
http://www.ada.org/index.html
News updated daily, products and services, consumer information and
ADA product of the month.
DIETING/WEIGHT CONTROL
American
Dietetic Association
http://www.eatright.org
Offers FAQs about nutrition and dieting, resources, and "hot topics."
Lifelines
Health Page: Nutrition & Fitness Links
http://www.lifelines.com
Interactive and multimedia links, news and information sites, Internet
resources, and health organizations related to nutrition and fitness.
DRUGS/DRUG ADDITION
Indiana
Prevention Resource Center
http://www.drugs.indiana.edu/
Reports of studies of state and national drug use, emergency room statistics
of drug-related admissions, Canadian drug statistics, links to other
national data bases.
National
Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
http://www.health.org
Affiliated with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Offers
information aimed at preventing alcohol and drug abuse.
National
Institute on Drug Abuse
http://www.nida.nih.gov
Provides links to other drug-related sites, information on events, grants,
documents.
EATING DISORDERS
National
Eating Disorders Association
http://www.edap.org/
Offers good explanations and signs and symptoms of anorexia nervosa
and bulimia, physical dangers, research, and treatment.
HEALTH
Global
health
http://www.globalhealth.gov/
This site addresses global health and the link between domestic and
international health issues.
Quests
for Better Health
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/activities/questsforbetterhealth/index.html
Students use the Internet to investigate a selected health question,
research and discover insights about health and the human body, and
evaluate and apply the information they have gained to create a chart,
solve a puzzle, or design an ad.
HUMAN BODY
KidsHealth.org
for Kids
http://kidshealth.org/kid/index.html
How your body works, feelings, and other health issues.
Franklin
Institute Prescription for Living Healthy Heart
http://sln.fi.edu/biosci/healthy/healthy.html
Healthy
Heart I.Q.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/other/hh_iq.htm
Lifestyles
Site from the National Heart, Blood, and Lungs Institute
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/chd/lifestyles.htm
Includes interactive sites such as, Cyber Kitchen, a Food Label Activity,
Cholesterol and Heart I.Q. tests, and Visual Reality which tests fat
and calories for portion sizes.
Asthma
I.Q. quiz
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung/asthma/asth_iq.htm
InSite
Fitness
http://www.insitefitness.com.au/
Healthtips, Lessons (check out Movement Terms) and Articles allow students
and educators to learn more about the workings of the human body. Think
about having students do peer evaluations of exercise movements, to
judge their effectiveness.
HUMAN SEXUALITY
Does
Sex Education Work?
http://chanane.ucsf.edu/capsweb/sexedtext.html
Highly-references article on sex education. Prepared by the Center of
rAIDS Prevention Studies at the University of California, San Francisco.
Offers comprehensive Fact Sheets on HIV prevention. Easy to navigate.
NUTRITION
Food
and Nutrition Information Center
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/fnic.html
Constantly updated, extensive list of nutrition sites, rated and fully
described. Good starting point for any research.
WebMDHealth
http://my.webmd.com
Has much information. Also has Health-E-Meters, such as Dessert Wizard
that tells you how much exercise to burn off a dessert. It also has
a target Heart rate calculator.
Tufts
University Nutrition Navigator
http://navigator.tufts.edu
A site which includes reviewed and rated links to many nutrition sites
for students, teachers, and parents. Has a "health tip of the week."
QUACKS/QUACKERY (FRAUD)
Better
Business Bureau
http://www.bbb.org
This private, nonprofit consumer organization offers a home page with
links to related sites, FAQs, information on scams, consumer buying
guides, and dispute resolution. There is also a Better Business Bureau
directory. You can even file a complaint through the site.
SAFER SEX
Center
for AIDS Prevention Studies
http://www.caps.ucsf.edu/capsweb
Prevention education and an AIDS bibliography.
SAFETY/ACCIDENT PREVENTION
American
Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety
http://www.aaafoundation.org/home/
Resrach adn education materials on driver safety. Also cellular phone
use and driver safety, and a quiz on why it's dangerous to drive when
sleepy.
SLEEP
How
Well Do You Sleep?
http://www.nshsleep.com/test.cfm
Take the sleep test to find out how well you sleep. This test may also
help recognize and detect symptoms of sleep disorders.
Sleeping
on the Internet
http://www.newtechpub.com/sleep/apnea/articles/guide.html
Complete listing of sleep resources on the Internet.
SMOKING
Smoking
I.Q. (quiz for older smokers)
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/lung/other/smoking.html
KidsHealth
Smoking Poll
http://KidsHealth.org/cgi-bin/SPoll.pl
Part of the KidsHealth website. Allows students to vote in a poll on
cigarette smoking.
STRESS/STRESS MANAGEMENT
Atlanta
Reproductive Health Center: Stress Management
http://www.ivf.com/stress.html
Questionnaire designed to let you discover how vulnerable you are to
stress.
Center
for Anxiety & Stress Treatment: Stress Busters
http://www.stressrelease.com/strssbus.html
Comprehensive information on stress: its dangers, beliefs that build
stress, techniques for overcoming stress, etc.
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Substance
Abuse Theme Page
http://www.cln.org/themes/substance_abuse.html
Webquest
on Substance Abuse
http://www.west.asu.edu/achristie/675wq2.html
Higher level work - students explore sites, then become an expert about
illegal drugs and issues surrounding their use, create an ad or poster,
demonstrate a commitment to fight drug use by writing an editorial for
the local paper, get classmates' attention using a music video, skit,
or TV commercial.
TOBACCO/SMOKING CESSATION
American
Lung Association
http://www.lungusa.org/
List of programs and events that can be accessed for your local area.
ALA news section, too.
TobaccoFree.org
http://www.tobaccofree.org/
Designed to help people quit smoking and to helping people, especially
young people, to not start. Readers share tips on successfully quittin.
VIOLENCE/DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Family
Violence Prevention Fund
http://endabuse.org/
Provides facts, a quiz on family violence, men and domestic violence,
a celebrity watch, and sports figures in the news accused of committing
domestic violence.
National
Youth Rights Association
http://www.youthrights.org/
Directed by youth and adult survivors of abuse and neglect. Child abuse
refers to physical abuse, neglect, and emotional abuse.
National
Center for Victims of Crime
http://www.ncvc.org/
Information on victims, victims rights, statistics on violence, domestic
violence and stalking.
WELLNESS
National
Health Information Center: Office of Health Promotion/Disease Prevention
http://odphp.osophs.dhhs.gov/#index
A health information database,which includes toll-free numbers for health
information and federal health information centers and clearinghouses.
Blue
Web'N
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
Many available lessons, activities, projects, resources, references,
and tools.
Health
Teacher
http://www.healthteacher.com
A series of over 300 lesson plans to support the teach of health at
the K-12 level.
HEALTHwindows
for Kids
http://www.healthwindows.org/
HEALTHwindows for Kids is a kid's guide to the best health and wellness
information on the Internet. Can get homework help, and use interactive
resources.
INFOMINE:
Scholarly Internet Resource Collections
http://infomine.ucr.edu/
Well-chosen, subject-arranged list of links to support students at the
college level; very useful for K-12 teachers and high school students.
KidsHealth
http://www.kidshealth.org
Accurate, up-to-date health information using articles, animations,
interactive activities, games, and other resources.
Public
Health Image Library
http://phil.cdc.gov/Phil/default.asp
An extensive collection of images and multimedia files related to public
health.
The site can be searched by category, keyword, or image id number.
Slate
Citation Machine
http://landmark-project.com/citation_machine/cm_web.php3
A way for students to create bibliographical information quickly and
easily.
Talking
With Kids About Tough Issues
http://www.talkingwithkids.org/
A site created by the Kaiser Family Foundation (and Children Now) that
provides an overview of the health concerns facing many of our students,
such as sex, HIV/AIDS, violence, alcohol, and drug abuse.
Teachers
First
http://www.teachersfirst.com/cnt-health.htm
Links to websites.
Teacher
Talk Forum
http://education.indiana.edu/cas/ttforum/lesson.html
Health lesson plans
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