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- Promoting
Better Health for Young People Through Physical Activity and Sports
Ten
strategies for improving the physical fitness of young people, and the adults
they will become, are listed in this report by the Secretary of Health and Human
Services and the Secretary of Education.
- Center
for Disease Control and Prevention
Lots of information about disease
and health from this government agency. Includes these sections: Diseases, Health
Risks, Prevention Guidelines and Strategies, Travelers' Health, and more.
- Teen
Hoopla
An Internet informational health guide for teens.
- Nutrition
and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans
The newly revised goals
by the U.S. Department of Agriculture attempt to guide the public back to reasonable
weights and eating habits by stressing fitness, a healthy base of foods, and making
sensible choices. - The
Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games
The University of Pennsylvania
Museum of Archeology and Anthropology presents this website which compares the
Ancient Olympics and the modern Games. - ClinicalTrials.Gov
OnlineTrials.Gov is a service supplied by the National Institute of Health.
Users can search by disease, or browse the lists of studies if they don's know
the correct medical term for their condition. - healthanswers.com
HealthAnswers.com is the producer of a comprehensive, educational and award-winning
interactive healthcare Web site for consumers and professionals alike. They provide
practical, credible, and up-to-the-minute healthcare information.
- Games
Kids Play
Have you ever been stuck for playground game ideas? Look no
further than this page. Ideal for pupil research and PE teachers looking for something
different. - BodyQuest
BodyQuest is an exploration of anatomy for pupils aged 11 to 16. The tour
is particularly good and the site is generally easy to navigate. Visit the experiments
and quiz sections. - Just
Say No!
This site consists of a short description of 12 different projects
that students can work on to promote alcohol awareness. At the end of the list
of projects is a set of research links for students to use in putting their projects
together. - National
Institute on Drug Abuse
This site is designed to inform health care professionals
and the general public about the effects of drug abuse. The 'Mind Over Matter'
series will educate the young and not so young about the effects of drugs on the
brain and on behavior. - MEDLINEplus
With over 9 million biomedical journal article abstracts, MEDLINE is highly
regarded by medical professionals. MEDLINEplus offers Medline *plus* links for
health topics, dictionaries, organizations, news, and more. - American
Council for Drug Education
This site contains a section for kids on how
drugs affect the brain, information for parents, teaching aids for educators,
and resource material for every adult concerned with substance abuse.
- Benny
Goodsport
Good sportsmanship games and stories. Links to fun and useful
web sites. - School
Psychology Resources Online
This hotlist links to sites of interest to
the school psychology community. - ADOL:
Adolescence Directory On-Line
ADOL is an electronic guide to information
regarding adolescent issues and secondary education. This collection of resources
is intended for parents, educators, counselors, researchers, health practitioners,
and teens. - PE
Central
This link is the ultimate Web site for physical education teachers,
students, parents, and adults. - Complete
Home Medical Guide (CHMG)
The guide is divided into 34 Chapters in six
major sections: Using the health care system; wellness; symptoms; first aid; treatment
and prevention; and proper use of medications. Each chapter is written by a specialist
in the field. CHMG is an excellent, searchable general reference source.
- The
Wellness Web
This web site promotes a healthy lifestyle through the exploration
of a concept called "wellness." - Band-Aides
& Blackboards
This is a site about growing up with medical problems.
Its goal is to help people understand what it's like, from the perspective of
the children and teens who are doing just that. - KidsHealth.Org
KidsHealth is a Web site devoted to the health of children and teens. Created
by the medical experts at The Nemours Foundation, KidsHealth has accurate, up-to-date
information about growth, food & fitness, childhood infections, and more.
- Health
World Online
Resources on nutrition, self-care, fitness, and public health
centers can be accessed. - FitnessLink
Whether you're an exercise enthusiast, a fitness professional, or a "newbie"
to fitness, FitnessLink provides the resources you need to get fit and stay fit.
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