General Health

Drug Abuse

Nutrition

Fitness

Diseases

Health Statistics

Women's Health

Teen Health

Campus Safety

Physical Education/Fitness/Sport

Questionnaires and Assessments

 

General Health

• Healthfinder - government site dedicated to health information
• Health Topics A to Z - health information from the Center for Disease Control
• Yahoo! Health - health links from the search directory
• NOAH - New York Online Access to Health
• Family Doctor .org - information on healthy living
• On-line Medical Dictionary
• Medical Dictionary Online - brief definitions of medical terms
• MEDLINEplus - Medical Dictionary, health topics, drug information, mediacl encyclopedia and other health related information
• ADOL - Adolescence Directory On-Line - information for teens, teachers, counselors, parents and health practitioners; includes resources on violence, mental health, alcohol, AIDS, eating disorders and other topics
• National Mental Health Association
• FirstGov for Consumers: Health
• State Health Facts - health facts listed by state
• Easy to Read Health Information - information on accidents, breathing, diabetes, elders' health, eating, skin, teeth, AIDS, cancer, drug abuse, environmental health, the heart, mental health, smoking, alcohol, medicines, pregnancy, infections, children's, teen and women's health
• Human Anatomy Online - explore the human body
• Health Web - numerous links to health organizations, institutions and web sites divided by subject area
• Global Health - health resources from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Environmental Health Center - information on environmental health and safety issues
• Environmental Health Information - health facts from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
• Teens Health: Your Body - health information about weight issues, plastic surgery, tattoos, piercings, tanning and other topics of interest to teens
• Dr. Koop.com - extensive health and wellness information for women, men and children including health calculators, drug interactions, health headlines, a medical encyclopedia, fitness and exercice recommendations
• Public Health Image Library - search for images pertaining to public health
• Household Products Database - find out the potential health risks of normal household products; discover ingredients; learn what safety measures and special handling is required
• Brainpop.com - health topics from Brainpop
• School Health Resources

Drug Abuse

• National Institute on Drug Abuse - drug abuse information and research
• NIDA for Teens - the science behind drug abuse
• PREVLINE: Prevention Online - National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
• SADD Online - official website for Students Against Destructive Decisions (or Students Against Drunk Driving)
• Drug Facts - drug information from the government
• Anabolic Steroid Abuse
• Nicotine Addiction
• Club Drugs. org - information from the National Institute on Drug Abuse

Nutrition

• Nutrition on the Web - nutrition for teens including exercises, recipes, diet planner and calorie database
• Food and Nutrition Information - from the American Dietetic Association
• Healthy Table Home Page
• US FDA/Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
• Nutrition.gov - government site on eating healthy, food safety and lifecycles
• USDA Nutrient Database - search for the nutritional value of food
• Fast Food Facts - find out the nutritional value of fast food from the popular restaurants
• Food & Nutrition Information - from the National Agricultural Library, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
• Daily Calorie Calculator - enter your personal profile and the food you eat to see the
• How Food Works - simple explanations of the basics of food and what food does for your body
• Meals For You - healthy recipes and nutrition information
• Menu Planner - calculate meals by calorie, carbohydrates and fat grams
• National Eating Disorders Information Page
• Food Safety - Iowa State Extension on issues of food safety

Fitness

• Body Mass Index Chart - government site offering chart with body mass guidelines
• BMI Calculator from Keep Kids Healthy
• Body Mass Index for Age - Center for Disease Control's BMI index for children and also for adults

Diseases

• Center for Disease Control - CDC information on infectious diseases
• MedicineNet.com - search for diseases and conditions
• NYS Dept. of Health - Diseases and Conditions
• American Lung Association of NYS: Diseases A-Z - information on lung disease
• MedLine Plus - information on diseases and wellness, drugs, and a medical dictionary
• MayoClinic.com - alphabetical list of diseases and conditions
• TeensHealth: Diseases and Conditions - health information for teens
• Onco Link - cancer information
• Yahoo! Health - disease links from the popular directory
• PREVLINE - Prevention Online information from the National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
• School Psychology Resources - information on disorders and disabilities
• NIMH - National Institute of Mental Health information on the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of mental health
• Project Inform: HIV/AIDS - information on AIDS and HIV therapies, diagnosis and treatment
• World Health Organization - search for disease information on monkeypox, avian influenza, SARS, and many others
• Surf Report: Diseases - influenza, common cold, AIDS, diabetes, teen health issues and many other disease links
• Genetic Diseases - look down the page for some useful disease links from this HS biology project page
• West Nile Virus Maps

Health Statistics

• National Center for Health Statistics - vital statistics information from the Department of Health and Human Services
• Teenage Pregnancy Overall Trends - state-by-state statistics
• Cybergrrl - links to information on eating disorders, healthy eating, AIDS, STD's, menstruation and other health issues for girls and women
• State Health Facts - health facts listed by state

Women's Health

• National Women's Health Information Center - government site providing health information for women such as pregnancy, breastfeeding, body image, violence, menopause and more
• Healthy Pregnancy - information on pregnancy from the National Women's Health Information Center

Teen Health

• About Teen Health - links for teens and parents
• ADOL - Adolescence Directory On-Line - information for teens, teachers, counselors, parents and health practitioners; includes resources on violence, mental health, alcohol, AIDS, eating disorders and other topics
• Mental Health Risk Factors for Adolescents
• Teenage Pregnancy Overall Trends - state-by-state statistics
• Cybergrrl - links to information on eating disorders, healthy eating, AIDS, STD's, menstruation and other health issues for girls and women
• Girls Health.gov
• Go Ask Alice - teen health information from Columbia University

Campus Safety

• Security on Campus - information on campus safety
• College and University Campus Crime Statistics - Cleary Report from the U.S. Department of Education compiling campus crime statistics
• Campus Security Statistics - can search colleges by location, state, name or program in searching for security information

Physical Education/Fitness/Sports

• Phys Ed - extensive list of Physical Education resources
• Sports Media: Specific Sports Links
• Sports Glossaries - hockey, football, basketball, and soccer glossaries
• Ask the Expert - send queries to basketball, volleyball, water polo, youth sports, exercise, swimming, and health experts
• AllSports Sports Central - links to all types of sports
• Olympics Through Time - history of the Olympic Games
• The Olympics Past and Present - Olympics links by year
• Olympic Medal Winners - search this site from the international Olympic Committee
• Winter Olympics Through the Years
• Fitness Files Home Page - fundamentals of fitness, injuries, food for fitness and individual sports' fitness
• Open Directory: Health and Fitness - exercise and fitness information
• Consumer Information - Diet, Health and Fitness - government information for consumers on fitness and health
• Dr. Koop.com -health and wellness information plus many articles on exercise, strength building, toning, and physical fitness
• Fitness Fundamentals - the basics of fitness
• National Association for Health and Fitness - articles on health

Questionnaires and Assessments

• Life Expectancy Calculator - interesting site that enables you to estimate your life expectancy
• How Long Will I Live: Life Expectancy Calculator
• Keirsey Temperment Sorter II - find your personality temperment: guardian, artisan, idealist or rational
• Personality Test - shortened version of the Myers-Briggs test

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