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Disease

Drugs

Environmental

Concerns

General

Media
Awareness

 

 

Nutrition

 

Safety

 

 

 

 

Disease

Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Provides reliable health information, current health news, and health statistics

American Heart Association

The causes of heart disease, diabetes, and stroke are discussed along with the hazards of tobacco.

National Eating Disorders Association

This site provides an enormous amount of information about eating disorders – including statistics, personal stories, specific disorders, causes, etc. – applicable for students.

The AIDS Handbook

This webpage is an introduction to AIDS and AIDS prevention. It was designed by middle school students for middle school students. It is an excellent beginning for AIDS research.

Hidden Killers: Deadly Viruses

This Thinkquest was designed by students and contains lots of information on a variety of viruses.

 

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Drugs

Drugs and Your Body

Shows the effects of drug use on your Nervous System

Get it Straight: The Facts About Drugs

This U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration drug book was written as a class assignment on drugs. The DEA published it as part of their site.

The Cool Spot

This U.S. government site presents an amazing amount of information about alcohol and peer pressure.

 

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Environmental Concerns

EPA Student Center

This is the Environmental Protection Agency website for middle school students. You will find information about the environment –from pollution to recycling, to waste disposal.  A great site

Garbage Waste: How Can My Community Reduce Waste

This site provides excellent information, and statistics about garbage and suggestions for improving the handling and disposal of waste materials.

The Toxic House

Provides a lot of information about the chemicals that are in the various rooms of our houses and what we can do about them. Interesting site.

 

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General

GirlsHealth.gov

An excellent site that provides lots of information about girl's health, including nutrition, disease, fitness, body issues, etc.

It’s My Life

This site provides information about life and the stuff that middle school students deal with every day –families, friends, school, body and emotions.

Laugh Out Loud to Good Health

This site was created by three high school students. It has both funny stuff and serious stuff about emotions and stress.  It is suitable for a broad range of age levels so you will find something that suits you.

Girl Power

GIRL POWER! is paving the way for girls to build confidence, competence, and pride in themselves, in other words, enhancing girls' mental wellness.

Bam: Body and Mind

This Center of Disease Control site is for 10-13 year old students who have questions about fitness, disease, peer pressure.

 

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Media Awareness

Don’t Buy It: Get Media Smart

This site has information about the skills and knowledge needed to question, analyze, interpret, and evaluate media messages.

 

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Nutrition

Fruit and Vegetable Nutrition Facts Chart

This chart shows the quantity of six key nutritional elements for a given serving size of fruits and vegetables.  For many of the entries, it has links to WebPages with information about the item.

 

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Safety

American Red Cross

This site has safety tips for a wide variety of disasters – from earthquakes to volcano eruptions.

Sports and Recreation: Injury Prevention

Safety tips for all sorts of sports –from basketball to soccer. Also includes a pull down menu for treating common injuries.

 

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Updated August 18, 2009