Health, Safety, Nutrition, Physical Education

General Health - Dental Health - Emergencies, First Aid, Poison Control - Fire Saftey
Medicine - Gun Safety - Sun Safety - Mental Health - Nutrition - Physical Education
Tobacco, Alcohol, & Drugs

General Health

Department of Health and Human Services (Information for parents, children, and teachers on a variety of health related issues and topics.)

Environmental Protection Agency (Click on the "Kids" page for games and simulations to explore various envrionmental issues: air, plants & animals, garbage & recycling, water, and more.)

Food and Drug Administration (Click on "Kids" for the FDA Kids' site with activities, news, and links.)

Kids Health (Organized, accurate information about growth, food, fitness, childhood infections, and treatments. Interactive games.)

Dental Health

American Dental Association (Tips for parents and teachers; resources for students; classroom ideas; activity sheets and interactive games for kids; view several public service announcements.)

American Dental Hygienist's Association (Tooth facts, common questions, and interactive games for kids.)

Colgate-Palmolive (Colgate Kids' World with interactive activities.)

Crest (Crest's Oral Care for Kids site.)

Johnson & Johnson (Toothsome terms, tooth timeline, & teaching techniques.)

Tom's of Maine (Virtual factory tour shows how toothpaste is made.)

Tooth Fairy (Collection of oral hygiene hints for children, and dental hygiene resources.)

Emergencies, First Aid, Poison Control

American Red Cross (News, safety tips, first aid/CPR information, disaster, and a virtual museum.)

Kid Safety (Slide-show presentation focusing on handling emergencies at home and at school.)

Learn CPR (All the information you need to learn the basics of CPR. Includes self-quiz and FAQs.)

National Bicycle Safety Network (Information about bicycle safety.)

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (Information and statistics on violence, fire safety, and leading causes of death. The NCIPC works to reduce morbidity, disability, mortality, and costs associated with injuries.)

National Safety Council (Safety, health, and environmental resources.)

Fire Safety

Fire Prevention Week (Fire Prevention Week's official home page.)

Fire Safety (Article on fire safety and related information.)

Kidde Safety (A home safety education center.)

Sparky (The National Fire Protection Agency's website for kids.)

U.S. Fire Administration Facts (Fire safety and education fact sheets.)

U.S. Fire Administration Kids (U.S. Fire Administration kids' page is full of tips that can help you and your family be safe from fire.)

Medicine

InteliHealth (Harvard Medical School's Consumer Health Information.)

Mayo Clinic (Medical and health information and tools.)

Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy (Online searchable version of the publication.)

National Council on Family Health (Educating consumers about the safe and proper use of medicines.)

New England Journal of Medicine (Research and review articles.)

Quackwatch (A guide to health fraud, quackery, and intelligent decision making.)

RXList (Internet drug index: search for any drug and get complete product information.)

United States National Library of Medicine (The world's largest medical library.)

Gun Safety

National Rifle Association Educational Programs (Click on "Safety & Training" for general gun safety rules, or parents and teachers can click on "Eddie Eagle" to learn more about this gun safety program for children and to order educational materials.)

Sun Safety

Sun Protection (A detailed explanation of short- and long-term effects of sun exposure, our body's defenses, skin types, and sun protection, from L'Oréal cosmetics research dept.)

Science Under the Sun ("Science Under the Sun" for teachers and families, with a Glossary, Sun Safety Quiz, Twelve Sun Safety Tips, a science activity page, elementary lesson plans, a printable poster, and ideas for creating a Sun Safety newsletter.)

Sun Safety for Students (Download a free 20-page Sun Safe School Guide and a single page handout for elementary students filled with tips and puzzles. American Sun also sells a Sun Safety CD-ROM game and K-5 curriculum.)

Block the Sun, Not the Fun (This page from the American Academy of Dermatology contains a family sun guide, tips from dermatologists, and a "Sun Smart" quiz.)

It's Cool in the Shade (Sun facts, myths, and tips; fill in a crossword puzzle and take a tanning IQ test.)

Teen Body Basics (Tanning taboos for teens.)

Mental Health

Stress Tips (Includes stress facts, self evaluation, and tips for reducing daily hassles.)

Nutrition

American Dietetic Association (Understand the food pyramid with daily tips, hot topics, and nutrition resources.)

Arbor Nutrition Guide (Searchable database on foods and food science, categorized by subject.)

Ask the Dietitian (Nutritional advice from a dietician including the calculation of healthy weight and caloric intake, nutrition analysis, information about food additives, preservatives, and allergies.)

Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (Information on food safety, packaging, labeling, ingredients, additives, colors, pesticides, foodborne illness, and much more.)

Dole-5 a Day (Multimedia website focusing on the importance of fruits and vegetables.)

Fast Food Facts (Interactive site provides nutritional facts about foods from various fast food restaurants.)

Food and Nutrition Information Center (Information on healthy school meals, foodborne illnesses, the food guide pyramid, and dietary guidelines, from the USDA.)

Kids Food (Sections for kids, parents, and teachers about nutritional foods.)

National Food Safety Database (Food safety and nutritional information for consumers and educators from the USDA.)

National Institute of Health - Office of Dietary Supplements (Nutrient recommendations, dietary supplement information, vitamin and mineral fact sheets.)

Nutrient Data Laboratory (The USDA's National Nutrient Database provides detailed information on the nutrient content of foods consumed in the United States.)

The Healthy Refrigerator (Information about healthy eating to prevent heart disease.)

Physical Education

Fun-Attic Game List (The best game ideas, resources and activities for birthday parties, picnics, youth groups, summer camps, company events, educators, family life, home schooling or just for the fun of it.)

Games Kids Play (Hundreds of favorite playground games, jump rope rhymes, and more.)

Kids Running (The "Happy Feet, Healthy Food" First Fitness Log for Kids can be ordered here, or join the "Happy Feet, Healthy Food" kids running club. Help your children start a lifetime of exercise and healthy eating!)

Physical Fitness Qualifying Standards (A chart showing the minimum requirements for boys and girls of different ages.)

President's Challenge (Youth Physical Activity and Fitness Awards Program.)

Sports Media (Physical Education Lesson Plans. Everything from aerobics to yoga, and ball juggling to rock climbing.)

Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drugs

Alcohol:  Problems and Solutions (Comprehensive information on alcohol-related topics such as drinking and driving, binge drinking, alcohol abuse, advertising, and more.)

CDC's Tobacco Information and Prevention Source (Includes adolescent tobacco use and prevention.)

Drink Wheel (Online calculator of blood alcohol content based on information provided by the user.)

Drug Detection (Fact sheets on alcohol, amphetamines, cannobinoids, cocaine, hallucinogens, inhalants, opiates, and rohypnol.)

Monitoring the Future (Statistics on social issues related to American youth such as drug and tobacco use, and changes in substance abuse over the years.)

No Tobacco (This site offers educational videos, K-12 assembly programs, speakers, quit smoking info, anti-tobacco news, and a great anti-smoking links guide for teen smoking prevention.)

Prevline (Prevention Online: user-friendly information for research on prevention. Allows for specific drug searches, and reading publications by topic series, or audience.)

Resource Guide on Children's Environmental Health (Research on indoor air quality, second-hand smoke, and smoking as a form of air pollution.)

Run Drugs Out of Town (They aim to bring you the latest information on drug abuse prevention for students, parents and professionals. If you would like to help the kids in your community, check out their web site!)

Tobacco Fact File (Tobacco facts and information.)

Tobacco Free Kids (Emphasis on how tobacco companies market their products to youth.)

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