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- AboutHealth.com - An interactive web site for young people. Read true stories, from peers about handling the challenges of growing up.
www.abouthealth.com
- ADHA - Kid's Stuff - Gives children valuable oral health information, answers to common questions about their teeth, and some fun online games by The American Dental Hygienists' Association.
www.adha.org/kidstuff
- Archives of sickkids@maelstrom.stjohns.edu - An e-mail list where young people with serious illnesses can exchange messages. Requires subscription to access.
www.lsoft.com/scripts/wl.exe?SL1=SICKKIDS&H=MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Ask Doctor Marla - Provides a place for teens to ask questions and get answers to their health related questions. Topics range from puberty to birth control, from body image to sports safety. Dr. Marla is a board certified family practitioner with fellowship training in adolescent medicine.
www.askdoctormarla.com
- BAM Body and Mind - Tips for kids about fitness, exercise, disease, and safety. Offers articles and other resources.
www.bam.gov
- BBC - Kid's Health - Teaches kids wanting to know how their body works and why, plus tips on improving their well-being.
www.bbc.co.uk/health/kids/index.shtml
- BrainPOP - Health - All about the human body and how it works. Includes sections on all ten body systems.
www.brainpop.com/health
- Childstress.com - Information and ideas to help kids reduce stress and teaches the healthy benefits.
www.childstress.com
- Crest Toothpaste's Sparkle-City - Crest characters encourage kids to brush their teeth through sing-alongs, games, and adventure stories.
www.sparkle-city.com
- Dental Health Month 2001 - Crest explains how brushing, flossing, healthy eating, and regular dental visits help protect teeth.
www.dentalcare1.com/dhm2000
- Ever Been to a Hospital? - Virtual tour that explains what to expect upon a visit to a hospital.
www.faculty.fairfield.edu/fleitas/hospital.html
- For Kids and Teens - Articles on dealing with a depressed parent, having a chronic illness, the role of the school nurse, and so forth.
www.ncpamd.com/Kids_Pages.htm
- Health Hut at CYKE - Learn about how your body works through fun games and interactive Flash movies.
www.cyke.com/hut/hut.htm
- Health in the 17th Century - National Maritime Museum fact file answers common questions about hygiene and medicine in the 1600s.
www.nmm.ac.uk/education/fact_health.html
- Health Start - Online games, health and fitness information, message boards, and resources for teachers.
www.healthstar.com.au
- Health Windows Jr. - Information on health, wellness, science and the environment. Includes a homework help section.
www.healthwindows.org
- Healthy Kids - Features simple experiments as well as articles for kids, teens, and parents.
www.aboutchildrenshealth.com
- InteliHealth: Visiting a Pediatrician - Printable coloring book, available in .gif and .pdf formats, helps prepare children for a visit to the doctor.
www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSCHN000/20722/25880.html
- Kid's Aid - Site for and by kids for grief support and peer support. Stories, poems, artwork, and an online support group.
griefnet.org/KIDSAID/welcome.html
- Kids Corner - Pediatric Oncall - Dr. Pedi tells all about the human body, its functioning and human body trivia.
www.pediatriconcall.com/KidsCorner/mf1.asp
- KidsHealth.org - Discover how the body works and what can make the body sick by reading through these expert articles written just for kids.
kidshealth.org/kid
- National Smile Week--2nd Week of August - It takes 43 muscles to frown, but only 17 muscles to smile. That makes it 2.5 times easier to smile. California dental group remind patients to floss, brush at least twice a day, and smile.
terrabytes.virtualave.net
- Patient Education Program - Series of articles help children and their families understand basic medical conditions, test, and procedures. Also includes a guide to home care and a wellness guide. From the Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati.
www.cincinnatichildrens.org/family/pep
- PediHeart Kid Zone - Learn about the heart, explore a few of the common congenital heart conditions and ask us your heart related questions.
www.pediheart.org/kidzone/index.html
- Rodale Institute's Kid's Regenerative Resource Center - Explores the links between healthy soil, healthy dood, and healthy people using games and activities.
www.kidsregen.org
- Taking a Pulse - Step by step instruction for taking a pulse. For kids ages 8-10.
medicine.wustl.edu/~ysp/MSN/experiments/archive/857361537.Bi.html
- The Bug Stops Here - Explores home hygiene, bacteria, viruses, and germs. Includes an interactive area with games.
www.thebugstopshere.co.uk
- The Heart - An online exploration of the heart for kids.
sln.fi.edu/biosci/heart.html
- The Zone@Esporta - Healthy, hand-on activities geared toward toddlers through teenagers. Includes sports, nutrition and fitness information.
www.esportazone.com
- TheAppleADay - A website for children who want to learn about a healthy lifestyle. Deals with aspects of physical and emotional health, sports, exercise, nutrition and relaxation.
www.student.city.ac.uk/~rc313/index.html
- Walk in My Shoes - Learn what it feels like to be older and what happens to our bodies as we age.
www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/wims/wimsproject.html
- Your Child's Health - Interactive and animated, educational health and safety games just for children.
yourchildshealth.echn.ca
- Youthealth - Games, interactive activities, and facts about body parts, systems, diseases, first aid, and resources.
www.youthealth.com
- Kid's Health - Health, fitness, food, drugs, alcohol, disease, infection, safety, sexual health, and mental health are covered here.
www.teenshealth.org/index.html
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