HEALTH UNIT:  HEALTH AWARENESS
Ms. Dwyer – Mrs. Voege
May, 2009



The Internet is an excellent source of health information.  However, it’s important
to remember that not all sites are reliable.  Always evaluate the quality of information you find on the Web.
Here are a few links to help you get started.
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Substance Abuse:

            MADD: Mothers Against Drunk Driving
           
http://www.madd.org

            SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions)
          
 http://www.sadd.org/issues.htm

            Partnership for a Drug-Free America
           
http://www.drugfreeamerica.org

            NIDA: National Institute on Drug Abuse
           
http://www.nida.nih.gov

            National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information: SAMHSA
           
http://ncadistore.samhsa.gov/catalog/referrals.aspx?topic=83&h=resources

            Clubdrugs.org: National Institutes of Health
           
http://www.clubdrugs.org

            Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
           
http://www.tobaccofreekids.org

            Smoking and Tobacco Use: CDC
           
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco

            NoTobacco.org
           
http://www.notobacco.org         

 Depression/Suicide/Eating Disorders:

            America’s Anorexia Bulimia Association
           
http://www.aabainc.org/

            Dying to be Thin (PBS)
           
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/thin 

            Eating Disorders Fact Sheet
          
 http://www.mentalhealthscreening.org/infofaq/eating.aspx   

            Eating Disorders:  National Institute of Mental Health
           
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/eating-disorders/index.shtml                                                                                       

Depression:  National Institute of Mental Health
           
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/depression/index.shtml 

Depression Fact Sheet
         
  http://www.mentalhealthscreening.org/infofaq/depression.aspx

Suicide Fact Sheet
          
 http://www.mentalhealthscreening.org/infofaq/suicide.aspx

Suicide Prevention: National Institute of Mental Health
     
      http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/suicide-prevention/index.shtml          

          
AIDS / Sexually Transmitted Infections:

HIV/AIDS: Mayo Clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hiv-aids/DS00005

HIV/AIDS: CDC National Prevention Information Network
http://www.cdcnpin.org/scripts/hiv/index.asp

STDs: CDC National Prevention Information Network
http://www.cdcnpin.org/scripts/std/index.asp

Sexually Transmitted Diseases: CDC
http://www.cdc.gov/std 

Educated Consumer/Family Life:

                  
Teen Consumer Scrapbook
                       
http://www.atg.wa.gov/teenconsumer/

            Evaluating Internet Health Information:  National Library of Medicine
                       
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/webeval/webeval.html

            Parenting:  National Library of Medicine
                       
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/parenting.html

            Family Issues:  National Library of Medicine
                      
 http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/familyissues.html

            Building a Strong Family:  University of Florida
                       
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/HE326

Sexual Health/Abstinence & Pregnancy Prevention:

Planned Parenthood
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/ 

National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy
http://www.thenationalcampaign.org/

Resource Center for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention
http://www.etr.org/recapp/

Teen Driving:

          MADD: Mothers Against Drunk Driving
           
http://www.madd.org

            SADD Online
           
http://www.saddonline.com

            National Institute for Driver Behavior
           
http://www.nidb.org/

            Partners for Safe Teen Driving
           
http://www.safeteendriving.org/

            Teen Drivers: CDC
           
http://www.cdc.gov/Motorvehiclesafety/Teen_Drivers/index.html

Violence Prevention:

          National Women's Health Information Center
           
http://www.4woman.gov/faq/rohypnol.htm

            Focus on Adolescent Services:  Gangs
           
http://focusas.com/Gangs.html

            What to Do if You're Raped
           
http://familydoctor.org/314.xml

            Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network
           
http://www.rainn.org


Self-Help Books and Videos:

          Amazon.com
           
http://www.amazon.com

Health Sites for Kids:

            KidsClick!
          
 http://www.kidsclick.org
                Select the "Health & Family" section.

            Kids Health
           
http://kidshealth.org/kid/

            BAM (Body and Mind):   Centers for Disease Control
           
http://www.bam.gov/

                      

Carole Clark  5/20/2009