HEALTH UNIT

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