General Sites

Mass Youth Risk Behavior Survey

www.doe.mass.edu/hssss/program/youthrisk.html

Offers statistical information about youth in Massachusetts

Good for background information for reports

Science and Nature: Human Body and Mind

www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody

Play games, take some brief psychological tests, read about your mind and body

 

Drugs and Alcohol Links

General Sites

Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth

http://camy.org

Learn about underage drinking and how advertising promotes underage alcohol use

Club Drugs

www.clubdrugs.org

This page has a lot of information on Ecstasy (MDMA)

Drug Free AZ

www.drugfreeaz.com

This site offers a variety of drug information in an easy to read format

Facts on Tap

www.factsontap.org

This site aimed at college students offers some interesting information on alcohol and how it effects the body

Freevibe.com

www.freevibe.com

Drug facts, news, stories and more on this site designed for teens

MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving)

www.madd.org

Check out this information from MADD including tributes, information on drunk driving, statistics and more

Make sure to visit Students Against Destructive Decisions (formerly Students Against Drunk Driving) (www.saddonline.com) as well.

National Drug Intelligence Center

www.justice.gov/ndic/topics/drgrpts.htm

Read pamphlets about different drugs and drug threat assessments

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

www.drugabuse.gov

This site offers information on the most highly abused drugs.

Check out this NIDA page designed for teens - http://teens.drugabuse.gov

ONDCP (Office of National Drug Control Policy)

www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov

This site offers information on a range of drug related topics from news to policy to drug facts

Partnership for a Drug-Free America - Mr. Anderson's Class use this link

www.drugfreeamerica.org

Offers information about drug abuse

Learn more about specific drugs on this page by using the dropdown menu at the top of the page

Stop Drugs

www.stopdrugs.org

Check out this site from the California Department of Justice

Click on Identification for information about individual drugs

US Drug Enforcement Agency

www.usdoj.gov/dea/concern/concern.htm

At the top of this page are links to the most misused drugs

Other drugs are listed at the bottom of the page

This site is just overflowing with information

Check this page is really cool: www.usdoj.gov/ndic/topics/ffacts.htm

 

Victim Tributes

The Campaign for Alcohol Free Kids

www.alcoholfreekids.com

Click on Memorials to read about people victimized by alcohol use

Victim Services and Information

www.madd.org/victims/0,1056,2433,00.html

Go to the bottom of the page and click on Start Search in order to access the stories of many victims of drunk driving

 

Food-Borne Illness

Center for Disease Control (CDC)

www.cdc.gov

Find a ton of information here about many health concerns worldwide

For specific topics try their A - Z Guide found here: www.cdc.gov/az.do

Fight Bac

www.fightbac.org

This site has lots of information about food-borne illnesses and food safety

Foodborne Illness Education Information Center

www.nal.usda.gov/foodborne/index.html

(Not updated since June 2005)

Check out the links and the stories

Food Safety

www.foodsafety.gov/~fsg/fsgkids.html

Look at the bars on the left side of the page, or read articles listed on the page

Food Safety and Foodborne illness

www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs237/en/

Learn about food safety, the magnitude of foodborne illness, and more from a world perspective

From the World Health Organization (WHO) site.

 

Health - Mental and Physical

4 Girls Health

www.4girls.gov

Offers information about both mental and physical health for girls and women

CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

www.cdc.gov

A great place for current information on diseases and disease data

Child and Adolescent Mental Health

www.nimh.nih.gov/healthinformation/childmenu.cfm 

Check out this information on Mental Health

Child and Youth Health: Your Health Site

www.cyh.com/cyh/youth/index.stm

Follow the links for more information on a variety of health issues

Cool Nurse

www.coolnurse.com

This site is filled with useful information

Click on the link for the site map to see an overview of all the topics listed here

drgreene.com

www.drgreene.org

Offers a Holistic approach to dealing with health issues and child growth and development

Check out the Ages and Stages pages or the Teen page for answers to specific questions

Healthfinder

www.healthfinder.gov/library

Links to Health information from government, university, and nonprofit sites

Medline Plus: Teen Page

www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/teenspage.html

Teen issues are linked to this page

For specific health information click on the letters at the top of the page

Merck Manual

www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual_home/contents.htm

Similar to the print Merck Manual in our collection

Teens Health

http://kidshealth.org/teen

This site has a lot of information relevant to teens

Use the search feature to find your information

WebMD

www.webmd.com

Offers a ton of accurate information

Note the symptom checker on the right side of the screen

 

Nutrition

Ask the Dietitian

www.dietitian.com

This site contains questions and answers by a dietitian concerning nutrition and diets

Calorie Counter Database

www.calorie-count.com

Contains the calorie count for many foods including fast food

Food and Nutrition Resource Center

www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/000001.html

Offers a number of links to nutrition information broken down by topic

InteliHealth

www.intelihealth.com

Find health information by following the links under listed catagories

International Food Information Council

http://ific.org

Type keywords into the search box - for example: fad diets

Mayo Clinic

www.mayoclinic.com

Follow the links to needed information

For Example - For weight loss information try: Healthy Living, Food and Nutrition, Weight Control

My Pyramid

www.mypyramid.gov

Offers the New Food Pyramid that shares presonalized nutritional information

The Nutrition Source

www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/index.html

Learn about good nutrition and nutritional habits here

Student Wellness

www.colorado.edu/studentgroups/wellness/index.html

Follow the links in to needed information

Try Nutrition, then look at the links across the top of the page

From The University of Colorado at Boulder student health center

Weight Loss Resources

www.weightlossresources.co.uk

Information on good nutrition and a number of weight loss diets and fads

 

Pregnancy

ABCs to Having a Healthy Pregnancy

www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/bd/abc.htm

Offers information on what you can do during pregnancy to prevent birth defects

American Pregnancy Association

www.americanpregnancy.org

Find a wealth of information here such as: changes during pregnancy, pregnancy prevention, infertility, health and what to expect during pregnancy and more

Smart Moms, Healthy Babies

www.med.umich.edu/obgyn/smartmoms

Offers tons of information for pregnant moms such as: pregnancy month to month, labor and delivery, breastfeeding and much more

 

Sports Links

Boxing

International Boxing Hall of Fame

www.ibhof.com

Try this link to learn more about boxers listed in their Roster of Inductees

World Boxing Association

www.wbaonline.com

Get the latest ranking and news here

World Boxing Council

www.wbcboxing.com

More current information

Football

NFL.com

www.nfl.com

Learn about NFL football, stats, and more

Boston Marathon

InfoPlease

www.infoplease.com

Offers dictionary, encyclopedia, almanac and Biography entries

Type in Boston Marathon and you will find a Boston Marathon Fact Sheet, Virtual Tour, Info on people and more!

Boston Athletic Association

www.bostonmarathon.org

A great place to keep track of what is going on at the Marathon

Boston.com Boston Marathon

www.boston.com/sports/marathon

Current Boston Marathon News, history in info about past marathons under More

Generated: Monday, September 22, 2003
Updated: Tuesday, May 16, 2006

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