Air Quality Theme Page

Careers in Health and Medicine Theme Page

Drinking and Driving Theme Page

Eating Disorders Theme Page

Fitness Theme Page

HIV / AIDS Theme Page

[The] Human Body's SensesTheme Pages

• Hearing Theme Page
  
• Sight Theme Page
  
• Smell Theme Page
  
• Taste Theme Page
  
• Touch Theme Page
  

[The] Human Body's Systems Theme Pages

• Brain/Nervous System Theme Page
  
• Circulatory System Theme Page
  
• Digestive System Theme Page
  
• Muscular System Theme Page
  
• Respiratory System Theme Page
  
• Skeletal System Theme Page
  

Quit Smoking Theme Page

Self Esteem Theme Page

Substance Abuse Theme Page

Teen Suicide Theme Page

Tobacco Abuse Theme Page

Youth Violence Theme Page

Here are a number of links to other Internet resources which contain information and/or other links related to Health. Please read our disclaimer.

Achoo

The Achoo directory is a comprehensive meta-list of links to Internet sites that focus on health care. Three categories of links are provided: Human Life, Practice of Medicine, and Business of Health.

Ask an Expert: Health

CLN's "Ask an Expert" page has about 100 links to specialists in the field who can serve as a valuable source of curricular expertise for both students and teachers. Questions/answers on Health may be found in our "All Subjects" section at the top of the page, the "Fitness/Health/Medicine" section, as well as the general "Reference" section.

[The] Balance Beam

The Balance Beam is a health newsletter published weekly for students at Stanford University. Each week it focuses on a different health issue. Topics on the home page include assertiveness, depression, dieting, eating disorders, exercise and nutrition.

Body Tune Up

In this webquest activity, intermediate students conduct web research to find out how to make a healthier body. Their research is done from one of four perspectives, depending on the expert role they have assumed: food, exercise, hygiene, and safety. Starting points for the research are provided.

Diet and Weight Loss/Fitness Home Page

This site has everything you could possibly want to know about weight loss, dieting, and nutrition.

Diseases, Disorders and Related Topics

This is a meta-list of links to sites that have information about diseases. Although much of this is oriented for medical professionals, there is information that would be suitable for students as well.

Go ask Alice

"Go Ask Alice" is a computer health question and answer service provided by Columbia University. Students are able to ask questions about relationships, nutrition and diet, drugs, sex, alcohol, stress, etc. and answers will be posted on the site. These answers are not intended to provide personal medical diagnosis or treatment. All of Alice's answers are browsable by main topic or seachable by key word.

Hidden Killers: Deadly Viruses

There are four main sections to this web quest site on viruses: Virus Basics (general information); Human Defenses (how our body fights viruses); Virus Profiles (includes histories of some specific viruses); Military (bio-weapons). You'll also find recent news, a conference on viruses, vocabulary, games, and a feature article - all on viruses of course.

Internet Health Directory

This meta-list of links provides access to a huge volume of health-related information available via the Internet. Categories of links are general health, child and adolescent health, women's health, men's health, health for the aged, and complementary (alternative) medicine.

kidsDoctor

Here's a searchable health database. Enter a condition or illness to locate pertinent information.

KidsHealth.org

KidsHealth contains health information organized by target audience (kids, parents, or professionals). There's a search engine as well as a comprehensive index.

MedWeb: Public Health

Here's a huge meta-list of Internet resources dealing with every kind of health, alphabetically arranged and searchable by keyword. If you can't find it here, then it probably doesn't exist.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Electronic information from this US government agency covers topics such as Foods, Human Drugs, Biologics, Medical Devices/Radiological Health, Animal Drugs, Cosmetics, Toxicology, and Children & Tobacco.

Yo, It's Time For Braces

Grade 5 students developed this Webquest Junior site to help kids "understand different types of braces and appliances, to help you know what is going to happen, and to help you cope with braces when you are home. " There are lots of pictures and explanations written specifically for kids.