You are here: Home / Life Stages / Adolescents / For Tweens and Teens                                                                                                                                                  Printable Page BAM! Body and Mind DHHS. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Designed for kids 9-13 years old, BAM! provides information to help them make healthy lifestyle choices. The site uses games, quizzes, and other interactive features to teach kids about topics such as food and nutrition, physical activity, and general safety. Take Charge of Your Health: A Guide for Teenagers! DHHS. NIH. NIDDK. Weight-control Information Network. Provides information on weight control, physical activity, healthy food choices and dietary guidelines for adolescents. Also in PDF|1 MB. VERB. It's what you do. DHHS. CDC. National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Specifically for tweens, this website offers activities and games to make physical activity cool and fun. GirlsHealth.gov DHHS. OWH. National Women's Health Information Center. Created to help girls (ages 10-16) learn about health, growing up, and issues they may face. Girlshealth.gov Body Mass Index Calculator DHHS. OWH. National Women's Health Information Center. Provides a BMI calculator for girls ages 10-16, and offers instructions on how to interpret the results. Powerful Bones. Powerful Girls™. DHHS. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Site for young girls featuring games, quizzes, e-postcards, and ideas for increasing calcium consumption. Part of the National Bone Health Campaign to promote optimal bone health and reduce the risk of osteoporosis. yourSELF USDA. FNS. Team Nutrition. Developed for middle school students by middle school students, this educational website provides nutrition information for adolescents and offers tips for choosing healthy foods. Mind - Emotion Commotion: Body Image and Eating Disorders DHHS. OWH. National Women's Health Information Center. Provides information on eating disorders and body image for teen girls. Encourages positive messages about body image. Eat Smart. Play Hard. for Kids USDA. Food and Nutrition Service. Interactive web site connects kids to healthy eating and physical activity learning and skill-building experiences within a virtual community setting. Includes songs, experiments, activity sheets, comics, clipart, worksheets, games, posters, e-cards, recipes, and more. Spot the Block: Using the Nutrition Facts Label to Make Healthy Food Choices -- A Program for Tweens DHHS. FDA. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. An FDA/Cartoon Network for tweens, encouraging them to use the Nutrition Facts on the food label to make healthful choices. 10 Tips to healthy eating and physical activity for you. President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. Provides tips for healthy eating and including physical activity in a daily routine. Also in PDF. FDA for Kids, Teens, & Educators DHHS. FDA. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. Provides a variety of different teaching resources designed to help children learn about food safety. Also provides a link to resources students can use when writing school reports. Last Modified: Feb 20, 2009     Infants   Children   Adolescents General Resources For Tweens and Teens For Parents, Caregivers, and Teachers Weight and Body Image   Men   Women   Seniors

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