Government Resources |
Healthfinder.gov - This site has hand-picked health information from A to Z including: prevention &
wellness, diseases & conditions, alternative medicine - plus medical dictionaries, encyclopedia, journals, and
more |
HealthReform.gov - Web site will allow Americans to view today’s White House Health Forum, share
their thoughts about health reform with the Obama Administration and sign a statement in support of President
Obama’s commitment to enacting comprehensive health reform this year. |
How to Lose and Manage Weight - This site provides tools for consumers
to use to achieve and maintain a healthy weight and lifestyle, as well as information about FDA's recently
announced program to combat obesity. Special information addresses the important issue of childhood
obesity. The site also serves as a gateway to information on obesity and weight loss from other government
agencies, such as the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. |
MEDLINE - MEDLINE® is NLM's bibliographic database of citations and abstracts from over
4600 biomedical
journals published in the United States and worldwide. PubMed also has links to the
full-text versions of articles at participating publishers' web sites. |
Private Resources |
Dole 5 A Day - The "5 A Day for Better Health Program" is a national program to encourage all
Americans to eat 5 to 9 servings of fruits and vegetables every day for good health. |
Kids Health - for Parents - KidsHealth is the largest and most visited site on the Web providing doctor-
approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence. |
Knowledge Network for Mental Illness - Kids Page - We have
free stuff about mental health--talking about how you think, feel, and act everyday. Are you mad, glad, sad,
or scared? What do you do about it? |
National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center - The
National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center (NYVPRC) was established as a central source of
information on prevention and intervention programs, publications, research, and statistics on violence
committed by and against children and teens. |
Partnership for a
Drug-Free America - A nonprofit coalition of communication,
health, medical and educational professionals working to reduce illicit drug use and help people live healthy,
drug-free lives. |
Pork $ Kids -
Learn about pork and how pigs are raised. Keep checking back for new games and
contests. |
Scrub Club - Join forces to fight off harmful germs and bacteria. Interactive games, educational
music and downloadable activities teach you the proper way to wash their hands |