Great sites for learning more about health related issues...
Great sites for learning more about health related issues...
New York Times health page: http://www.nytimes.com/pages/health/?scp=1-spot&sq=Health&st=cse
L. A. Times health page: http://www.latimes.com/features/health/?track=leftnav-health
Alcohol, Tobacco, and other drug use:
From the US Department of Health we get: http://www.drugabusestatistics.samhsa.gov/
From the Center for Disease Control (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/index.htm
Prevention and Control of Disease:
Again, the CDC site is a valuable resource: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/
Promotion of Environmental Health:
CDC on Environmental Health: http://www.cdc.gov/Environmental/
The WHO, World Health Organization is a great source:
http://www.who.int/topics/environmental_health/en/
Healthy Eating links: (there are many links for this general topic)
WebMD has this section: http://www.webmd.com/diet/tc/healthy-eating-overview
Helpguide has this: http://www.helpguide.org/life/healthy_eating_diet.htm
Injury Prevention:
CDC has a great link: http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has this:
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/portal/site/nhtsa/menuitem.5928da45f99592381601031046108a0c/
And the World Health Organization (WHO) has this:
http://www.who.int/violence_injury_prevention/en/
Promotion of Physical Activity:
From Kidsource we get: http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content4/promote.phyed.html#Introduction
From the Center for Health Promotion: http://www.chdf.org.au/
Sexual Health:
From the Nemours Foundation: http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/
From the MAYO Clinic: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/teens-health/TN99999
Violence and Suicide Prevention:
From the U. S. Dept. of Health: http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
A site combining many national organizations: http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/suicideprevention/
From the American Academy of Pediatrics: http://www.aap.org/advocacy/childhealthmonth/prevteensuicide.htm