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4Girls Health

Gives girls between the ages of 10 and 16 reliable, useful information on the health issues they will face as they become young women and tips on handling relationships with family and friends, at school and at home. (Learn more)

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Provided by: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

AIRNow

Daily air quality forecasts for over 300 cities nationwide to see how clean or polluted the outdoor air is in your city. (Learn more)

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Alice Aycock Poe Center for Health Education

"Specializes in developing programs for youth to address health concerns like childhood obesity, physical inactivity, unhealthy food choices, tooth decay, drug and alcohol abuse, unintentional injuries, and teen pregnancy." (Learn more)

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Provided by: The Alice Aycock Poe Center for Health Education

American Dietetic Association

Food and nutrition information for a healthy lifestyle. Also includes guidance for students interested in nutrition-related careers. (Learn more)

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Provided by: American Dietetic Association

BAM! Body and Mind

A healthy lifestyle site that focuses on topics such as stress and physical fitness, using kid-friendly lingo, games, quizzes, and other interactive features. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

BioEd Online

Provides educational resources for k-12 biology educators in the form of streaming video presentations, slides, and other instructional materials. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Baylor College of Medicine

Blue Zones - Quest for the true fountain of youth

Join the Quest Network team to discover why people in different parts of the world live longer than in others. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Quest Network

Breath of Life

An exhibit that provides information on the history of asthma treatment, current research, and managing this disease as well as personal accounts and video clips from celebrities and individuals about their struggles with asthma. (Learn more)

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Provided by: National Library of Medicine

Carolina Donor Services Teacher Resources

Resources for teachers who want to include organ and tissue donation and transplantation in their classrooms. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Carolina Donor Services

CDC's TIPS: Tobacco Information and Prevention Source

Includes Surgeon General's reports, tobacco-related news, research reports, educational materials, and statistical information regarding smoking for youth, educators, employers, and parents. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

A one-stop source for health related topics. There are Healthy Eating tips in the 5-a-Day section, State and National statistics in the Data Center, and in-depth understanding and prevention strategies for Health & Safety Topics like suicide. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Contagion: Historical Views of Diseases and Epidemics

This site provides background information, historical pamphlets, serials, books, and manuscripts related to diseases and epidemics from world history, including Philadelphia's yellow fever of 1793 and London's Great Plague of 1695. (Learn more)

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Provided by: The President and Fellows of Harvard University

Cool Planet for Teachers

This site from OxFam helps teachers bring global issues into the classroom. (Learn more)

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Provided by: OxFam

coolfoodplanet

Nutrition and related health and food safety information presented for elementary and secondary students on two age-appropriate websites. (Learn more)

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Provided by: European Food Information Council (EUFIC)

Coverdell World Wise Schools

Designed to integrate the experience of Peace Corps volunteers with the study world regions, history, and current events. There are also elements designed to promote service learning. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Peace Corps

The Food and Nutrition Information Center

Find food and nutrition information, educational materials, and government reports. Additional information about child care nutrition, WIC, food safety, school meals, and food stamp nutrition. There is also a large webliography of educational links for teachers... (Learn more)

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Provided by: National Agricultural Library

Food Safety Gateway

Need the latest alerts about food safety from the Center for Disease Control, Environmental Protection Agency and CFSAN, the Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition? Want consumer advice or information about foodborne pathogens? This U.S. Government... (Learn more)

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Provided by: National Food Safety Information Network

GlobalHealthFacts.org

Provides free, up-to-date data by country on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other key health and socio-economic indicators. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

The Heart: An Online Exploration

Learn about the structure of the heart and how it functions, heart medicine, and how you can have a healthy heart. (Learn more)

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Provided by: Franklin Institute Science Museum

Kids World

Provides games, quizzes and information on nutrition, food safety, and more. (Learn more)

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Provided by: North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services