Health Education Internet Sites for Parents
- Howard County Drug Free- parent information on substance abuse, prevention and intervention.
- Howard County Health Education- Howard County's website for health education, which has information, curriculum, and resources.
- Action for Healthy Kids - general information about national and state health education initiatives.
- Seicus- resources for parents and teachers about sexuality education.
- Stress Free- provides information on stress and solutions to stress.
- Talking with Kids- offers information on sexuality, violence, drugs and alchohol and how to talk to kids about these topics.
- Teen Pregnancy- good information, links and resources for parents about teen pregnancy.
Lesson Ideas for Teachers back to top
Health Teacher- over 200 lesson plans (k-12) developed using the National Standards for Health Education.
Tim Olson- Tim Olson, a middle school teacher, developed this site to share what he does as a health education teacher.
Teachers At Work- Top internet sites for educators, including health education.
High School Link Only:
New York Times - Lessson plans to support tobacco, alcohol, and other drug prevention.
Health Education Associations back to top
M.S.D.E. Health Education -Maryland State Department of Education Goals, Outcomes and Bylaws
Maryland Healthy Schools Organization
National Education Association
GOAL AREA: General back to top
Links For School Health Educators - An extremely comprehensive list of links on all health education topics.
Web MD - Provides numerous links to various health topics.
Tim Olson - Lesson plans and ideas for teaching health and using technology.
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Information and statistics on a variety of health topics.
Girl's Health Issues - Addresses a variety of topics related to teen health issues for girls.
Body and Mind - CDC's online health magazine for youth.
Kids Health - Offers organized, accurate information about growth, food, fitness, childhood infections, and treatments. Interactive use for anatomy and games.
Health Touch - Comprehensive information on a variety of health related issues and topics.
Healthfinder - Comprehensive information on a variety of health related issues and topics.
Department of Health and Human Services - Offers information for parents, children, and teachers on a variety of health related issues and topics. Emphasis for parent communication and reading activities for students using the stories and poems written by children.
InteliHealth - Home to Harvard Medical School Health Information. This site provides daily updates on a variety of health issues.
Joint Center for the political and Economic Studies - Uses a variety of fact sheets related to health issues of African American youth.
Mayo Health Oasis - Up-to-date searches are available for a variety of health relatedtopics.
Children's Environmental Health Network - Includes information about children's health issues.
GOAL AREA: Mental Health back to top
National Mental Health Information Center - Contains descriptions, diagnosis, treatment, current research updates, resources, and links to other sites for hundreds of mental illnesses and disorders.
Stress Tips - Includes stress facts, self evaluation, and tips for reducing daily hassles.
Stress Free- provides information on stress and solutions to stress.
American Psychological Association - Up-to-date information on various health issues.
Internet Mental Health- free encylopedia of mental health information.
National Institute of Mental Health - Provides information for children, adolescents, and adults on a variety of mental health issues including depression and suicide prevention.
Harvard Eating Disorder - Provides information on the prevention and treatment of eating disorders.
GOAL AREA: Personal and Consumer Health back to top
Quackwatch - A guide to health fraud, quackery, and intelligent decision making.
Environmental Kid's Club - Provides information for students on the environment and ways to protect it.
Consumer Product Safety Commission - Offers safety information including product recalls.
Health Related Hoaxes and Rumors - CDC provides information about a variety of health related current myths and rumors.
GOAL AREA: Tobacco, Alcohol, and Other Drugs back to top
Prevline - An excellent source for the TAOD goal area. Information for research on prevention. Format is user friendly. Allows for specific drug searches, and reading publications by topic series, or audience.
Monitoring the Future - Utilizing graphs and surveys, this source provides drug related statistics on issues such as use, prevention, and treatment.
CDC's Tobacco Informationand Prevention Source - Focus is on the need to break the cycle of addiction and prevent the disability and death associated with tobacco use. Information includes adolescent tobacco use and prevention.
Drug Terminology - Drug terms including "street names", fact sheets, statistics, and media influence.
No Tobacco - Provides information useful for research papers, anti-tobacco assemblies, and much more.
Tobacco Free - Tips on how to quit, resources for research as well as news updates.
Tobacco Free Kids - Emphasis on how tobacco companies market their products to youth. Resources are available for contacting local and state agencies on legislation against tobacco companies.
Drug Detection - Fact sheets on alcohol, amphetamines, cannobinoids, cocaine, hallucinogens, inhalants, opiates, and rohyphol.
Drug FreeResource Net - Comprehensive information and answers to commonly asked questions on a variety of drugs.
Alcohol: Problems and Solutions - Comprehensive information on alcohol-related topics such as drinking and driving, binge drinking, alcohol abuse, advertising, FAS, and laws and policies.
National Council on Family Health - A site for educating consumers about the safe and proper use of medicines.
The Drink Wheel - Online calculator of BAC based on information provided by the user.
Howard County Drug Free- parent information on substance abuse, prevention and intervention.
Talking with Kids- offers information on sexuality, violence, drugs and alchohol and how to talk to kids about these topics.
Tobacco Ad Parodies- health education students created tobacco ad parodies to help promote consumer awareness.
SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse on Alcohol and Drug Information - Information for educators, students, and parents on a variety of drug prevention topics.
University of Maryland - Substance abuse resources.
National Institute on Drug Abuse - Resources for educators and parents.
The Anti-Drug - Information for educators and parents on substance abuse prevention. Includes lesson plan ideas and resources.
National Institute of Drug Abuse - Teen website on the science of drug abuse.
GOAL AREA: Nutrition and Fitness back to top
Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition - Relevant to 6th grade food handling and safety initiatives. Discusses information of food labeling related to dietary needs. Significant to 7th grade consumer unit and quackery/fraud.
Fast Food Facts - Interactive site provides nutritional facts about foods from various fast food restaurants.
Center for Science in thePublic Interest - General resource for a variety of nutritional awareness issues including newsletters, press releases and current nutritional research.
Food and Nutrition Information Center - A U.S. Department of Agriculture site. Information is available on healthy school meals, food bourne illnesses, the food guide pyramid, and dietary guidelines.
Dole-5 a Day - Multimedia website focusing on the importance of fruits and vegetables.
American Dietetic Association - Understand the food pyramid with daily tips, hot topics, and nutrition resources.
Ask the Dietitian - Nutritional advice from a dietician including the calculation of healthy weight and caloric intake, nutrition analysis, information about food additives, preservatives, and allergies.
You are what you eat: Interactive Guide to Good Nutrition - Interactive site that allows you to examine your diet and plan nutritious changes.
Arbor Nutrition Guide - Searchable database categorized by subject, and a special section on cultural nutrition.
The Healthy Refrigerator - Information about healthy eating to prevent heart disease.
Kids Food Cyber Club - Sections for kids, parents, and teachers about nutritional foods.
Portion Distortion - Demonstrates how portion sizes have changed over the past 20 years.
GOAL AREA: First Aid, Safety, and Injury Prevention back to top
Learn CPR - Facts on safety issues, first aid procedures, self-quiz, andFAQ.
Rescue 411 Emergency Response Site - Raises awareness about first aid and accident prevention. Includes an interactive game.
National Bicycle Safety Network - Information available on bicycle safety.
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control - This site contains information and statistics on violence, fire safety, and leading causes of death.
Homework Central - Health information site sposored by Canadian government.
National Safety Council - Safety, health, and environmental resources.
Safety Facts Sheet- information about safety for children and teenagers from the National Safe Kids Campaign.
Safe Kids - Guide to making internet and technology fun, safe, and productive.
Stop Bullying Now - an information site for students and adults that defines bullying and lets you know what you can do to stop it.
GOAL AREA: Family Life and Human Sexuality back to top
Campaign For Our Children - Statistics, myths/facts, and resources concerning teen pregnancy and sexual responsibility. Also includes child sexual abuse, acquaintance rape, date rape, sexual assault and harassment. Also includes lesson ideas and lesson plans for teachers.
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States - Provides information for educators and parents on comprehensive sexuality education.
National Campaign for Our Children - Provides resources on teen pregnancy prevention for students, parents, and educators.
Teen Pregnancy- good information, links and resources for parents about teen pregnancy.
Talking with Kids- offers information on sexuality, violence, drugs and alchohol and how to talk to kids about these topics.
GOAL AREA: Disease Prevention and Control back to top
Early Heart Attack Care (EHAC) - Information is organized to the format of the EHAC program. Demonstrates support for program. Teacher can utilize in lab for information research and student assessment.
Centers for Disease Control andPrevention - Up to date information about traveler's health, STD's, HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis.
American Cancer Society - Information is specific to cancers and therapies.
American Heart Association - Information is specific to the anatomy and physiology of theheart, heart disease, risk factors, and prevention.
American Social Health Association - Site to increase public awareness about STD's. Includes an alphabetized sexual health glossary and other related STD information.
Divisions of HIV/AIDS Prevention - CDC's site includes fact sheets, statistics, and well written summaries.
Coppertone - Sun safety quiz is available. Includes facts and tips for preventions.
The Healthy Refrigerator - Information about healthy eating to prevent heart disease.
Johns Hopkins Infectious Diseases - Up-to-date statistics and information about TB, hepatitis, and other infectious diseases.
National Center for Infectious Diseases - CDC site that contains information about AIDS, STD, TB, andmany other infectious diseases.
Influenza- PBS's transcript of a video about the 1918 Influenza epidemic, which also includes teaching ideas.
Maryland Statistics on STI's - Maryland Department of health and mental Hygiene provides local data on STI's.
Maryland AIDS Administration - Provides information and statistics on HIV/AIDS.
Communicable Disease fact Sheets - Maryland Department of health and mental Hygiene provides fact sheets on a variety of communicable diseases.
Coalition for Skin Cancer Prevention in Maryland - resources for students and educators.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - Provides information on a variety of health topics. |