AboutHealth.com
An interactive web site for young people. Read true stories, from peers about handling the challenges of growing up.
http://www.abouthealth.com/ADHA - Kid's Stuff
Gives children valuable oral health information, answers to common questions about their teeth, and some fun online games by The American Dental Hygienists' Association.
http://www.adha.org/kidstuff/
Ask Doctor Marla
Provides a place for teens to ask questions and get answers to their health related questions. Topics range from puberty to birth control, from body image to sports safety. Dr. Marla is a board certified family practitioner with fellowship training
http://www.askdoctormarla.com/
BAM Body and Mind
Tips for kids about fitness, exercise, disease, and safety. Offers articles and other resources.
http://www.bam.gov/
BBC - Kid's Health
Teaches kids wanting to know how their body works and why, plus tips on improving their well-being.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/kids/index.shtml
BrainPOP - Health
All about the human body and how it works. Includes sections on all ten body systems.
http://www.brainpop.com/health/
Canadian Health Network: Youth
Providing information and advice on many topics through FAQs, quizzes and games, with links to other helpful resources. [English and French]
http://www.canadian-health-network.ca/1youth.html
Children First and Always
Tells what a hospital is like and what its like to stay there. Also provides information about various illnesses and conditions.
http://www.childrenfirst.nhs.uk/
Children's Health
Guide to common childhood illnesses.
http://www.childrenshealth.co.uk/
Childstress.com
Information and ideas to help kids reduce stress and teaches the healthy benefits.
http://www.childstress.com
Doctor Secrets: Everything Doctors Know in Plain English
Simple text and cartoons answer questions about everything from what causes acne to why doctors write so poorly.
http://www.doctorsecrets.com/
For Kids and Teens
Articles on dealing with a depressed parent, having a chronic illness, the role of the school nurse, and so forth.
http://www.ncpamd.com/Kids_Pages.htm
Health in the 17th Century
National Maritime Museum fact file answers common questions about hygiene and medicine in the 1600s.
http://www.nmm.ac.uk/site/request/setTemplate:singlecontent/contentTypeA/conWebDoc/contentId/138
Health Start
Online games, health and fitness information, message boards, and resources for teachers.
http://www.healthstar.com.au/
Healthy Kids
Features simple experiments as well as articles for kids, teens, and parents.
http://www.aboutchildrenshealth.com/
Healthy Kids Planet
Learn about health, nutrition, and safety with fun pages, resources and links to interactive sites.
http://www.healthykidsplanet.com/
InteliHealth: Visiting a Pediatrician
Printable coloring book, available in .gif and .pdf formats, helps prepare children for a visit to the doctor.
http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSCHN000/20722/25880.html
Kid's Aid
Site for and by kids for grief support and peer support. Stories, poems, artwork, and an online support group.
http://kidsaid.com/
Kid's Health
Health, fitness, food, drugs, alcohol, disease, infection, safety, sexual health, and mental health are covered here.
http://www.teenshealth.org/index.html
Kids Corner - Pediatric Oncall
Dr. Pedi tells all about the human body, its functioning and human body trivia.
http://www.pediatriconcall.com/KidsCorner/mf1.asp
Kids Talking to Kids
An e-mail list where young people with serious illnesses can exchange messages. Requires subscription to access.
http://www.lsoft.com/scripts/wl.exe?SL1=SICKKIDS&H=MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
KidsHealth.org
Discover how the body works and what can make the body sick by reading through these expert articles written just for kids.
http://kidshealth.org/kid/
Land of Cyke
Learn about feelings and how your body works through fun games and interactive Flash movies.
http://www.cyke.com/land.swf
Medi Trends
Doctor P. Body presents information for children. Topics include safety, nutrition, drugs, alcohol, hygiene, activities, and health education.
http://www.drpbody.com
Patient Education Program
Series of articles help children and their families understand basic medical conditions, test, and procedures. Also includes a guide to home care and a wellness guide. From the Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati.
http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/family/pep/
PediHeart Kid Zone
Learn about the heart, explore a few of the common congenital heart conditions and ask us your heart related questions.
http://www.pediheart.org/kidzone/index.html
Rodale Institute's Kid's Regenerative Resource Center
Explores the links between healthy soil, healthy food, and healthy people using games and activities.
http://www.kidsregen.org/
Supertooth
A collection of projects and experiments for home and school, showing the effects of plaque on tooth enamel and how decay develops.
http://supertooth.ndk.biz/
The Heart
An online exploration of the heart for kids.
http://sln.fi.edu/biosci/heart.html
TheAppleADay
A website for children who want to learn about a healthy lifestyle. Deals with aspects of physical and emotional health, sports, exercise, nutrition and relaxation.
http://www.student.city.ac.uk/~rc313/index.html
Walk in My Shoes
Learn what it feels like to be older and what happens to our bodies as we age.
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/wims/wimsproject.html
Youthealth
Games, interactive activities, and facts about body parts, systems, diseases, first aid, and resources.
http://www.youthealth.com
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