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Adolescent Health
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Fact sheets, data, and other material about adolescent health topics such as injuries, alcohol and drug use, sexual behaviors, nutrition and obesity, skin cancer, and youth violence. Includes background on the National Initiative to Improve Adolescen ...
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http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/az/ |
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AMA: Adolescent Health
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Fact sheets, publications, and other resources about health concerns affecting adolescents. Topics include injury prevention, violence and bullying, nutrition and physical fitness, mental health, and teen pregnancy. Newsletter articles are only avail ...
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http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/1947.html |
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Virtual Pediatric Hospital
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Introductory materials about child and adolescent health and disease, including resources for patients and their families, and health professionals. Also includes links to related sites. From two pediatricians on the faculty of the University of Iowa ...
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http://www.virtualpediatrichospital.org |
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KidsHealth
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Excellent, searchable information on young people's health for parents, children, and teens. Topics for parents include First Aid & Safety (including product safety, what to have on hand, and what to do in emergencies), Growth & Development (by age a ...
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http://kidshealth.org/ |
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HHS for Kids
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Gateway to a variety of sites for children, teens, parents, and teachers on health, safety, and related science topics. Includes links to material about food safety, children and smoking, drug abuse, girl's health, helmet use, bullying, rabies, safet ...
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http://www.hhs.gov/kids/ |
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National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
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The institute "conducts and supports research on all stages of human development, from preconception to adulthood, to better understand the health of children, adults, families, and communities." The site features an alphabetical listing of ...
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http://www.nichd.nih.gov/ |
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KidsHealth: Acne
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This article written for teenagers describes acne, a "skin condition that shows up as different types of bumps." Discusses different types of acne, why so many young people get acne, how to avoid getting acne, and how to treat it. From Kids ...
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http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/skin/acne.html |
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Program for the Study of Entertainment Media and Health
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Fact sheets and research reports "concerning the relationship between entertainment media and health, with a special focus on children and media." Some of the topics explored in the publications include TV violence, sex on TV, the role of t ...
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http://www.kff.org/about/entmediastudies.cfm |
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Monitoring the Future: A Continuing Study of American Youth
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This website constitutes "an ongoing study of the behaviors, attitudes, and values of American secondary school students, college students, and young adults." In addition to background about the study, the site contains survey results and r ...
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http://www.monitoringthefuture.org |
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Body Image
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This annotated list of fiction and nonfiction books for middle and high school students focuses on themes related to body image, such as weight, body shape and size, eating disorders, food addiction, physical deformities, skin conditions, piercing an ...
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http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6277819.html |
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