Anatomical Travelogue
Thevisual md.com: Wellness and Tracking Your Health: At Home Measurements
Gather your baseline health information using this guide to personal wellness. This presentation explains each health category you should know about yourself.
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Helpguide: Understand, Prevent and Resolve Life's Challenges
Professional and unbiased information for those seeking knowledge regarding a particular area of health and wellness. Modules are broken down into aging, children and family, healthy lifestyles and mental health. Comprehensive and...
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Your Genes, Your Health: Hemophlilia
An excellent site that investigates the causes and treatments of Hemophilia, as well as the symptoms and much more.
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Inside the Human Body: The Respiratory System (Grades 7 12 Teacher Resources)
This teacher's resource page accompanies the student website ?Inside the Human Body: The Respiratory System? for grades seven through twelve from the Canadian Lung Association. This site walks teachers through the features of the student...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Keeping Bones and Joints Healthy
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] You can help keep your bones and skeletal system healthy by eating well and getting enough exercise. Weight-bearing exercises help keep bones strong. Learn more...
Curated OER
Kids Health: What Should I Do if My Family Fights
When the people in your family are fighting, it's hard to figure out what to do. You may be feeling sad, ashamed, or even angry when it happens. Whatever your feelings are, what you probably want most is for the fighting to stop....
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Brain Connection: Your Brain Health Headquarters
A newsletter all about the brain including current research, anatomy and function of the brain, games, quizzes, and more. Animations and pictures make the site appealing to kids, and depth of content make it useful to parents and...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: If You're Not Part of the Solution!
Students continue the research begun in the associated lesson as if they were biomedical engineers working for a pharmaceutical company. Groups each perform a simple chemical reaction (to precipitate solid calcium out of solution) to...
National Institutes of Health
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse: Your Guide to Diabetes
A well-organized resource with information with detailed information on what diabetes is, the differences between type 1 and type 2 diabetes, how to treat diabetes, and why treatment is so important.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Cardiovascular Health
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson is all about your heart and how to keep it healthy. Cholesterol, Heart diseases such as hypertension, stroke and heart attacks are discussed as well as steps to maintain a fit heart.
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Kids Health: How Can I Lose Weight Safely
Finding the right weight for yourself can often be difficult because most people aspire to loose or gain a few pounds. Find out how you can safely reach a comfortable weight based on your unique body composition. Links to similar sites...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Tips for Taking Care of Your Skin
Acne can be a common problem for teens. Find out the best way to prevent breakouts, as well as ways to keep skin looking clean and youthful.
Curated OER
Kids Health: What Are Germs? (Spanish)
A friendly web site that gives good explanations of what germs are and what they do. You can learn how to protect yourself from them here as well.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Eye Quiz
How well do you know your eye structure and function? Find out with this 10 question online quiz.
Government of Canada
Health Living: Youth Zone: Tobacco
This resource presents youth with the facts about smoking. Try testing your knowledge of how tobacco affects you by taking a short online quiz. Explore the connection of smoking and Hollywood movies as well. From Health Canada.
Government of Canada
Health Living: Smoking Diseases
Learn about all the different diseases you can get by smoking. Smoking increases your chances of heart disease, smoke, and lung cancer, to name just a few. Find out the link between impotence and smoking, as well as to bronchitis and...
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Embrace the Future: Resilient Kids
Advice about strengthening your ability to bounce back from adversity. Learn key skills, such as problem solving, making friends, and positive thinking, that will help you stay happy, healthy, and productive.
US Department of Agriculture
Choose My Plate: Why Is Physical Activity Important?
This site includes a simple list of reasons why getting exercise is important for your physical and emotional well-being. Also, learn definitions and examples of aerobic activities, resistance activities, and stretching activities.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Living With Stepparents
This site is provided for by KidsHealth. Getting used to your parent's new spouse can be challenging. Remember that it takes time to get to know someone well. Here are some tips and ideas for getting along with your stepparent and...
World Health Organization
World Health Organization: Obesity
Understand the facts and health consequences of being overweight. Also learn about how diet and physical activity contribute to your overall well-being.
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National Lung Health Ed. Program: About Your Lungs
This resource contains general information on breathing and lungs, as well as information on two lung disorders: asthmatic bronchitis and chronic bronchitis or emphysema.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Benefits of Good Posture
Has your mom ever told you, "Stand up straight!" or scolded you for slouching at a family dinner? Comments like that might be annoying-but they're not wrong. Your posture is the foundation for every movement your body makes and can...
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Topend Sports Network: Fitness Testing: Tests of Cardiovascular Endurance
Perfect for teachers of physical education or simply those who have a hankering to test out their strength, these fitness tests have been created to assess your cardiovascular endurance. Tests include a step-by-step procedure, the...
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Spine Universe: A Heads Up on Posture
This article explains how good posture can be one of the best preventative measures one can take to avoid pain. The article shows diagrams of spines with proper posture and how it's never too late to help your spine.