The
American Lung Association
Tobacco
Industry Documents
Lung
Cancer and Cigarette Smoking Web Page
CDC's
TIPS - SGR: Tobacco Use Among U.S. Racial/Ethnic Minority Groups
Tobacco
Free Kids
Smokeless
Tobacco Education Basics
Why
People Smoke
An excellent article from Atlantic magazine which
reviews the history of how (and why)
Americans became addicted to smoking.
New
Year, Old Myths, New Fatalities
Fact sheet from the National Institute on Alcohol
Abuse and Alcoholism
Binge
Drinking Among Underage Persons
From The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and
Drug Information this article gives the highlights with
statistics and provides the full text in pdf format.
Drinking
& Driving
From the site Alcohol - Problems and
Solutions. Provides information on alcohol, alcohol issues,
drinking and
driving, and alcohol and youth.
Drug
/ Alcohol
Some
Myths About Alcohol For Teens
Fetal
Alcohol Syndrome
The
National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Drinking
and Driving: Statistics, Alcohol & Driving
From the
Mothers Against Drunk Driving organization.
National
Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and
Drug Information (NCADI) is the information
service of the Center for Substance Abuse
Prevention of the U.S. Department of Health &
Human Services. NCADI is the world's largest
resource for current information and
materials concerning substance abuse
prevention.
NCADI services include an information
services staff, free materials, customized
searches, and more.
Al-Anon
and AlaTeen
"AL-ANON (and ALATEEN for younger members) is a
worldwide organization that
offers a self-help recovery program for families
and friends of alcoholics whether or
not the alcoholic seeks help or even recognizes
the existence of a drinking problem." --Source
Alcohol
Impairment Chart
"Your blood alcohol level may be affected by your
age, gender, physical condition,
amount of food consumed and any drugs or medication.
In addition, different drinks
may contain different amounts of alcohol, so it's
important to know how much and the
concentration of alcohol you consume." --
Source
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Eating
Disorders
This page is sponsored by CMHC which is a leading
provider of information systems
for the mental health field. Provides lots of basic
information on eating disorders with
links to more detailed facts.
National
Association of Anorexia & Nervosa & Associated Disorders
A one page general fact sheet from the organization.
Eating
Disorders
"'Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the fattest
one of all?' If you can relate to the above
saying, you are not alone. Thousands of women and
an increasing number of men look
in the mirror everyday and hate what they see. "
--Source
Center
for Disease: Health Topics A-Z
Choose from an alphabetical list of diseases.
Diseases,
Disorders & Related Topics
Genetic
Conditions / Rare Conditions Information
Genetic
Diseases
A list of genetic disorders from Yahoo with links.
Virus
Outbreaks
From the Communicable Disease Surveillance and
Response
Center
Yahoo!
- Health: Diseases and Conditions
A great
starting place with links to individual diseases
Sexually
Transmitted Diseases Facts and Information
CDC
National AIDS Clearinghouse
The US Centers for Disease Control's National
AIDS Clearinghouse was originally
announced in the February 24, 1995 issue as
a gopher site. It has developed into an
effective information resource on the topic. The
site features seven searchable databases,
covering funding opportunities, and descriptions
of thousands of AIDS related
organizations, educational resources and abstracts
of AIDS related news and
journal articles.
Mental
Health Infosource
Provides information on a variety of mental health
disorders including schizophrenia,depression,
bipolar
disorders, and many others. Search their alphabetical list
for
other mental health diseases. Also
includes access to the journal Psychiatric Times.
Depression
Central
"A central clearing house for information on all
types of depressive disorders and on the most
effective treatments for individuals suffering from
Major Depression, Manic Depression
(Bipolar Disorder), Cyclothymia, Dysthymia
and other mood disorders." -Source
Psych
Web list of Brochures and Articles Related to Psychology
Obsessive
Compulsive Disorder
Step
on a Crack
Internet
Mental Health
Goal is to improve understanding, diagnosis, and
treatment of mental illnesses
throughout the world.
Mental
Health Net
On-line
Medical Dictionary
OMD is a searchable dictionary created by
Dr Graham Dark and contains terms relating to
biochemistry, cell biology, chemistry,
medicine,
molecular biology, physics, plant biology,
radiobiology, science and technology. It
includes:
acronyms, jargon, theory, conventions,
standards, institutions, projects, eponyms,
history, in fact anything to do with medicine
or science.
Adolescent
Directory On-Line
Adolescence Directory On-Line (ADOL) is an
electronic guide to information on
adolescent issues. It is a service of the
Center for Adolescent Studies at Indiana
University. Educators, counselors, parents,
researchers,
health practitioners, and teens
can use ADOL to find Web resources for these topics:
Conflict and Violence;
Mental Health Issues; Health Issues; Counselor
Resources;
Teens only.
American
Medical Association
American
Red Cross
Complete
Home Medical Guide -- Table of Contents
The Columbia University College of Physicians
and Surgeons' Complete Medical
Guide is loaded with information covering a wide
range of topics. Such as:
Meeting the Health Care Needs of the Aged and
Disabled;
The Fundamentals of
Good Health; The Basics of Good Nutrition; Smoking,
Alcohol, and Substance
Abuse;
Health Concerns During Infancy and Childhood; The Adolescent Years;
Special Health Concerns of Women; Health Concerns
of Men; Symptoms and the
Diagnostic; Basics of CPR and Life Support; Common
First Aid Procedures.
Teens
Health
From Teenshealth.org. Includes
information on body, mind, sexual health, food and fitness and more.
Healthfinder
Healthfinder is a gateway consumer health
and human services information web
site from the United States government. Healthfinder
can lead you to selected online
publications, clearinghouses, databases, web sites,
and support and self-help groups,
as well as the government agencies and
not-for-profit
organizations that produce
reliable information for the public. The information
you find can help you make better
choices for yourself and your family about your
health and human services needs.
The
Heart: A Virtual Exploration
From the Franklin Institute, this encourages
students to explore the heart's
development and structure, blood circulation, the
history of the heart science, and
health. Includes quizzes, lesson plans, resources,
activities, and a glossary.
Mayo
Clinic Health
Daily news on diseases, treatments, drugs, diet.
MEDLINEplus
"The National Library of Medicine's MEDLINEplus
information pages are designed
to direct you to resources containing information
that will help you research your
health questions. They are designed for educational
use only and are not intended
to replace advice from a health professional. These
pages provide a carefully selected
list of resources." --Source
NOAH:
New York Online Access to Health Topics and Resources
Dietary
Guidelines for Americans
A "Food choices depend on history, culture, and
environment, as well as on energy
and nutrient needs. People also eat foods for
enjoyment.
Family, friends, and
beliefs play a major role in the ways people select
foods and plan meals. This
booklet describes some of the many different and
pleasurable ways to combine
foods to make healthful diets." --Source
Food
Additives
The Hong Kong Institute of Education offers this
set of simple descriptive
information on common chemical food additives and
their uses.
Fast
Food Facts
Use this form to calculate the nutrition of your
common fast foods served at the
most common fast food restaurants in the U.S. Covers
more than 1,000 fast-food items!
Food
and Nutrition Information Center
Award winning site which is part of the National
Agricultural Library. Information
and links to healthy school meals, dietary
guidelines,
food pyramid, food
composition, and more.
Nutrition
Navigator
Tufts University presents this site that has
information
and a rating guide to other
nutrition websites.
International
Food Information Council
Award winning site from a non-profit organization
with information on food safety
and nutrition. Section for educators. Has news
releases
for reporters.
The
Indiana Prevention Resource Center
A gathering of information about substance abuse,
with suggestions about how to
counter-act it. Includes reference materials, such
as dictionaries and directories.
The
2000 National Household Survey on Drug Abuse
" The survey provides estimates of the prevalence
of use of a variety of illicit drugs,
alcohol, and tobacco, based on a nationally
representative
sample..." --Source
Web
of Addictions
The Web of Addictions provides information about
alcohol and other drug
addictions. The fact sheets below were developed
by many different authors. In
some cases, the fact sheets were placed on the web
by a different organization
than the one that wrote the document. However, all
of the fact sheets are in the
public domain to encourage wide distribution. You
are free to copy and use these
fact sheets.
The
Top 200 Prescriptions
Gives the brand name, manufacturer and generic
alternative
for the 200 top prescribed
drugs. (Click "Alpha" to list in alphabetical
order.)
New
Study First to Quantify Illicit Drug and Substance Use In
Movies
and Music Popular Among Youth
"A first time study that portrays the degree of
illicit drug, alcohol, and tobacco use in
selected popular movies and music was released today
by the White House Office of
National Drug Control Policy and the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services'
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration."
-- Source
NCADI
"Quick Docs
National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug
Information
provides fact sheets by subject
and by audience.
World
of Drugs USA Statistics
The following information is excerpted from the
Office of National Drug Control
Policy document, "The National Drug Control
Strategy,
1997: Budget Summary".
National
Center On Substance Abuse
Offers a number of reports and studies on substance
abuse, including statistics,
trends, and related information.
NFIA
Drugs and the Brain
Discusses how drugs effect the brain.
NFIA(National
Families In Action) Inhalants
Campaign
for our Children
This site offers statistics, stories, teacher
resources, and more on teenage pregnancy.
The
March of Dimes Home Page
Shaken
Baby Syndrome
A
Sneak Preview of the Two Most Wonderful Days of Your Life
Offers ideas on some very important choices faced
by teens with respect to sex and
their wedding.
Why
Wait For Sex?
Article with several answers to the question faced
by many young people.
The
Pregnancy place
Web site that offers information on various aspects
of pregnancy. Includes:
Planning, Trimesters of Pregnancy, Birth Planning,
Labor and Delivery, etc.
Prenatal
Care
Information from Medline on the ways an expectant
mother should care for herself and the
unborn baby. Also includes information about
childbirth and care after delivery.
The
ABCs of Safe and Healthy Child Care
Lots of information about raising children, plus
caring for them and protecting them
from illness. Includes fact sheets on childhood
diseases.
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