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The Health category features information and activities to help kids and teens learn about physical and emotional health, including safety, fitness, and healthy lifestyles.

There are subcategories for emotional health, dental health, specific conditions and diseases, first aid, and nutrition.

Subcategories

• Abuse
• Conditions and Diseases
• Dental
• Emotional Health and Wellbeing
• First Aid
• Fitness
• Nutrition
• Psychology
• Puberty
• Safety
• Sports
• Substance Abuse
• Teens
• Vaccinations

Resources in This Category

• BAM Body and Mind

  http://www.cdc.gov/bam/
  Learn about fitness, food and nutrition, exercise, disease, and safety. Take a quiz, play a game, or create a fitness calendar.

• Child and Youth Health: Kids' Health

  http://www.cyh.com/SubDefault.aspx?p=255
  Learn how the body works, eating a balanced diet, handling feelings and keeping safe. Play games and puzzles.

• Doctor Secrets: Everything Doctors Know in Plain English

  http://www.doctorsecrets.com/
  Simple text and cartoons answer questions about everything from what causes acne to why doctors write so poorly.

• Hair Growth Rate

  http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/style/question100.htm
  Explains why arm hair stays short, but hair on the head grows long. Includes how animals shed and change the color of their fur.

• KidsHealth

  http://kidshealth.org/
  Health, fitness, food, drugs, alcohol, disease, infection, safety, sexual health, and mental health are covered here.

• KidsHealth

  http://kidshealth.org/en/kids/
  Has doctor-approved articles, animations, games, and resources to help kids learn more about their bodies and stay healthy.

• Land of Cyke

  http://www.cyke.com/land.swf
  Learn about feelings and how your body works through fun games and interactive Flash movies.

• LearntobeHealthy.org

  http://www.learntobehealthy.org/
  Play games and learn about dental health, eating healthy, the five senses, and how tobacco hurts the body.

• Meet Sidney the Kidney

  http://www.organdonation.nhs.uk/how_to_become_a_donor/questions/childrens_leaflet/
  Tells what happens in a kidney transplant, talks about the wait to have one, and what happens afterwards.

• Pediatric Oncall: Kids Corner

  http://www.pediatriconcall.com/KidsCorner/mf1.aspx
  Dr. Pedi tells all about the human body, its functioning and human body trivia.

• Sleep for Kids

  http://www.sleepforkids.org/
  Learn about what happens while we sleep, play fun games, and keep a sleep record. Explains about dreams, and why sleep is important.

• Walk in My Shoes

  http://extension.illinois.edu/wims/
  Learn what it feels like to be older and what happens to our bodies as we age.

• We are Talking: Teen Health

  http://www.pamf.org/teen/
  Covers information on teen issues including healthy relationships, skin care, dealing with depression and eating disorders. Has an "Ask an Expert" area to ask a question of the medical staff.

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