Health Resources

There are many excellent free resources available on the World Wide Web.  Click on the links below to view web sites with easily accessible resources and curriculum.

CURRICULUM

1. NIH Curriculum Supplement Series: http://science.education.nih.gov/supplements Interactive teaching units that combine cutting-edge science research discoveries from the National Institutes of Health, one of the world's foremost medical research centers, with state-of-the-art instructional materials. K-12  

2. Multidisciplinary Health Science Curriculum by University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio: http://teachhealthk-12.uthscsa.edu/index.htm It includes a multidisciplinary health science curriculum, teacher professional development programs, and interactive on-line student activities & simulations. K-12

3. SEPA classroom curricula: http://www.ncrrsepa.org/  Educational resources for students, teachers, and families.
4. Healthy Schools Network, Inc http://www.healthyschools.org/links.html  Links for many kinds of resources

DATA

1. National Center for Health Statistics: http://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/  Growth charts and tools for calculating and interpreting BMI
2. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC: http://www.cdc.gov/  Data, publications, and health and safety topics
3. The National Institutes of Health, NIH: http://www.nih.gov/ Health information, research, and news releases.  Special section on child and teen health.
4. The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, BRFSS: http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/  Interactive databases, state prevalence data
5. Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS) Public Health Division: http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/index.shtml
6. Oregon Healthy Teens Survey: http://www.dhs.state.or.us/dhs/ph/chs/youthsurvey/index.shtml

Health Information

1. WebMD: http://www.webmd.com/ Comprehensive coverage of health and wellness issues
2. Mayo Clinic: http://www.mayoclinic.com/
3. National Library of Medicine: www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/