Fitness
University, offers lots of good general information on how to stay physically fit.
on diet, food composition, dietary supplements, school meals, and much more.
Recommended.
HealthWatch : this CBS-sponsored site provides up-to-date information on women's
health, heart health, the latest health and fitness news and more.
Health Care
"Health Care" from Yahoo : an impressive set of links to dozens of health
care-related sites.
child, and more. So, here you can find health information that is related directly to
gender, age and so forth.
citizens and students who are looking for general health information as well as
health inititives that are sponsored by the U.S. government.
Health Discrimination
threats to fair health care that are posed by genetic discrimination. Here, you'll also
find interesting info on cloning and predictive testing.
health discrimination issues involving minorities and Native Americans. You may
need to do quite a bit of searching on this site to find what you're looking for -- but
it's here!
Heart Disease
related to heart disease, heart attacks, strokes, and heart health.
sites that cover every aspect of heart disease and related problems. The large
number of links may scare you a bit at first, but if you scroll through them carefully,
you'll find many superb heart disease-related resources. Recommended.
Heart Disease from About.com : a great place to start your research on heart disease!
This page contains a small, but very good collection of links that hit on a number of
major areas involving heart disease. Recommended.
HeartInfo.org. : here you will find all kinds of good, easy-to-understand information about
heart disease and how to take action to prevent it.
Health News and Current Events
CNN.com Health : get the latest headline news regarding health-related breakthroughs,
treatments, and policies.
many subjects from this very informative and useful site!
that provides health-related news from around the world. Highly recommended.
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Health Statistics
the USA. Note that much of the information is in the form of charts and that some --
but not all -- of the charts require that you own Microsoft (tm) Excel to view them.
about drug abuse, tobacco use, alcohol use and more. For advanced students.
disease, sexually transmitted diseases, teen pregnancy, and much more. If you
want some easy-to-understand health statistics to spice up your homework, this is
a good place to start!
regarding birth and death rates, diseases, pregnancy and more. Note that some
statistics are available only in downloadable documents.
population that uses illegal drugs. You can also find how many dollars per year are
lost in worker productivity because of drug abuse. Recommended.
statistical information you can think of that's related to job-related injuries or
illnesses. This is not the easiest site to navigate, but it has lots of great info. So, it's
worth it to browse through it despite its clunky site design.
can find health statistics regarding different countries and regions. A bit
overwhelming but very useful. Recommended.
History (Health and Medicine)
Ancient Medicine from the University of Virginia : a small, but informative site detailing
some of the major medical procedures and events from the ancient Greeks
and Romans.
resources dealing with the history of medicine. You may spend some time finding
links regarding your topic, but the time will be well spent. The site is viewable in
English and in Dutch. Recommended.
HIV / AIDS
odds of becoming infected with HIV / AIDS. This site involves mature themes and
candid language so parents may want to read through it first...
prevention, opportunistic infections, and more. Note that all of these fact sheets are
written so that you don't have to be a doctor to understand them! Recommended.
paintings that you can download and use. Each drawing or painting also has
accompanying text that explains what's being shown! Very good.
Association give you the latest HIV / AIDs news and support information. And
excellent resource! Highly recommended.
Human Body
Gray's Anatomy from Bartleby.com : an awesome reference site for the study of various
areas of the human body. Here, you will find many of those cool black and white
body part images that made Gray's Anatomy THE anatomy book to read. Note that
the descriptive text may be a bit too scientific for younger students.
Recommended.
Health from BrainPOP : a great site that offers on-line quizzes and streaming
educational movies that teach you the basics about all kinds of stuff about the
human body. Highly recommended.
body systems. This site provides well-described links to some of the best human
body-related links on the web. Recommended.
"Human Body" from KidInfo : a very impressive and well-categorized set of links to
human body-related web resources. This is a very good place to start your
research.
ideal for middle school students.
on the human digestive system, the respiratory system, and other body systems.
Note that a few links may not work. Still, there's so much here that does work and
is useful that it deserves a try.
Virtual Body from Medtropolis.com : a really cool interactive exploration of brain,
skeleton, heart, and digestive tract. Your browser must be Shockwave-enabled to
use this interactive presentation.
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