Great Online Resources Just for You!!!!
General Health
Kids Health-Go here for answers to ALL your Heath questions!!! There’s a teen section as well!!!
CDC Health Website-All health questions and links to other helpful health websites
PBS Kids-All health questions
Teen Health Web MD-All health questions for teens
Choices -Magazine for Teens about tons of different issues teens go through
Teenbeing-Online magazine Ms. Smith writes for!!! Connected to Choices magazine
Teen Health Source-All health questions for teens
Puberty
Bullying
LGBTQ
It Gets Better Project-website for LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer) students
Girls Only!
A Mighty Girl-see details below
Boys Only!
Physical Activity and Nutrition
Let’s Move!-physical activity and nutrition
Choose My Plate-nutrition
Building a Meaningful Life (Mindfulness, Meditation, Happiness)
Mental/Emotional Health
Teen Mental Health-Looks at how to help you in tricky situations and how to stay mentally healthy!
The Mighty-How to fight mental illness, disease and disabilities
Hey kids! We have started to use a great supplemental resource in our health class that’s relevant,current, valid and best yet, topics you totally can relate to! It’s Scholastic’s Choices Magazine and it is packed full of awesome information that will be useful to you. All you have to do is go to the site, sign up as a student to be able to read the online magazine. Check it out and head to the current issue or go to back issues to find some awesome information about topics I’m sure you’re curious about! Oh and don’t forget to watch the videos! They’re pretty awesome!
From the Choices magazine comes a fabulous online health resource for teens called Teenbeing. Not only is this website packed full of great health information, but our very own Ms. Amy Smith writes a weekly column for the website as well! Nice work Ms. Smith!!!!
A Mighty Girl website out of Australia is a great resource for girls of all ages to help you build your confidence and stay true to who you are. From ways to deal with friendships to music and book suggestions, this website really has it all! Take a look girls! I’m sure you’ll find something on this website for you!
Parents, there’s also a tab for you where you can find tips on how to help make your daughter’s world a happy and healthy one. Enjoy!