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Recommended Web Sites
Are
You a Working Teen? What you should know about safety
and health on the job - Every year about 70 teens
die from work injuries in the United States. Another
70,000 get hurt badly enough that they go to a hospital
emergency room; read this and take measures to protect
yourself.
For Teens - FamilyDoctor.org has created
these handouts.
Just
for You: Teens
- HealthFinder provides links to government agencies
and organizations with information for teens.
Teen
Growth
- Cool site covering all aspects of life for teens,
nutrition, popularity, health, school, family, sex,
and emotions.
TeensHealth - From the Nemours Foundation,
this site covers such topics as: body basics, mind matters,
sexual health, food and fitness, staying safe and other
health related subjects.
Adolescent Health Transition
Project
- The Adolescent Health Transition Project is designed
to help smooth the transition from pediatric to adult
health care for adolescents with special health care
needs. This site is a resource for information, materials,
and links to other people with an interest in health
transition issues.
CoolNurse - Great information for teens
on: looking good, mental health, sex stuff, and other
teen health topics.
Especially
for Teens: You and Your Sexuality - Blunt information from
the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology on
sexuality and bodily changes (for both guys and girls).
Go Ask
Alice!
- Alice! is headquartered at Columbia University, and
features a question and answer forum for instant health
information.
Healthy Adolescent Program - This new web site from Burlington County offers teens info on health issues, volunteer positions, jobs, and lots more.
Health Guide for America's Teens - This guide has great advice about your physical, emotional, sexual and mental health.
Health
Information for Teens - Fact sheets from the Food and Drug Administration
of special interest to teens.
HealthCentral
- Teen Health
- Answers to all kinds of health questions, and lots
of information from the news on issues affecting teens.
How Can I Stop Cutting? - This info was prepared by KidsHealth and is designed for teens.
MEDLINEPlus-Teen
Health
- Excellent links from the National Library of Medicine
to resources from government and organizations.
Mind-Emotion Commotion - GirlsHealth.gov has created this site.
Project
TEACH - Project TEACH (Teen Education and
Child Health) is an alternative, year-round education
program for pregnant or parenting teens who have typically
dropped out of high school and are at risk of never
going back.
Take
Charge of Your Health - The booklet from
the Weight Control Information Network covers nutrition
and exercise.
Teen
Health HomePage-
Information on sensitive topics from the medical students
at Dalhousie University. These sensitive topics include:
sexuality, sexual orientation, pregnancy, sexually transmitted
diseases, women's and men's health.
Teen
Health and the Media - Read about how the
media trys to affect what you think and how you act.
Teen
Tanning Hazards - The FDA explains the
safest way to get a tan.
Don’t forget to check out Teens,
HealthyNJ's website just for teens.
-For
Parents of Teens-
FamilyDoctor.org
- Click on this section and read the list of topics
for teens.
Glossary
of Symptoms and Mental Illnesses Affecting Teenagers
- This glossary of brief definitions was developed to
help teenagers, parents, teachers, and others learn
more about the major mental illnesses, symptoms, and
mental health issues which affect teenagers. This site
can also be viewed in Spanish.
Adolescent Health Transition
Project
- The Adolescent Health Transition Project is designed
to help smooth the transition from pediatric to adult
health care for adolescents with special health care
needs. This site is a resource for information, materials,
and links to other people with an interest in health
transition issues.
Advocates
for Youth
- Advocates for Youth is the only organization with
the sole purpose to prevent pregnancy, sexually transmitted
diseases and HIV among adolescents. Advocates is recognized
internationally as a leading resource on teen pregnancy
and HIV prevention teenagers.
Age-Related Reactions to a Traumatic Event - Excellent article on how children and teens usually relate to traumatic events.
Beginning
Too Soon: Adolescent Sexual Behavior, Pregnancy and
Parenthood - A startling look at the
adolescent pregnancy issue from the Department of Health
and Human Services.
CDC
- Adolescents & Teens -
Information from the Centers for Disease Control on
such topics as: reproductive health, smoking and teens,
school health, sports, working teens, and motor vehicle
deaths and teens.
Child and Adolescent Mental Health - The National Mental Health Information Center has created this brochure about child and teen mental health.
Child
and Teen Health on MEDLINEPlus
- Developed by the National Library of Medicine, this
consumer health site directs the user to selected online
resources on many common diseases and conditions.
Entertainment
Software Rating Board - Features a search
engine where parents can find information on ratings
and content descriptors for video and computer games.
Let's
Talk Facts About Teen Suicide - The American
Psychiatric Association has created this guide.
MEDLINEPlus:
Teen Mental Health
MEDLINEplus:
Teen Violence
MEDLINEplus: Alcohol and Youth
MEDLINEplus: Smoking and Youth
MEDLINEplus: Teen Sexual Health
MEDLINEplus: Teen Development
MEDLINEplus: Teen Pregnancy
- The librarians at
the National Institutes of Health and the U.S.
National Library of Medicine, have gathered these
links to quality sites.
Normal Adolescent Development - Middle School and Early High School Years and Normal Adolescent Development - Late High School and Beyond - The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry offers this information for parents and caregivers.
Problems in Adolescents - The Merck Home Manual reviews a number of problems that hit teens.
Questions to Ask Before Psychiatric Hospitalization of Your Child or Adolescent - Excellent set of questions to help prepare you for this possiblitly.
Self-Injury
- The Mental Health America site has created
this fact sheet.
Self-Injury
in Adolescents - Cutting and other forms
of self-injury are widely practiced now, find out more
about this type of behavior here.
Sexual Orientation for Teens - This information was prepared by KidsHealth and designed for parents.
Understanding
Your Teen's Emotional Health - FamilyDoctor.org has created this fact sheet.
Warning Signs of Teen Mental Health Problems - Learn more about teens and mental health issues, and be able to spot problems early.
Warning
Signs of Teen Violence - This site, provided
by the American Psychological Association and MTV, gives
information about the warning signs of teen violence
and where to get help.
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