Teen Health
MedlinePlus
http://medlineplus.gov/
TeensHealth http://www.teenhealth.org/teen/
MedlinePlus Teens’ Page http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/teenspage.html
Health Guide for America’s Teens http://www.adolescenthealth.org/Health_Guide_for_Americas_Teens.pdf
TeenWire (Planned Parenthood)
http://www.teenwire.com/
Medical Care and Your 13- to 18-Year-Old http://kidshealth.org/parent/system/doctor/medical_care_13_18.html
Take Charge of Your Health: A Teenager’s Guide to Better Health
http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/take_charge.htm
Cool Nurse http://www.coolnurse.com/
Band-aides & Blackboards: Teens with chronic illness
http://www.lehman.cuny.edu/faculty/jfleitas/bandaides/contteen.html
UC and Crohn’s
http://www.ucandcrohns.org/
Teens with Crohn’s
http://pages.prodigy.net/mattgreen/
Food Allergies in the Real World http://www.faanteen.org/
RA Connect (Rheumatoid Arthritis) http://www.arthritis.org/communities/rahome.asp
What is Asthma http://www.whatsasthma.org/
Autism Network International http://ani.autistics.org/
OASIS Kids’ Corner http://www.udel.edu/bkirby/asperger/kidscontributions.html
KidsConnected Youth Leaders http://www.kidskonnected.org/
2BeMe http://www.2bme.org/2bMe.html
GrowingUpIBD http://www.growingupibd.org/
Cystic Fibrosis.com http://www.cysticfibrosis.com/
FYI—Transition Weblink for deaf kids—Gallaudet U
http://academic.gallaudet.edu/KWDN/Libraries/TransitionLIB.nsf?opendatabase
American Diabetes Association—For Teens http://www.diabetes.org/for-parents-and-kids/for-teens.jsp
Juvenile Diagetes Research Foundation—For Teens http://www.jdrf.org/index.cfm?page_id=103445
International Diabetes Youth Ambassadors http://www.childrenwithdiabetes.com/idya/
National Fragile X Foundation—Adolescents and Adults Project
http://www.nfxf.org/html/adolescents_and_adults_project.htm
Best Buddies http://www.bestbuddies.org/
List of resources to help disabled people enter the job market
http://www.irsc.org:8080/irsc/irscmain.nsf/cat?readform&cat=Employment&type=Web+Pages
Dwarf Teen (LPA Online) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ydwarfteen/
Human Growth Foundation—Teenscape http://www.hgfound.org/teenscape.html
International Dyslexia Association—Teens http://www.interdys.org/servlet/teens
LD Online—Kids http://www.ldonline.org/kids
National Center for Learning Disabilities –Teen to Adult transitions
http://www.ncld.org/content/view/382/339/
Schwab Learning—Preparing for Life after High School http://www.schwablearning.org/resources.aspx?g=4&s=7
BodyWise http://www.girlpower.gov/girlarea/bodywise/Index.htm
girlshealth.gov http://www.girlshealth.gov/
Epilepsy Foundation of America ecommunity Teen Group
http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/efforums/forum/categories.cfm?catid=5
How to deal with reflux—by a teen
http://www.reflux.org/reflux/webdoc01.nsf/(vwWebPage)/TeensCoping.htm?OpenDocument
KCPassages (GLBTQ Youth) http://www.kcpassages.org/
OutProud! (GLBTQ Youth) http://www.outproud.org/
TransProud (Transgender Youth) http://www.transproud.com/
Lambda Youth Outreach http://www.lambda.org/
GLSEN (Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network)
http://www.glsen.org/cgi-bin/iowa/all/home/index.html
Youth Resource (GLBTQ Youth) http://www.youthresource.com/
AbienteJoven (GLBTQ Youth) http://www.ambientejoven.org/
BAM! Body and Mind (CDC) http://www.bam.gov/
gURL http://www.gurl.com/
TeenGrowth.com http://www.teengrowth.com/
Plastic Fork Diaries http://www.plasticforkdiaries.org/index_flash.cfm
Go Ask Alice http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/
Growing Up Positive http://www.thebody.com/bp/aug99/growing.html
Interactive Tour of the Brain http://www.braintumor.org/pservices/brain3d/brain1.asp
Heart Preview Gallery http://sln2.fi.edu/biosci/preview/heartpreview.html
The Heart: An Online Exploration http://sln2.fi.edu/biosci/
I Wanna Know http://www.iwannaknow.org/
NetSmartz Workshop http://www.netsmartz.org/netteens.htm
Hope Street http://www.kidney.org/professionals/kls/hopestreet/
GirlPower Locker http://www.girlpower.gov/girlarea/index.htm
Pediatric Network for CFS, Fibromyalgia, and Orthostatic Intolerance
http://www.pediatricnetwork.org/index.htm
Prader-Willi Syndrome Association Teen eSupport Group http://www.pwsausa.org/egroups/teens.htm
SpineKids http://www.spinekids.com/
Adolescent Scoliosis Society of North America- Just for Teens http://www.teenscolinet.org/jfthome.html
iScoliosis.com http://www.iscoliosis.com/
Sex, etc. http://www.sexetc.org/
Scarleteen http://www.scarleteen.com/
It’s Your Sex Life http://www.mtv.com/thinkmtv/features/sexual_health/iysl_guide/index1.jhtml
National Alopecia Areata Foundation Kids Konnect – Teens http://www.naaf.org/kids/teen-home.asp
National Foundation for Ectodermal Dysplasias – Teens http://www.nfed.org/Teens.htm
Children’s Tumor Foundation (neurofibromatosis) YouthCONNECT
http://www.ctf.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=203&Itemid=283
Stuttering Foundation – Teens http://www.stuttersfa.org/Default.aspx?tabid=8
Just For Teens (who stutter) http://www.mnsu.edu/comdis/kuster/kids/teens.html
National Stuttering Association – Teens http://www.nsastutter.org/content/index.php?catid=4
Smoking and Tobacco Use (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/children.htm
Tourette Syndrome Association – for young people http://www.tsa-usa.org/People/kids/kids.html
Tourette-Syndrome.com http://www.tourette-syndrome.com/
Drugs and Alcohol (NIDA) http://teens.drugabuse.gov/
Quizzes & Health Checks
MedlinePlus Health Check Tools http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/interactivetools/index.html
Anxiety self-check for teens http://www.adaa.org/GettingHelp/SelfHelpTests/selftest_ADA.asp
MyPyramid (healthy diet and exercise) http://www.mypyramid.gov/
Portion Distortion Quiz http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/portion/
Test your food label knowledge http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/flquiz1.html
Joe Chemo (tobacco quiz)
http://www.joechemo.org/
Health Consequences of Smoking on the Human Body (interactive movie)
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/sgr/sgr_2004/sgranimation/flash/index.html
Online Health Games
Nutrition Café http://www.exhibits.pacsci.org/nutrition/nutrition_cafe.html
Tooned-In School Menu http://www.schoolmenu.com/
Kidnetic http://www.kidnetic.com/
ToxMystery http://toxmystery.nlm.nih.gov/
Kidd Safety (interactive games) http://www.cpsc.gov/kids/kidsafety/index.html
Sprocket Man comic book--bike safety comic
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/341.pdf
Vince & Larry's Safety City Bike Tour (NHTSA's Kid's Page) http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/kids/biketour/index.html
The Truth (anti-smoking information, videos, games) http://www.thetruth.com/
Health Career Games:
Outbreak at Watersedge: a public health discovery game http://www.mclph.umn.edu/watersedge/
Space Doctor Game http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/playspace/games/spacedoctor/
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Games http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/medicine/
Doctor Over Time (medical history) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/tryit/doctor/shockwave-nojs.html
Youthhood.org (getting a life after high school) http://www.youthhood.org/index.asp
Consumer information from the US Government on money, transportation, safety, etc. http://www.consumer.gov/
Teens and Careers
This site will match interests and skills with health professions so that they can get a sense of what might be a good match for them.... www.science.education.nih.gov/LifeWorks.nsf
See also the Occupational Outlook Handbook for information on careers, their employment and income outlook, their educational requirements, and their working conditions. http://www.bls.gov/oco/
How to write a check (eHow—How to do just about everything)
http://www.ehow.com/how_567_write-check.html
How to write a check (Beehive—much more visual and interactive, also in Spanish)
http://www.thebeehive.org/Templates/Money/Level3NoRight.aspx?PageId=1.194.350.360.999
