PE & Health

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General Health Topics

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CDC.gov provides users with credible, reliable health information on: Data and Statistics, Diseases and Conditions, Emergencies and Disasters, Environmental Health, Healthy Living, Injury, Violence and Safety, Life Stages and Populations, Travelers' Health, Workplace Safety and Health, and more…

healthfinder.gov

healthfinder.gov has resources on a wide range of health topics selected from approximately 1,400 government and non-profit organizations to bring you the best, most reliable health information on the Internet.

ScienceDaily

Find the latest research news on Health & Medicine, Mind & Brain, and many other science topics.

The Dead Inside: A True Story

By Cyndy Etler

Call #: 362.29 ETL

Mental Health

Mental Health America: Mental Health Information

Mental Health America is the country's oldest and largest nonprofit organization addressing all aspects of mental health and mental illness. A primary goal of Mental Health America is to educate the general public about the realities of mental health and mental illness.

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

Find information on specific mental illnesses or conditions related to mental illness. NAMI is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.

Nutrition

Ask the Dietitian

Ask the Dietitian® Website answers your nutrition questions on topics from Alcohol to Zinc. The Website is maintained by Joanne Larsen, a licensed, registered dietitian with extensive clinical experience in nutrition therapy in hospitals, clinics, mental health and long term care.

eatright.org

The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (formerly the American Dietetic Association) is here to assist you in your search for answers about making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits.

Sports and Nutrition: The Winning Connection

The University of Illinois Extention brings you nutrition information for optimum performance in sports.

Substance Abuse

Getting Ahead: Drugs, Technology, and Competitive Advantage

By Lori Hile

Call #: 174 HIL

Making My Pitch: A Woman's Baseball Odyssey

abovetheinfluence.com

Get the facts on drugs, pills, and alcohol, and the influences that can lead to their use. The Above the Influence Website was created for the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign, a program of the Office of National Drug Control Policy.

Making My Pitch: A Woman's Baseball Odyssey

By Ila Jane Borders

Call #: B BORDERS

Teen Health

Bam! Body and Mind

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) presents this student-friendly Website that will tell you all you need to know about disease, fitness, and peer pressure.

Hawaii 5210 Let's Go!

A new initiative to encourage healthy eating and active living for Hawaii's keiki and their families, Hawaii 5210 is based at the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics and is led by HICORE, the Hawaii Initiative for Childhood Obesity Research and Education.

Let's Move!

Let’s Move! is a comprehensive initiative, launched by First Lady Michelle Obama, dedicated to solving the problem of obesity within a generation, so that children born today will grow up healthier and able to pursue their dreams.

TeensHealth

Get doctor-approved information and advice about health, emotions, and life. This Website is sponsored by The Nemours Foundation, a nonprofit organization devoted to improving the health of children.

TeenHelp.com

TeenHelp.com was developed for parents of teens as well as teens going through common adolescent development issues. We have a team of article writers and editors across the U.S.

youngwomenshealth.org

This award-winning Website sponsored by Boston Children's Hospital provides carefully researched health information for teen girls and young women.