Access:

https://www.myplate.gov/ 

My Plate Tools:

https://www.myplate.gov/resources/tools 

My Plate Plan

https://www.myplate.gov/myplate-plan

My Plate APP:

https://www.myplate.gov/resources/tools/startsimple-myplate-app

Sponsored by the US Department of Health and Human Services, the National Institutes of Health is a medical research agency. 

Example of Use: Educators may use this website as an informational site to obtain up-to-date, reliable, and valid information for their research. 

Access:

https://www.nih.gov/ 

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) supports scientific research on drug use and abuse. 

Example of Use: Educators may use this website as an informational site to obtain up-to-date, reliable, and valid information for their research. The NIDA houses several health professions education resources and research to review in teaching Drug Education and Addiction. An example is a reference to the research: Words Matter - Terms to Use and Avoid When Talking About Addiction, published on November 29, 2021. Research like this can assist the educator in using correct language in teaching about drug use and abuse. 

NIDA Home Page Access:

https://nida.nih.gov/ 

 Health Professional Education Resources:

https://nida.nih.gov/nidamed-medical-health-professionals/health-professions-education 

Words Matter - Terms to Use and Avoid When Talking About Addiction

https://nida.nih.gov/nidamed-medical-health-professionals/health-professions-education/words-matter-terms-to-use-avoid-when-talking-about-addiction 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates the following products: Food, Drugs, Medical Devices, Radiation-Emitting Products, Vaccines, Blood, and Biologics, Animal and Veterinary, Cosmetics, and Tobacco Products. 

Example of Use:  Educators may use this website as an informational site to obtain up-to-date, reliable, and valid information for their products and safety.

Access: 

https://www.fda.gov/ 

• Food: https://www.fda.gov/food 

• Drugs: https://www.fda.gov/drugs 

• Medical Devices: https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/resources-you-medical-devices 

• Radiation-Emitting Products: https://www.fda.gov/radiation-emitting-products 

• Vaccines, Blood, and Biologics:  https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics 

• Animal and Veterinary: https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary 

• Cosmetics: https://www.fda.gov/cosmetics 

• Tobacco Products: https://www.fda.gov/tobacco-products 

Sexual Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS) (2024) stated: 

Sex Ed for Social Change has served as a leading national voice for sex education since 1964, asserting that sexuality is a fundamental part of being human, one worthy of dignity and respect. Through advocacy, policy, and coalition building, SIECUS advances sex education as a vehicle for social change—where all people receive sex education, are affirmed in their identities, and have power to make decisions about their own health, pleasure, and wholeness (❡ 1).

Example of Use: Health educators may follow SIECUS YouTube channel.

Teach the Truth (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vve8fEriwRw 

• Use SIECUS to view State Report Cards teaching sexuality education. 

• Use SIECUS to know and understand state and Federal Policies. 

• Review SIECUS reports to support the sexuality program curriculum or join in with SIECUS social media. 

SIECUS YouTube Channel:

Teach the Truth (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vve8fEriwRw

Sexual Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS) Home Page Access:

https://siecus.org/ 

• State Reports: https://siecus.org/siecus-state-profiles/ 

• Policies (state and Federal): https://siecus.org/our-work/#policypublications 

• Reports: https://siecus.org/publications/#reports 

  • If/Then: https://siecus.org/if-then/#siecus-sex-ed-for-social-change 

Open Ed Blogs: https://siecus.org/news-updates/#opeds