HEALTH & FITNESS

• Center for Disease Control and Prevention
  Lots of information about disease and health from this government agency. Includes these sections: Diseases, Health Risks, Prevention Guidelines and Strategies, Travelers' Health, and more.

• Teen Hoopla
  An Internet informational health guide for teens.

• Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans
  The newly revised goals by the U.S. Department of Agriculture attempt to guide the public back to reasonable weights and eating habits by stressing fitness, a healthy base of foods, and making sensible choices.

• The Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games
  The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology presents this website which compares the Ancient Olympics and the modern Games.

• ClinicalTrials.Gov
  OnlineTrials.Gov is a service supplied by the National Institute of Health. Users can search by disease, or browse the lists of studies if they don's know the correct medical term for their condition.

• healthanswers.com
  HealthAnswers.com is the producer of a comprehensive, educational and award-winning interactive healthcare Web site for consumers and professionals alike. They provide practical, credible, and up-to-the-minute healthcare information.

• Games Kids Play
  Have you ever been stuck for playground game ideas? Look no further than this page. Ideal for pupil research and PE teachers looking for something different.

• BodyQuest
  BodyQuest is an exploration of anatomy for pupils aged 11 to 16. The tour is particularly good and the site is generally easy to navigate. Visit the experiments and quiz sections.

• Just Say No!
  This site consists of a short description of 12 different projects that students can work on to promote alcohol awareness. At the end of the list of projects is a set of research links for students to use in putting their projects together.

• National Institute on Drug Abuse
  This site is designed to inform health care professionals and the general public about the effects of drug abuse. The 'Mind Over Matter' series will educate the young and not so young about the effects of drugs on the brain and on behavior.

• MEDLINEplus
  With over 9 million biomedical journal article abstracts, MEDLINE is highly regarded by medical professionals. MEDLINEplus offers Medline *plus* links for health topics, dictionaries, organizations, news, and more.

• American Council for Drug Education
  This site contains a section for kids on how drugs affect the brain, information for parents, teaching aids for educators, and resource material for every adult concerned with substance abuse.

• Benny Goodsport
  Good sportsmanship games and stories. Links to fun and useful web sites.

• School Psychology Resources Online
  This hotlist links to sites of interest to the school psychology community.

• ADOL: Adolescence Directory On-Line
  ADOL is an electronic guide to information regarding adolescent issues and secondary education. This collection of resources is intended for parents, educators, counselors, researchers, health practitioners, and teens.

• PE Central
  This link is the ultimate Web site for physical education teachers, students, parents, and adults.

• Complete Home Medical Guide (CHMG)
  The guide is divided into 34 Chapters in six major sections: Using the health care system; wellness; symptoms; first aid; treatment and prevention; and proper use of medications. Each chapter is written by a specialist in the field. CHMG is an excellent, searchable general reference source.

• The Wellness Web
  This web site promotes a healthy lifestyle through the exploration of a concept called "wellness."

• Band-Aides & Blackboards
  This is a site about growing up with medical problems. Its goal is to help people understand what it's like, from the perspective of the children and teens who are doing just that.

• KidsHealth.Org
  KidsHealth is a Web site devoted to the health of children and teens. Created by the medical experts at The Nemours Foundation, KidsHealth has accurate, up-to-date information about growth, food & fitness, childhood infections, and more.

• Health World Online
  Resources on nutrition, self-care, fitness, and public health centers can be accessed.

• FitnessLink
  Whether you're an exercise enthusiast, a fitness professional, or a "newbie" to fitness, FitnessLink provides the resources you need to get fit and stay fit.