Southwest Health Center

Student Resources

KidsHealth for Kids
http://kidshealth.org/kid
This site has a series of pull-down menus dealing with a series of topics. Featured are sections on kids' health problems, games and feelings.

Body and Mind (BAM)
http://www.bam.gov
BAM! Body and Mind is an online destination for kids created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Designed for kids 9-13 years.

FDA For Kids
http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids/
A kid web page created by the FDA, this site offers sections on food safety. Other interesting features are drug definitions of the contents of the home medicine cabinet, as well as information on diseases that people get vaccinated against. "YORICK" the bionic skeleton explains the working of mechanical parts.

NIDA For Teens
http://teens.drugabuse.gov/
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), created this Web site to educate adolescents ages 11 through 16 (as well as their parents and teachers) on the science behind drug abuse.

http://www.thecoolspot.gov/
Alcohol, peer pressure and underage drinking information for teens. This is more than a "just say no" website!