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5 A Day ...Eating fruits and vegetables is critical to the health of our kids and this nation. Highlights are: Fruits and vegetables of the month; how to incorporate fruits and vegetables into your diet; recipes and other tidbits. What's really amazing is the huge database of statistical information interspersed throughout the site. Also includes extensive links to related topics.

BAM! Body and Mind: Immune Platoon ...gives a comic book style description of the immune system and the "super powers" it uses to fight infections and other diseases. The site ends with the "case files" of several diseases in their disease database.

BBC’s Interactive Body project lets you build a skeleton, stretch some muscles and organise the organs of the interactive body. Discover how the body changes during puberty, and put your senses to the test in the senses challenge.

BBC Science Human Body ...A rich site that covers a variety of topics using multiple approaches (factual text, flash movies, interactive quizzes). Sections include: Interactive body (organs game, skeleton game, muscle game, nervous system game, puberty demo); Psychological tests (Can you read faces? What disgusts you? Are you a thrill seeker?); and printable versions for handouts

Birth Control: Myths & Methods...Inform students about the methods of birth control and encourage them to practice safe sex. This program explains barrier methods, hormonal contraception, intrauterine contraception, sterilization, abstinence, and emergency contraception...0:26:22...Can also break down into segments.

Calorie Control Council - If you’re looking for information on cutting calories and fat in your diet, achieving and maintaining a healthy weight, or your favorite low-calorie, reduced-fat foods and beverages (and the ingredients that make them possible)...

Chicken Reproduction...Sexual reproduction involves haploid sperm and egg fusing to form a diploid zygote with the correct amount of chromosomes
Complete Home Medical Guide - comprehensive home reference that teaches you about your body in sickness and health-...increased emphasis on disease prevention and your role in maintaining your own good health.

CalorieLab has calorie info for just about every restaurant chain and type of food imaginable, so you can check the nutrition info before you even head to the restaurant. The site also lists the calorie-burning stats for lots of day-to-day activities
Cornell NutritionWorks - Scroll down page for: Free cyberpresentation demo. Listen to a clip from Dr. Christine Olson’s presentation on The Role of Childbearing in the Development of Obesity in Women. Learn what factors are predictors of postpartum physical activity and wh
DIETARY GUIDELINES FOR AMERICANS - Nutrition and Your Health:
Food and Nutrition information Center - Food and Nutrition Topics from A to Z

Frontline: Inside the Teenage Brain - Scientific research may help explain why adolescents behave the way they do, and influence parenting, teaching, and understanding teenagers.

HealthTeacher.com - an alternative approach to improving school-based health education. HealthTeacher.com provides a comprehensive, sequential K-12 health education curriculum that consists of almost 300 lesson guides that meet National Health Education Standards
healthwindows jr. - a venture maintained by healthwindows.com as a commercial-free zone for kids to learn how to live healthy and well. It is our goal to provide a safe environment for kids to be educated in, that is free of any solicitations.
How Dieting Works - look first at weight gain and why gaining weight is so easy. Then we will look at what you can do about weight gain -- in the form of diet and exercise -- to maintain a consistent weight.

Human Anatomy Online...inner exploration of Human Anatomy. Each topic has animations, 100’s of graphics, and thousands of descriptive links.

Human Body and Mind: Muscles Game ...An interesting animation designed to demonstrate the effect that a specific muscle has on its associated body part. The site is just part of the BBC's clever Interactive Body pages, dealing with, besides muscles, bodily organs, body skeleton, nervous system, and more. Users must select either male or female body to proceed.

The Human Nervous System: Interactive Tutorials & Quizzes...innovative tutorial investigates the human nervous system on a very mature level, appropriate for older students. Among topics explored: nerve cells, support cells, neurophysiology, brain, and spinal cord. There are also visual quizzes.

HyperHeart... Animation on how a heart works

HYPERMUSCLE: MUSCLES IN ACTION - This is a multimedia interactive HTML document which will help medical students learn the muscle actions of the human body
Lesson Tutor - Printable Worksheet of The Circulatory System
Life Science Connections: Human Body Adventure - Ball-and-Socket Joint; Circulatory System; Digestive System; Ear; Eye; Foot; Hand; Heart; Internal Organs; Kidneys; Liver; Musclular System; Nervous System; Pelvis; Respiratory System; Rib Cage; Skeletal System; Skin; Spinal Column; Tooth; Trachea, Lung
InteliHealth - From Harvard Medical School: If you’re trying to live a healthy lifestyle, check out the nutrition, fitness and weight management sections.

MaryQuits ..the smoker in this documentary is a real person. It's easy to become involved in her story because we all know and possibly love someone just like her. The American Legacy Foundation is dedicated to building a world where young people reject tobacco and anyone can quit.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - Health Assessment Tools Educational Tutorials Recipes for Healthy Eating Information and Publications: Heart/Vascular Lung Blood Sleep Selected Audiences

National Institute on Drug Abuse ...This web page provides information on how drugs of abuse affect the brain and behavior and also works on ensuring the rapid and effective transfer of scientific data to policy makers, drug abuse practitioners, other health care practitioners

NOVA: Life's Greatest Miracle 0:55:35...Takes an in-depth look at how human sexual reproduction works, detailing the phases of conception, pregnancy, and birth. Can be used in segments

Nutrition from Harvard... Nutrition Source is a Web site maintained by the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health.

Organs of the Body...Have fun learning interesting facts about the major organs in the human body. Covers the circulatory, respiratory, nervous, and digestive systems. ...presentation, games and activities...scroll down page to find link.

Outbreak at Watersedge- A Public Health discovery game....shows a variety of people involved in halting an outbreak and only the intern can save them! The players receive case files, maps, visit locations, take samples and draw conclusions. Players not only try to solve the case, but learn about public health careers
Printable Blank Outline Diagram of the Human Skelton- Just what it says
Printable blank outline picture: Digestive System- Blackline diagram followed by teaching and study notes for the functions of the major and accessory organs of the digestive system. Perfect for Grade 5 Science.
Printable outline diagram: Respiratory System - Grade 5 Science worksheet. Includes notes of the functions of the major portions on a separate sheet.

Teen Pregnancy & STDs: Risky Business 0:29:09

WebMD Health Tools... Use quizzes, calculators, self-assessments, and guides to manage your health. Animated pictures show what's going on in your body when the disorder takes hold. Find out what causes it, who's at risk, and what the latest treatment options are. Topics include: Allergic Rhinitis, Anemia, Asthma, Breast Cancer, Coronary Artery Disease, Depression, Osteoporosis, Schizophrenia, Stroke, Type 1 Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes.