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All About Eating Disorders
Grades
1 to 12
tag(s): eating disorders (6)
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All About Suicide
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): psychology (65)
In the Classroom
The most useful resource on this site would be the list of resources that offer help to someone suffering from suicidal thoughts. Share the resources with students during a health class on the interactive whiteboard or projector. While a student suffering from these thoughts won't jump up and thank you, having the information can only benefit them.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Suicide Warning Signs - Mayo Clinic
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): psychology (65)
In the Classroom
This article would be the most useful in high school, and would be appropriate for gathering general information about suicide and help lines. Use the site in a health class as a way to broach the topic with students, sharing the site on an interactive whiteboard or projector. Teachers can have students explore it on their own, afterward having a class discussion on ways to spot depression in friends and how to deal with it.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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PE Central - Virginia Tech University and S&S Worldwide
Grades
1 to 12tag(s): adaptations (16), dance (31), fitness (39), nutrition (138), Special Needs (53), sports (82), video (264)
In the Classroom
Remember to check this site at the beginning of the year when planning your physical education units. Share this site with other PE educators, especially with student teachers or those new to teaching.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Tobacco Free Kids Corner
Grades
5 to 12tag(s): drugs and alcohol (28), medicine (56)
In the Classroom
Use this site during your drug unit or Red Ribbon Week as background information for students or student groups to make interactive anti-drug photo posters using Adobe Creative Cloud Express for Education, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Smoking Education Resources from the CDC - Centers for Disease Control
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): drugs and alcohol (28)
In the Classroom
Use this site during your drug unit or Red Ribbon Week as background information for students or student groups to make interactive anti-drug posters using Lucidpress, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Resources for Specific Diseases - Minority Health Network
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): diseases (67)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site for your science and gifted students as a great resource for information about prevalent diseases for papers and projects. Introduce this site to students on an interactive whiteboard or with a projector. Then divide students into pairs or small groups and have them choose a topic to research. Have students take online notes using a tool like Memo Notepad, reviewed here; tell students to be sure to save the URL to share their notes and questions with you and their peers. Next challenge students to create an interactive poster using Genial.ly, reviewed here. Where they can insert maps, surveys, video, audio, and more. Have students share these with thier classmates so everyone learns more about each topic and its issues. You could even put these on class wiki. Not familiar with wikis? Check out the TeachersFirst Wiki Walk-Through.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Resources for Prevention of Disease - Indiana University
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): diseases (67)
In the Classroom
Use this site during your drug unit or Red Ribbon Week as background information for students or student groups to make antidrug "radio" ads using podOmatic, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Nutrition.Gov - US Government
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): nutrition (138)
In the Classroom
Use this site as a resource for students doing research projects on personal wellness and healthy eating. The site provides a lot of information on alternative diets such as vegan or vegetarian, and specifics that would be utilized well for a research project. Make sure to save the site to your class web page to ensure students have access to the site both in and out of the classroom.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Marijuana Facts for Teens - National Institutes of Health
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): drugs and alcohol (28)
In the Classroom
Use this site during your drug unit or Red Ribbon Week as background information for students or student groups to make printable anti-drug posters using PicLits, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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KidsHealth - DuPont Foundation
Grades
4 to 8In the Classroom
This site has a lot of short educational movies that would be great for reviewing a lesson. Find the appropriate movie for your lesson, and show it at the end of class on the interactive whiteboard or projector. There are also a lot of review activities and student exploration resources on this site that would make it an excellent learning center or station. Save the site as a favorite, and have students review it in cooperative learning groups before a quiz or test.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Health Profiles by Country - Pan American Health Organization
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): medicine (56), sustainability (46)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site for use with your world health issues classes. This is a great site for your students as a resource for information about sanitary issues around the world for papers and projects.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Fact Sheets on Public Health - The American Public Health Association
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): climate change (94), environment (247), human body (93), mental health (48)
In the Classroom
Introduce this site to students on an interactive whiteboard or with a projector. Then divide students into pairs or small groups and have them choose a topic to research from Topics and Issues on the top menu. Have students take online notes using a tool like Memo Notepad, reviewed here; tell students to be sure to save the URL to share their notes and questions with you and their peers. Next challenge students to create an interactive poster using Genial.ly, reviewed here. Where they can insert maps, surveys, video, audio, and more. Have students share these with their classmates so everyone learns more about each topic and its issues. You could even put these on a class wiki. Not familiar with wikis? Check out the TeachersFirst Wiki Walk-Through. This is a great resource for information about public health for papers and projects.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Drug Prevention Strategies
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): drugs and alcohol (28)
In the Classroom
Use this site during your drug unit or Red Ribbon Week as background information for students or student groups to make antidrug "radio" ads using Podomatic, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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CPR Instructions
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): medicine (56)
In the Classroom
View this site as an introduction to CPR in your health classes. Share it with parents and other educators. Put a link to it on your web site or in a newsletter.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): safety (68)
In the Classroom
Your students and their families will benefit from learning about bicycle safety here, including information on choosing the best types of helmets. Be sure to put a link to this site on your website or in a newsletter. Share with parents at back to school night.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Talking About Homosexuality in a Secondary School
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): difficult conversations (57), hiv/aids (15), sexuality (15)
In the Classroom
Bookmark this site for use when counseling students or addressing issues on homophobia in the classroom. Share with your school's counselor as a resource for information to share with parents, students, and staff.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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HIV/AIDS Information for People Under 30 - Body Health Resources Corporation
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): difficult conversations (57), hiv/aids (15)
In the Classroom
Select the links and information that apply to your unit and lesson, and use them to supplement the text. Share the links on the interactive whiteboard or projector, displaying the videos and information provided. Use the site as a springboard for discussion. Take it further by asking students to create online posters on HIV/AIDS- related topics, using Padlet, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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CDC's HIV - Centers for Disease Control
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): difficult conversations (57), hiv/aids (15)
In the Classroom
Use this site as one of several sources for student research in your health class or as part of a discussion of current events and challenges to global health and economics. Have students create multimedia presentations using PowerPoint Online, reviewed here. This tool allows narrating and adding text to a picture. Share presentations on a class wiki or a cafeteria kiosk to present accurate information about HIV/AIDS during a health fair or World AIDS day. Have students work in small groups to research common myths and facts about HIV/AIDS using the CDC website. Each group can create a presentation or poster that distinguishes between myths and facts, providing evidence-based information to disprove misconceptions.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Your Genes - Your Choices - American Association for the Advancement of Science
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): genetics (81)
In the Classroom
Use this site to familiarize your students with current issues in genetic research. Have students choose one of the topics from the table of contents to read and research. Once they have an opinion about the topic, they should conduct research to support their position. If your students are inexperienced conducting research you may want to use a tool like Go, Ask, Achieve, reviewed here, an interactive and engaging tool for students to learn the formal research process. After completing a little research, form teams, by topic, and divide those teams into those who are in favor of the issue or those who are against the issue. Have student topic teams prepare for a debate with each other either with the class as the audience, or use a tool like Virtual Debate, reviewed here. Alternatively, students could view past debates on Virtual Debate to analyze pro and con arguments and effective strategies for debating.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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