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This category is aimed at kids between the ages of 3 and 18.


The Health category is designated to feature sites that provide information and activities to help kids and teens learn about health, safety, fitness, and healthy lifestyles.

Sites in Health

KidsHealth.org
Discover how the body works and what can make the body sick by reading through these expert articles written just for kids.
BrainPOP - Health
All about the human body and how it works. Includes sections on all ten body systems.
AboutHealth.com
An interactive web site for young people. Read true stories, from peers about handling the challenges of growing up.
ADHA - Kid's Stuff
Gives children valuable oral health information, answers to common questions about their teeth, and some fun online games by The American Dental Hygienists' Association.
The Heart
An online exploration of the heart for kids.
PediHeart Kid Zone
Learn about the heart, explore a few of the common congenital heart conditions and ask us your heart related questions.
Crest Toothpaste's Sparkle-City
Crest characters encourage kids to brush their teeth through sing-alongs, games, and adventure stories.
Patient Education Program
Series of articles help children and their families understand basic medical conditions, test, and procedures. Also includes a guide to home care and a wellness guide. From the Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati.
BBC - Kid's Health
Teaches kids wanting to know how their body works and why, plus tips on improving their well-being.
Youthealth
Games, interactive activities, and facts about body parts, systems, diseases, first aid, and resources.
TheAppleADay
A website for children who want to learn about a healthy lifestyle. Deals with aspects of physical and emotional health, sports, exercise, nutrition and relaxation.
InteliHealth: Visiting a Pediatrician
Printable coloring book, available in .gif and .pdf formats, helps prepare children for a visit to the doctor.
Healthy Kids
Features simple experiments as well as articles for kids, teens, and parents.
Childstress.com
Information and ideas to help kids reduce stress and teaches the healthy benefits.
Kids Talking to Kids
An e-mail list where young people with serious illnesses can exchange messages. Requires subscription to access.
Walk in My Shoes
Learn what it feels like to be older and what happens to our bodies as we age.
For Kids and Teens
Articles on dealing with a depressed parent, having a chronic illness, the role of the school nurse, and so forth.
Rodale Institute's Kid's Regenerative Resource Center
Explores the links between healthy soil, healthy food, and healthy people using games and activities.
Ask Doctor Marla
Provides a place for teens to ask questions and get answers to their health related questions. Topics range from puberty to birth control, from body image to sports safety. Dr. Marla is a board certified family practitioner with fellowship training in adolescent medicine.
BAM Body and Mind
Tips for kids about fitness, exercise, disease, and safety. Offers articles and other resources.
Kid's Health
Health, fitness, food, drugs, alcohol, disease, infection, safety, sexual health, and mental health are covered here.
Kids Corner - Pediatric Oncall
Dr. Pedi tells all about the human body, its functioning and human body trivia.
Health Start
Online games, health and fitness information, message boards, and resources for teachers.
Kid's Aid
Site for and by kids for grief support and peer support. Stories, poems, artwork, and an online support group.
Children First and Always
Tells what a hospital is like and what its like to stay there. Also provides information about various illnesses and conditions.
Doctor Secrets: Everything Doctors Know in Plain English
Simple text and cartoons answer questions about everything from what causes acne to why doctors write so poorly.
Children's Health
Guide to common childhood illnesses.
Healthy Kids Planet
Learn about health, nutrition, and safety with fun pages, resources and links to interactive sites.
Land of Cyke
Learn about feelings and how your body works through fun games and interactive Flash movies.
Health in the 17th Century
National Maritime Museum fact file answers common questions about hygiene and medicine in the 1600s.
Medi Trends
Doctor P. Body presents information for children. Topics include safety, nutrition, drugs, alcohol, hygiene, activities, and health education.
Supertooth
A collection of projects and experiments for home and school, showing the effects of plaque on tooth enamel and how decay develops.
Canadian Health Network: Youth
Providing information and advice on many topics through FAQs, quizzes and games, with links to other helpful resources. [English and French]

sub categories in Health

Abuse Abuse
Emotional Health and Wellbeing Emotional Health and Wellbeing
Nutrition Nutrition
Substance Abuse Substance Abuse
Conditions and Diseases Conditions and Diseases
Fitness Fitness
Safety Safety

cross references

Kids and Teens : School Time : Science : Living Things : Animals : Mammals : Humans Kids and Teens : School Time : Science : Living Things : Animals : Mammals : Humans

other references

Kids and Teens : People and Society : Psychology Kids and Teens : People and Society : Psychology
Kids and Teens : Sports and Hobbies : Sports Kids and Teens : Sports and Hobbies : Sports
Kids and Teens : Teen Life : Health Kids and Teens : Teen Life : Health

this category in other languages

Salut Catalan : Salut
健康 Chinese : 健康
Zdraví Czech : Zdraví
Gezondheid Dutch : Gezondheid
Santé French : Santé
Gesundheit German : Gesundheit
Salute Italian : Salute
健康 Japanese : 健康
건강 Korean : 건강
Saúde Portuguese : Saúde
Sănătate Romanian : Sănătate
Здоровье Russian : Здоровье
Salud Spanish : Salud
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