ALCOHOL, TOBACCO & DRUGS:

Alcohol Alerts
http://silk.nih.gov/silk/niaaa1/publication/alalerts.htm
Special reports on youth drinking, drinking and driving, college drinking, metabolism of alcohol, and others.

DEA - Drugs of Concern
http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/concern/concern.htm
Fact sheets about cocaine, heroin, inhalants, marijuana, ecstasy, methamphetamines, steroids, and other drugs of concern.

Effects of Drugs on the Nervous System
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/introb.html#drug
Summarizes the effects of alcohol, amphetamines, cocaine, heroin, inhalants, marijuana, nicotine, rohypnol, and other drugs.

Smoking, Alcohol, and Substance Abuse
http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/texts/guide/toc/toc06.html
Background information from the Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons Complete Home Medical Guide on smoking, drinking, and substance abuse and their effects on the human body - also includes information on drugs in the workplace, teenagers and drugs, and the drug use epidemic.
 

EXERCISE, FITNESS & SPORTS:

Exercising Options
http://sln.fi.edu/biosci/healthy/exercise.html
Discusses different types of exercise, outlines a walking for fitness program, and tells how to select a fitness center and exercise equipment.

Fitness Library
http://primusweb.com/fitnesspartner/library/libindex.htm
A collection of interesting and informative full-text publications about Healthy Lifestyles, Getting & Staying Active, Fitness Equipment, Weight Management, and Nutrition- also has fitness and health news and reviews of books on nutrition and exercise.

Health and Fitness Page
http://k2.kirtland.cc.mi.us/~balbachl/fitness.htm
Includes articles on How Can I Determine an Exercise Program That Meets My Needs?, How Many Calories Am I Burning When I Exercise?, Aerobic Exercise, Body Building, Children's Fitness, and more.
 

FIRST AID & CPR:

Basics of CPR and Life Support
http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/texts/guide/toc/toc13.html
Explains the steps in in cardiopulmonary resuscitation, opening obstructed airways, stopping bleeding, and what to do in case of carbon monoxide poisoning, drowning, electrocution, shock, or stroke.

Common First-Aid Procedures
http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/texts/guide/toc/toc14.html
Information from the Columbia University college of Physicians & Surgeons Complete Home Medical Guide about first aid for allergic reactions, bites, burns, cuts, diabetic coma or insulin shock, dislocations, fainting, fever, food poisoning, and other emergencies.

Learn CPR
http://depts.washington.edu/learncpr/index.html
Diagrams and QuickTime videos show the basics of cardiopulmonary resuscitation of infants, children, and adults. Includes new 2000 Guidelines.
 

HEALTH:

Infection Detection Protection
http://www.amnh.org/explore/infection/
"Right now, billions of microbes are swimming in your belly and crawling on your skin. Don't worry, over 95% of microbes are harmless." Find out all about bacteria - the good and the bad kinds - and how to prevent infection from the American Museum of Natural History.

Injury Prevention Website
http://www.chp.edu/besafe/index.html
Injury prevention tips for inline skaters, skateboarders, swimmers, boaters, bikers, jet skiers, ATV operators, and safety hazards around the home and at the playground.

KidsHealth
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/index.html
Find out how to deal with feelings, stay healthy, prevent or take care of everyday illnesses and injuries, growing up, your body, safety, and kids' health problems. Includes a medical dictionary for kids.

Mayo Clinic.com
http://www.mayohealth.org/home/
Great source of information about health and wellness.
 

NUTRITION:

Food and Nutrition Information Center
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/fnic.html
Links from A to Z  about food and nutrition topics, including information about eating disorders and sports nutrition.

Healthy Eating, AAG
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/nutraag.htm
Guidelines from the Center for Disease Control on promoting lifelong healthy eating choices among young people.

Nutrition Fact Sheets
http://www.eatright.org/nfs/
Fact sheets on a variety of nutrition-related topics - recipes and grocery shopping tips, food safety, healthy eating guidelines, weight management, and more.

Nutrition On The Web - for teens!
http://library.thinkquest.org/10991/
Learn how exercise affects your health, what your "Basal and Active Metabolic Rates" are, test your knowledge of nutrition, find out how many calories are in the food you eat, or browse through information in English, Spanish, and German for teens on diet, alcohol, smoking, and other topics.

10 Tips To Healthy Eating and Physical Activity - Food Guide Pyramid
http://ific.org/proactive/newsroom/release.vtml?id=17688
What is a food pyramid? How can you eat yummy food but not gain weight? You'll find the answers here.
 

PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEMS:

AIDS HIV AEGIS
http://www.aegis.com/
Click on "Reference" for basic information about AIDS, its treatment and prevention, a history of AIDS, and the most recent statistics on the number of people with AIDS/HIV.

DataNet Minnesota Health Profiles
http://www.mnplan.state.mn.us/datanetweb/health.html
Look at the whole state or one specific county for statistics on births, deaths, teen pregnancies, motor vehicle injuries, and the economic costs of smoking.

Environmental Diseases From A to Z
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/external/a2z/home.htm
Information for kids about common diseases that are related to the air we breathe, the water we drink, or other environmental conditions.

Fact Sheets From the CDC
http://www.cdc.gov/od/oc/media/facts.htm
Facts sheets from Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report about alcohol-related traffic fatalities, mortalities from cigarettes, suicides, and violence at school.

HIV Infection and AIDS
http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/texts/guide/toc/toc19.html
Tell how the AIDS epidemic began, how the virus works, the difference between AIDS and HIV, how AIDS is transmitted, and stages of infection.