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health and fitness
American Association for Health Education (AAHE)
www.aahperd.org/aahe
“The AAHE serves health educators and other professionals who promote the health of all people.” AAHE seeks to promote good health through education and other strategies. Its web site provides information about programs and events, professional development, issues and action, and publications.
DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology). Resources for K-12 Educators
washington.edu/doit/resources/k12-edu.html
DO-IT serves to increase the successful participation of individuals with disabilities in challenging academic programs, such as those in science, engineering, mathematics, and technology. This web site contains academic resources for K-12 educators, college preparation resources for students, and career preparation resources for K-12 educators. The resources are in videos and publications.
Environmental Health Science Education
www.niehs.nih.gov/health/SciEd
Contains segments on the subject of health and the environment for students, teachers, and scientists. The teacher segment has classroom activities and curricula, reference materials, and professional development information.
Food and Nutrition Information Center (United States Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library)
fnic.nal.usda.gov/
Provides resources for nutrition and health professionals, educators, government personnel, and consumers. The site contains over 2,000 links to such information. Readers may browse by subject: dietary guidance; lifecycle nutrition; diet and disease; food composition; weight and obesity; food safety; food labeling; dietary supplements; nutrition assistance programs; surveys, reports, and research; and professional and career resources.
GirlsHealth.gov
www.GirlsHealth.gov
The web site, which is developed by the Office on Women’s Health and Human Services in the Department of Health and Human Services, offers girls aged 10 to 16 information about health, growth and development, and the social issues they will face. For educators, the site is organized with segments on federal funding, resources by topics, federal campaigns, girlshealth.gov Fact Sheet Series, classroom tools, and help us help you. Classroom tools contain information on more than 30 topics, including disease spread and infection, food safety, nutrition, physical activity, and viruses.
MedlinePlus
www.MedLinePlus.gov
The U.S. National Library of Medicine, the world’s largest medical library, provides this site with extensive resources about health matters. It also has segments on illnesses, drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, and an interactive patient tutorial.
National Institutes of Health Office of Science Education
science-education.nih.gov
This site contains educational resources for teachers on the subject of health. It has separate sites for elementary school, middle school, and high school. It deals with forty topics, including bioethics, child and teen health, history of science, and procedures and therapies. The site also has lesson plans and supplemental curricula, tutorials, and online resources.
Team Nutrition (United States Department of Agriculture)
teamnutrition.usda.gov
The web site contains a browse by audience segment for educators. This site is designed to promote good nutrition to young people. It contains information about healthy schools, school success, training grants, resource library, and MyPyramid for Kids (educational material about nutrition and physical activity).

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