LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER
HEALTH AND SPORTS RESOURCES
Here are websites about health, (both physical and mental), human anatomy, and sports. They have been collected from book review journals, print resources, librarian/teacher recommendations, and other resources.
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HEALTH
See also Current Events/Issues for resources on drug abuse and other eating disorders resources.
- Allergies Center Featuring allergy guides, an interactive seasonal-allergens map of the United States.
- Cancer411.org Under "Webcasts & Articles," there a vast amount of information about a variety of cancers.
- Eating Disorders Information Index From the National Eating Disorders Association, this index provides a variety of information about
eating disorders, their symptoms, treatments, and their effects.
- Fast Food Facts Get the lowdown on many calories, fat, cholesterol, and sodium are in your favorite fast food meals.
- First Aid Discusses what first aid is, provides procedures on how to treat a variety of injuries and ailments, and contains a quiz so you can see how much you know about first aid. From the BBC.
- Food and Nutrition Information Center From the National Agricultural Library of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, this site is full of information on nutrition, dieting, food pyramid, food safety, and more.
- Girls Health Provides health information just for girls from the National Women's Health Information Center.
- Healthfinder From the United States Department of Health and Human Services, this site contains articles on a variety of subjects.
- Healthline You can find a lot of health related information here.
- The Human Heart: An Online Exploration From the Franklin Institute, this site contains excellent information about the human heart, including its structure, blood, blood vessels, and how to keep your heart healthy.
- InteliHealth From Aetna and in cooperation with Harvard Medical Schools, this site provides information about diseases and conditions, keeping a healthy lifestyle, and includes a medical dictionary and a drug resource center.
- MayoClinic You will find a lot of information on diseases and disorders, health care issues, first aid, and information about medications on this site.
- Medline Plus An excellent site that provides comprehensive health information to the public from several government agencies.
- National Library of Medicine Here you can explore the history of medicine, view the online exhibits and digital projects or research a health related topic with one of their databases including Medline Plus, (see above).
- Nutrition.Gov Provides "easy online access to government information on food and human nutrition for consumers." (from web site).
- Nutrition Source From the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health, this site provides tips on healthy eating and explains why nutrition is important.
- Shape Up America! This is the website of Shape Up America! Its purpose is to educated the public about obesity and to encourage a healthy weight with more physical activities.
- Smallpox From the United States Department of Health & Human Services, this site provides information about smallpox and vaccinations.
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration The FDA oversees areas relating to food, drugs, medical devices, veterinary services, cosmetics, and more. Its site is a wealth of information on those areas.
- Virtual Hospital From the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, this site is full of great heath information.
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MENTAL HEALTH/PSYCHOLOGY
- APA: Psychology Topics From the American Psychological Association, this site provides information on a variety of topics relating to psychology including addictions, ADHD, bullying, depression, schizophrenia, and more.
- Dr. Michael Fenichel's Current Topics in Psychology A clinical psychologist put this site together to provide a collection of articles on a variety of current psychological topics including addiction, domestic violence, anxiety, autism, depression, eating disorders, and more.
- Encyclopedia of Psychology Developed by the Jacksonville State University, this is a useful online encyclopedia of topics, people, and history relating to psychology.
- Healthy Minds.org Contains "information on many common mental health concerns, including warning signs of mental disorders, treatment options, and preventative measures" (from the website).
- History of Psychology This site from the University of Dayton looks into the history of psychology including some key figures in the field.
- Mental Health America A fact-filled site about mental health and mental illness from the oldest and largest organization in the field.
- Teens & Stress Everything you wanted to know about stress, but were too stressed out to ask.
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SPORTS
- The Mat Full of information about wrestling, (the real kind), in the United States
- Olympic History Explore the history of the Olympics with this visually stimulating site.
- Science of Baseball Explores the science of baseball, the development of baseball bats, women baseball players, and more.
- Sports Rules Here you'll find rules to a wide variety of sports.
- Volleyball.org Full of information about volleyball including its history, rules, playing tips, statistics, and more.
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