Kids Make Healthy Choices

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General Health
KidsHealth.Org  - a very comprehensive site dealing with a huge range of issues in childrens' health.

Staying Healthy - being good to your body, fabulous food, keeping fit & having fun

Your Gross & Cool Body  

HealthStar - This Australian site has great information, easy-to-read on a wide range of health topics.

Healthy Kids - select your age from 3 to 8+

Kid's Health [Ages 6-12]

Growing up

Teen Health [Ages 12-17]

Kids Talk - an amazing list of trivia questions about kids' health.

Kids Health Problems

Everyday illnesses & injuries

 

See Also

Eating Out

Nutrition
Nutrition & the food Pyramid (a site for younger children) - website built by Yr 1 students at Pocantico Hills School.

Good Nutrition. What Should I Eat? Foods to Choose More Often and Less Often - this page has a clear and easy-to-read table.

Your Food & Eating [Ages 6-12]

Healthy Eating [Ages 12-17]

10 Tips to Healthy Eating and Physical Activity For You - a brochure for kids 9-15

Choice - Food For Kids

Click here for the Food Pyramid

Staying Healthy
Exercise & Fitness

Kid's Fitness [Ages 6-12]

Fitness for teens

Sun Smart - WA Cancer Council site

Healthy Harold's Adventures - interactive site for kids

Sleep

What sleep is & why kids need it!

Sleep: from A to Zzz a 1999 Thinkquest site which examines, good sleeping, dreams & sleeping disorders

Sleep

Immunisation

A Kid's Guide to shots

 

Feeling Good
Body Image

Body Image & You [Ages 6-12]

Body Image & You [Teens]

Am I too fat or too thin? from KidsHealth

Eating Disorders

Facts about Eating Disorders - student information

Student Fact Sheets - Eating Disorders

 

Stress

The Story on Stress

Dealing with Feelings - at school, with home & family, my friends, my emotions & behaviours, my thoughts and feelings. From KidsHealth.Org

Youth beyondblue - dealing with depression

Drugs
What you need to know about drugs. - This page, from the KidsHealth.org, discusses various kinds of drugs.

Drugs  - 1998 Thinkquest site

Mind Over Matter -  the brain's response to a variety of drugs. For students in Years 5-9

 

Drug Facts - Click on a drug from the menu at the Australian Drug Foundation website

Drug Facts -  select from cocaine, ecstasy, hallucinogens, heroin, inhalants, marijuana, steroids, nicotine

Drug Abuse Information - from information at the National Clearing House For Alcohol & Drug Information. 

Marijuana & its effects

Ecstasy & its effects

Heroin & its effects

Cocaine & its effects

Addictions 
Alcohol

Kids and Alcohol - From KidsHealth.Org

Alcohol & its effects

Smoking

Smoking Stinks! From KidsHealth.Org

Nicotine & its effects

Caffeine

Caffeine Confusion - a KidsHealth page

Caffeine and Its Effects

Inhalants

What you need to know about Inhalants

Inhalants & their effects

For Teachers

Teenage Smoking - a NSW CAP Online Research Module - Stage 3 PE/H/PD

Healthy Me! Thinking Skills Contract Click on the link to the document.

Let's Eat!  - a NSW CAP Online Research Module - Stage 2 PE/H/PD

Lunch Time  - a NSW CAP Online Research Module - Early Stage 1 PE/H/PD

Headlice

Headlice - Scratching for answers? Victorian Health website

Head Lice Information Sheet from James Cook University, Nth Qld.

Headlice.Org for Kids

FAQ's about Headlice & Scabies

 

This page updated  on 04/01/2010