Kids Make Healthy Choices
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General Information

Nutrition

Staying Healthy

Feeling Good

Drugs

Addictions

Headlice

For Teachers 

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

Your Gross & Cool Body  

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

 

Healthy Kids select your age from 3 to 8+

Kid's Health [Ages 6-12]

Growing up

Teen Health [Ages 12-17]

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

Kids Health Problems

Everyday illnesses & injuries

Asthma

Dental Health

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]

Choice - Food For Kids  

Choose my plate  good section for kids 6-12 and also pre-schoolers.

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

Why exercise is cool!

Sleep

What sleep is & why kids need it!  

Sleep: from A to Zzz 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

 

Stress

he 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  facts sheets 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 prescription drug abuse

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

 NSW CAP Online Research Modules

Teenage Smoking (S3  PD/H/PE)

Breakfast bar blues (S3 PD/H/PE)

Let's Eat! (S2 PD/H/PE)

Food, fabulous food (S1 HSIE)

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  

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This page updated 06/02/2013