Open Directory - Kids and Teens: Health
See also: This category in other languages: [ ] - Health, fitness, food, drugs, alcohol, disease, infection, safety, sexual health, and mental health are covered here. [ ] - Learn about fitness, food and nutrition, exercise, disease, and safety. Take a quiz, play a game, or create a fitness calendar. [ ] - Learn how the body works, eating a balanced diet, handling feelings and keeping safe. Play games and puzzles. [ ] - Information on safety, nutrition, drugs, alcohol, hygiene, activities, and health education. [ ] - Simple text and cartoons answer questions about everything from what causes acne to why doctors write so poorly. [ ] - Articles on dealing with a depressed parent, having a chronic illness, the role of the school nurse, and so forth. [ ] - Explains why arm hair stays short, but hair on the head grows long. Includes how animals shed and change the color of their fur. [ ] - Online games, health and fitness information, message boards, and resources for teachers. [ ] - Play games to discover how the Netoons, champions of hygiene, battle the Buurkis germ team. Includes activity sheets and a glossary. [Flash required] [ ] - Printable coloring book, available in .GIF and .PDF formats, helps prepare children for a visit to the doctor. [ ] - Take a quiz, find answers to your questions about foods, and learn some exercise and play tips to stay healthy. [ ] - Look around a hospital and learn about people who help. Find story , games and coloring pages. [ ] - Has doctor-approved articles, animations, games, and resources to help kids learn more about their bodies and stay healthy. [ ] - Learn about feelings and how your body works through fun games and interactive Flash movies. [ ] - Play games and learn about dental health, eating healthy, the five senses, and how tobacco hurts the body. [ ] - Tells what happens in a kidney transplant, talks about the wait to have one, and what happens afterwards. [ ] - Dr. Pedi tells all about the human body, its functioning and human body trivia. [ ] - Explains how bugs can become resistant to these drugs, and illustrates the idea with cartoons, games and quizzes. [ ] - Learn about what happens while we sleep, play fun games, and keep a sleep record. Explains about dreams, and why sleep is important. [ ] - Offers tips and factsheets on eating well, dealing with bullies and harrassment, road safety and crime prevention. [ ] - This interactive exercise goes through the entire process of total knee replacement surgery: patient preparation, incision, reshaping the bone, and installing the prosthesic joint. [ ] - Learn what it feels like to be older and what happens to our bodies as we age. [ ] - Covers information on teen issues including healthy relationships, skin care, dealing with depression and eating disorders. Has an "Ask an Expert" area to ask a question of the medical staff. [ ] - Fun questions and answers about health, with a hospital tour and quizzes. Created by grade 4 and 5 students as a Thinkquest project. In English and French. [ ] - Play games and learn about nutrition, hygiene, safety and physical activity.
