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Teaching Resources include general sites that are excellent and have lots of links, too many to include on each subject page such as this.
Searching the Internet lists some seach engines and directory sites. Since each one has its own "flavor," try as many as you have time for --- each one should come up with different links.

Teacher Resources

  • allHealth.com (a lot of information)
  • AMA: American Medical Association (tons of info, recipes, health, diseases, ethics, drugs, tobacco, etc., links)
  • AskERIC (lesson plans for K-9 health education ... Body systems and senses, Consumer health, Environmental health, Family life, Mental/emotional health, Nutrition, Safety, Substance abuse)
  • Ayden Elementary School: Physical Education (lesson plans, health & PE links)
  • Bluestem @ U of Kansas ("a database of health related world wide web sites of particular interest to patients and consumers of health care")
  • CATCH: (Coordinated Approach To Child Health) is a TEA approved Coordinated School Health Program designed to promote physical activity, healthy food choices, and prevent tobacco use in elementary school aged children. By teaching children that eating healthy and being physically active every day can be FUN, the CATCH Program has proved that establishing healthy habits in childhood can promote behavior change that carry into adulthood.
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (on-line source for health information)
  • CESDP: The Center for the Education and Study of Diverse Populations (CESDP) was established by the New Mexico legislature in 1993, under the auspices of New Mexico Highlands University, to provide technical assistance, distribute research findings, offer resources, and promote quality in New Mexico's public schools.
  • Department of Health and Human Services (lots of links to health pages and links to other teacher resources)
  • Dr.Koop's Community (health info, first aid, encyclopedias, links)
  • DRUG InfoNET (drugs, diseases, health news, health info, medical reference, medial libraries, etc.)
  • Education World (tons of links ... search for Physical Education, Tobacco, Fitness, Drugs, etc.) 
  • EducationWorld - Lesson Plan Center (searcher and links ... check left margin for your subject area)
  • Federal Resources for Education: Subject Index (free materials & links)
  • FitLife ("the most current scientifically accurate material, information and services in the fields of physical fitness, health promotion, wellness and lifestyle")
  • Galaxy's Biology Links
  • Galaxy: Medicine (extensive set of links)
  • Group Health: Founded in 1947, Group Health is a consumer-governed, nonprofit health care system that coordinates care and coverage. Based in Seattle, Group Health and its subsidiary health carriers, Group Health Options, Inc. and KPS Health Plans, serve approximately 568,344 members in Washington and Idaho.
  • Health Explorer (3,000+ health links)
  • healthfinder: consumer health and human services info (lot of links)
  • HealthGate - Building a better understanding of Health on the web... (interactive health information ... patient education, research tools, medical search, news & reviews)
  • HealthLinks @ U of Washington (excellent, thorough collection of health materials)
  • HealthTeacher.com ("provided as an alternative approach to improving school-based health education ... a comprehensive, sequential K-12 health education curriculum that consists of almost 300 lesson guides that meet National Health Education Standards and provide skills-based assessment methods ... designed to address the significant health and behavioral issues facing today's youth -- and their classroom teachers")
  • HealthWorld Online ("over 30,000 pages of free information .. by recognized experts in the fields of nutrition, fitness, medical self-care, wellness, natural health and alternative and complementary medicine ... the most comprehensive global health network on the Internet ... the only Internet health network that integrates both alternative and conventional health information into a synergistic whole" ... search page)
  • Internet Health Library ("World's Biggest Library" ... categorized health links)
  • Internet Public Library: Health & Medical Sciences Reference (lots of annotated links: Alcohol, Drugs, & Tobacco, Anatomy, Consumer Information, Disabilities, Diseases, Disorders & Syndromes, Exercise & Fitness, First Aid, Men's Health, Mental Health, Medications & Pharmaceuticals, Non-Traditional Medical Practices, Nutrition & Diet, Occupational Health & Safety, Pediatrics, Preventive Medicine, Sexuality, Specializations, Women's Health, Professional Resources)
  • Karolinska Institutet: Biomedical Information Resources (extensive medical links arranged by subject, educational resources, etc.)
  • KidsHealth.org ("has trainloads of information on infections, behavior & emotions, food & fitness, and growing up healthy, as well as cool games and animations!")
  • Long-Term Care Quote ("we believe in educating the consumer .. we'll send you -- free of charge and without obligation -- a detailed comparison of the three best policies selected especially for your personal circumstances. Your customized analysis will include a review of each company's financial stability, a thorough side-by-side comparison of each policy's provisions and personalized premium quotes. Plus, you'll receive a free copy of the Consumer's Guide to Long-Term Care.")
  • MADD - Mothers Against Drunk Driving (information about their programs and sources for help, links, hot issues, etc.)
  • Martindale's "The Reference Desk" (tons of excellent links - many, many subjects)
  • Mayo Clinic Health Oasis
  • McREL - Educator Resources (excellent site ... "links to resources teachers can use in the classroom, as well as reports, articles, and directories that will help improve learning for all")
  • MCW HealthLink ("published by Medical College of Wisconsin Physicians & Clinics as a service to our patients and to the community at large. ... goals of MCW HealthLink are to: Promote the health and well-being of our community.  Empower our patients with accurate, timely, impartial, and authoritative medical information.")
  • Medical Alliances @ MedSource.com (educational resources, health links, etc.)
  • Medical Matrix (database of medical practices, diseases, educational resources, etc.)
  • MEDscape ("The #1 Free Internet Medical Site")
  • My Virtual Reference Desk (tons of excellent links - many, many subjects)
  • McREL: Science (K-12 lesson plans for most areas)
  • Medical Matrix (tons of links, free but you must register to use)
  • MedicineNet (dictionary, etc.)
  • MedWorld! (basic science, clinical, news, patient resources, research)
  • National Library of Medicine (access to 9 million medical research citations ... medical history to biotechnology)
  • NIEHS: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (K-12 teacher materials, kids page, research)
  • organ donation: Coalition on Donation ("a not-for-profit alliance .. to promote organ and tissue donation ... dedicated to educating the public about organ and tissue donation, correcting misconceptions about donation and creating a greater willingness to donate") 
  • Oregon Partnership ("a statewide non-profit organization and one of the first substance abuse prevention, education and treatment referral services" ... resource and teacher links)  new
  • PE Central: Ultimate Web Site for Health & PE Teachers (lesson plans, equipment, news, teaching tips, etc.)
  • Prevention's Healthy Ideas ("Health & Healing: cutting-edge information on medical care, natural remedies, specific ailments and children's health ... Weight Loss & Fitness: healthy, empowering weight management techniques ... Cooking & Nutrition: quick, low-fat recipes, meal makeovers or the latest nutrition news")
  • Quia! Medicine Games (Java-based educational games)
  • PREVLINE: Prevention Online (excellent site ... "The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information" ... "drugs, alcohol, drug abuse, prevention, treatment, education, resources") 
  • RAD: Race Against Drugs ("a nationwide drug prevention education program aimed at educating today's youth about the dangers of substance abuse ... free materials)
  • Scientific American: (Biology)
  • TrackStar by HPR*TEC ("your starting point for online, interactive lessons. Create your own Track or build upon any of the thousands of Tracks created by other teachers across America for a quick and easy lesson plan." ... lessons & standards: Agricultural Science, Arts, Business/Vocational, Careers, English as a Second Language, Family and Consumer, Health/PE, Language Arts, Math, Non-English, Resource, Science, Social Sciences, Special Education, Technology, Other)
  • Vanderbilt Medical Center: Health News
  • WebPath: The Internet Pathology Laboratory for Medical Education ("This electronic resource includes over 1900 images along with text, tutorials, laboratory exercises, and examination items for self-assessment that demonstrate gross and microscopic pathologic findings associated with human disease conditions.")
  • wNetSchool: Original Lesson Plans
  • World Health Organization (WHO) (reports, links, health topics and infor)
  • WWW Virtual Library: Biosciences: Medicine @ Ohio Health Sciences U (large library of links)
  • Virtual Hospital @ U of Iowa ("a digital health sciences library created .. to help meet the information needs of health care providers and patients ... to make the Internet a useful medical reference and health promotion tool for health care providers and patients ... contains hundreds of books and brochures for health care providers and patients")
  • Yahoo's Biology Links
  • Yahoo's health links
  • Yale Image Processing and Analysis Group - Departments of Diagnostic Radiology and Electrical Engineering @ Yale School of Medicine (multimedia, research, text, etc.)

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