Health

BAM Body and Mind - Learn about fitness, food and nutrition, exercise, disease, and safety. Take a quiz, play a game, or create a fitness calendar.
www.bam.gov/

Child and Youth Health: Kids' Health - Learn how the body works, eating a balanced diet, handling feelings and keeping safe. Play games and puzzles.
www.cyh.com/SubDefault.aspx?p=255

Doctor P. Body's Learning / Fun Center - Information on safety, nutrition, drugs, alcohol, hygiene, activities, and health education.
www.drpbody.com

Doctor Secrets: Everything Doctors Know in Plain English - Simple text and cartoons answer questions about everything from what causes acne to why doctors write so poorly.
www.doctorsecrets.com/

For Kids and Teens - Articles on dealing with a depressed parent, having a chronic illness, the role of the school nurse, and so forth.
www.ncpamd.com/Kids_Pages.htm

Hair Growth Rate - Explains why arm hair stays short, but hair on the head grows long. Includes how animals shed and change the color of their fur.
www.howstuffworks.com/question100.htm

HealthStar - Online games, health and fitness information, message boards, and resources for teachers.
www.healthstar.com.au/

InteliHealth: Visiting a Pediatrician - Printable coloring book, available in .gif and .pdf formats, helps prepare children for a visit to the doctor.
www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSCHN000/20722/25880.html

Land of Cyke - Learn about feelings and how your body works through fun games and interactive Flash movies.
www.cyke.com/land.swf

LearntobeHealthy.org - Play games and learn about dental health, eating healthy, the five senses, and how tobacco hurts the body.
www.learntobehealthy.org

Lil' Bear Gets Vaccinated - Tells how a little bear learns not to be afraid of shots, with the help of his doctor.
198.73.159.214/statics/en/tinours/index.html

Meet Sidney the Kidney - Tells what happens in a kidney transplant, talks about the wait to have one, and what happens afterwards.
www.uktransplant.org.uk/ukt/how_to_become_a_donor/questions/childrens_leaflet/childrens_leaflet.jsp

The MMR Files - An investigation into the facts and fiction surrounding the MMR (Measles-Mumps-Rubella) triple vaccine.
www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/antenna/mmr/

Pediatric Oncall: Kids Corner - Dr. Pedi tells all about the human body, its functioning and human body trivia.
www.pediatriconcall.com/KidsCorner/mf1.asp

Rodale Institute's Kid's Regenerative Resource Center - Explores the links between healthy soil, healthy food, and healthy people using games and activities.
www.kidsregen.org/

Save The Antibiotic - Explains how bugs can become resistant to these drugs, and illustrates the idea with cartoons, games and quizzes.
www.savetheantibiotic.com

Sleep for Kids - Learn about what happens while we sleep, play fun games, and keep a sleep record. Explains about dreams, and why sleep is important.
www.sleepforkids.org/

Student Information: Your Health & Wellbeing - Offers tips and factsheets on eating well, dealing with bullies and harrassment, road safety and crime prevention.
www.decs.sa.gov.au/portal/students.asp?group=wellbeing&id=healthwellbeing

Virtual Knee Surgery - This interactive exercise goes through the entire process of total knee replacement surgery: patient preparation, incision, reshaping the bone, and installing the prosthesic joint.
www.edheads.org/activities/knee/

Walk in My Shoes - Learn what it feels like to be older and what happens to our bodies as we age.
www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/wims/wimsproject.html

What's Up Doc? - 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.
library.thinkquest.org/03oct/00923/

Youthealth - Games, interactive activities, and facts about body parts, systems, diseases, first aid, and resources.
www.youthealth.com