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Welcome Ms. Bonin's 8th Grade Health Class!

1) WELLNESS & DISEASE

ILLNESS & DISABILITY
HEALTH LITERACY
click on PATIENT EDUCATION, then download the topic you want!

PROJECT WELLNESS

Making A Change
Use this tool to plan your goal
5 FACTS ABOUT GOAL SETTING
Be sure to watch "Tracking my goals"
Your Secrets to Staying Motivated
Read all SIX pages!
Motivation and the Power of Not Giving Up!
Read all 5 pages!

Take this HRA!

Take this HRA!
Complete TEEN ASSESSMENT!

STEPS TO WELLNESS

Every Day Choices
Reading Nutrition Labels
Fruits & Veggies
How much do you need?
Choose My Plate
Daily Nutrition & Fitness Info
Child & Teen BMI Calculator

MASTER HEALTH INFO

CONDITIONS OR CAUSES OF DEATH

STROKE

Stroke Info ( American Heart Assoc.)
Nat'l Stroke Association
roll cursor over headings to see drop down menus.
InteliHealth: Stroke
Stroke (CDC)
Genetics & Stroke
STROKE 101
FACTS!!!
HYPERTENSION
A CAUSE OF STROKE!
Stroke - healthline

ACCIDENTS

BIRTH DEFECTS

Nat'l Org. on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Under FACT SHEETS, Click on "FASD: What Everyone Should Know"
March of Dimes
Look under "In Depth" for specific conditions
National Birth Defects Prevention Network
Look under "Resources"
NH Birth Conditions Program
Click on "Birth Conditions"
CDC Birth Defect Site
Birth Defects

SUICIDE

LUNG DISEASE

HIV AIDS

LIVER DISEASE

KIDNEY DISEASE

RENAL FAILURE
KIDNEY DISEASE
Acute Tubular Kidney Necrosis
Glomerular Disease
Autoimmune Kidney Disease
Goodpasture's Syndrome
National Kidney Foundation-other links available

HEART DISEASE

American Heart Association
CDC's site on Heart Disease
Health Literacy: Heart Disease
Click on "coronary heart disease"
HEART DISEASE 101
FACTS!!!
HYPERTENSION
Heart Infographic

DIABETES

INFLUENZA-PNEUMONIA

CANCER

Cancer: Animations
Health Literacy: Cancer
Select the type of cancer; then click on title
American Cancer Society
CDC: Cancer
CANCER 101
FACTS!!!
LUNG CANCER
TESTICULAR CANCER
WHAT IS CANCER?
Melanoma Bookmark
See Spot Handout

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

HOMICIDE

interactive images

interactive images & disease facts

Reduce the Risk Promo

Sample Promo Campaign
Click to see Health Promo Ideas

2) MENTAL HEALTH UNIT

Mental Health Resources

NIMH website
National Institute for Mental Health
NAMI
National Alliance on Mental Illness
SAMSHA
Substance abuse & mental health administration
Mental Help
Kids Health & Mental Health
Conflict Resolution
Anger Management
Conflict Resolution, National Crime Prevention Council
Scroll down to downloadable resources too!
Help Guide: Mental Health
In left column, click on your expert group topic or scroll down the center for ideas on dealing with life!
CDC Mental health
The Samaritans
Suicide Prevention
SUICIDE
Mental Health gov. site
Brain Development
Anxiety Disorders
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Stress Resources

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Use speaker button
5 Ways to Beat Pre-performance Nerves
Click speaker icon to listen
*Flight or Fight
Being Afraid!Click speaker icon to listen
*5 Steps for Fighting Stress
Click speaker icon to listen
Adrenaline & the stress response
The Stress Response
This article discusses adrenaline
Depression
Depression video & info
Visualization
Visualization & Guided Imagery
Visualization & reduce stress
You tube/ use headphones1
Visualization & Calming
Imagery
Scroll down and note the steps!

Emotions Resources

Understanding Your Emotions
Click speaker icon to listen
How can I deal with my anger?
Click speaker icon to listen
5 Ways to be More aware of Your Emotions
Click speaker icon to listen
*Anger Management
*Why am I so Sad & What to do
Click speaker icon to listen
Feelings & Emotions
Select any of the topics listed on this site!
Love
Emotions & the Brain: LOVE
Video: Emotions & Love
Stressful FEELINGS
Abuse
Violence
Domestic Violence
CDC Violence Prevention
happiness & meditation

Personality

Mental Disorders

Mental Health
Click on Mental Health, then select any topic!
Schizophrenia & Marijuana
Check this out!
Amnesia & mental disorders
Amnesia
Causes of Amnesia
SSRI's
SSRI's 2
Adverse Effects & SSRI's
Mayo clinic& ADHD & Alternative Medicine
Hallucinations
Anxiety/Panic Guide

Eating Disorders

ADHD

Video clips for Quick Write

Emotions
Taking Care of Your Mental Health!
Personality
Building Self-Esteem & Personality
Mental Disorders
A-Z of your head first 3:50min
Stress
What is Stress

3) Other Reliable Websites

.COM links

.GOV links

.ORG Links

American Medical Assn.
Darmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Click open and scroll down to any purple star item

Current Health Events

4) Fetal Growth & Development, STI's, & Abstinence

Abstinence

Birth Control: ABSTINENCE
What is it?, How does it work?, How well does it work?, Protection against STD's, How do you do it?
What's up With Abstinence
Password without spaces: IAmWaiting *Skip the “Your Pages” & “Feedback” sections

Cost of a Baby!

Part A & B:Cost of a Baby: Life in The Fast Lane
Type in your own amounts and see the results
Part C:
Use "Ongoing Costs" to complete Part C on worksheet
WEB MD Article
Read article, list prices, & add total
UK Baby Cost Calculator
note that a £1 British Sterling is = to $1.64U.S. Also, a nappie is a diaper!
Another cost of a baby
You do the math!

EXTRA!

Baby toothbrushing quiz
See what you know!

Fetal Growth

Visembryo.com
Fetal Trimesters
Fetal Development Video
zoom in as movie is small & scrolls quickly

STI's

STD's, HIV & other infections
scroll down and click on the STI you are
HIV
Password: HIVfree
HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS Info
Medline: STD's & HIV
STI FACT SHEETS from the CDC
"The Facts" Brochures
Click on the disease then click: Preview brochure as a 8-page PDF Adobe PDF file
HPV
GENITAL HERPES
HIV/AIDS-healthline
TYPES OF STD'S (STI'S)
TEEN HEALTH & CHLAMYDIA
TRICHOMONIASIS TREATMENT
GONORRHEA
GENITAL WARTS
HEPATITIS
SYPHILIS
Hiv Aids &Healthline
NGU
Trichomanisis
CDC link
NGU #2

5) CPR & Chokesaving

worksheet links

CPR News

6) Sites of the quarter(Including DRUGFREE NH!)

Teen Health & Bullying
Girls & Bullying
Edheads
Virtual Surgery and more...You don't need to join the mail list... just click on featured activities.
DRUGFREE NH!
STOP BULLYING!
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