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Activity and Nutrition - National program for families and communities to help children maintain a healthy weight focusing on three important behaviors: improved food choices, increased physical activity and reduced screen time.

Air Quality Resources for Teachers - Lists curriculum resources, activities, materials and websites all about air quality.

Alaska Kids' Corner - History, culture and facts about Alaska.

Alcohol Use and Peer Pressure Lessons - Innovative, interactive lessons to help introduce and reinforce the key learning objectives about peer pressure, resistance skills, and other important topics for kids 11 - 13.

BAM! Body and Mind Teacher's Corner - Incorporate CDC health, safety, and science topics into your classroom. The site also offers your students interactive content to investigate topics for school or for a personal interest.

Bicycle Safety Skills Clinic Guide - Step-by-step approach to planning and initiating a bicycle safety skills event, including instructions and resources for setting up a course and conducting it to meet the needs of all the children participating.

Chemicals Around Your House Quiz - Take the quiz to find out how much you know about chemicals in your house.

Drug Abuse Science - Help kids understand the science behind drug abuse.

Drug Facts - Learn the truth about drugs, how to be healthy, and best of all, how to have fun!

Drugs and Drug Abuse - Learn about the effects of drug abuse on the body and the brain.

Eagle Books Series: A Guide for Educators and Communities - The Guide includes more than 60 pages of cultural, physical, and nutritional activities.

Eat Smart - Play Hard! Healthy Lifestyle - Parents, learn to eat better, be more physically active and be a role model for your kids.

Eat Smart. Play Hard.™ Activity Sheets, Bookmarks, Comics, & Stickers - Keep kids healthy and moving with tips, puzzles, activities, and bookmarks; available in English and Spanish.

Eat Smart. Play Hard.^TM Materials - is about making America's children healthier by giving practical suggestions that will help you motivate children and their caregivers to eat healthy and be active. Use these materials to help your class.

Emergency & Disaster Planning Resources - Activities, curriculum, and safety information to use in the classroom or at home.

Environmental Health Science Education For Teachers - Find a variety of educational materials, many of which are standards-based, to expose your students to environmental health concepts.

Exercise Tracker - Use this online chart to help you record your exercise for the week.

FBI Kids Page - Learn about the FBI through games, tips, stories, and activities. (Flash required)

FCC Kids Zone - Have fun with quizzes and games as you learn about the agency. Read news articles written just for you.

FDA for Kids - Songs, quizzes, interactive games, crossword puzzles, and more help kids learn about health and safety.

FEMA for Kids - Learn what causes disasters, play games, read stories and become a Disaster Action Kid. (Flash required)

FindYouthInfo.gov - 12 Federal agencies that support programs and services focusing on youth; promotes the goal of positive, healthy outcomes.

Fire Safety for Teachers - Find materials to help you teach your class about fire safety.

Flu Preparation - Take the following steps ALL the time and not only during a flu pandemic to help keep your students and yourself from getting sick with flu.

Food Information for Teens - Get the facts on nutrition facts labeling and making healthy food choices.

Fruits and Veggies Matter - Fruits and vegetables are critical to promoting good health. Find out how many fruits and vegetables you need.

GirlsHealth.gov - Promotes healthy and positive behaviors in girls ages 10 - 16 by giving them reliable and useful health information in a fun, easy-to-understand way.

GirlsHealth.gov For Educators - Teach young women about health, growth and devlopment as well as the challenging social issues they face.

Grow a Garden With Your Kids - Starting a garden is a fun way to teach your kids about healthy fruits and vegetables and get some exercise as you work on a project together.

Growth Chart - Printable growth chart for kids.

healthfinder.gov Health Sites - Fun way to learn about health and safety issues. Play games, enter an art contest, learn safe surfing tips, and more at this cool site!

Healthy Schools - Let's Move - With more than 31 million children participating in the National School Lunch Program, good nutrition at school is more important than ever. Let’s Move to get healthier food in our nation’s schools.

Hearing and Sound Lessons - How loud is too loud? How does sound travel? Find the answers to these questions and more info on hearing and sound.

Immunizations - Frequently Asked Questions About Immunizations - GirlsHealth.gov - Vaccines work by preparing a child's body to fight illness. Each immunization contains either a dead or a weakened germ, or parts of it, that cause a particular disease.

Infectious Diseases - Introduction to the major concepts related to emerging and re- emerging infectious diseases, and impact on society.

Kids' Quest On Disability and Health - Think about people with disabilities and some of the issues related to participation in daily activities, health, and accessibility.

Kids' Quest on Disability and Health - Information for Teachers - Parents and teachers work with students to share ideas, talk about issues raised, and encourage students to reflect about themselves and others.

Medicines In My Home-Teachers' Room - Lesson plan on safe use of over-the-counter medicines that can be used as part of your health education curriculum.

Milk Matters for Kids - The games and activities on this page will help you to learn more about calcium and why it’s important for strong bones and healthy teeth. Find out how much calcium you need every day, and what foods you can eat to get calcium.

MyPyramid for Kids Classroom Materials - Lesson plans to teach MyPyramid for teachers are available in three levels: Level 1 (grades 1-2); Level 2 (grades 3-4); and Level 3 (grades 5-6).

National Institute of Environmental Health Science Parents and Teachers Page - Teach kids how the environment affects your health. Get ideas for science projects, tackle some brainteasers, and more.

Nutrition and Fitness Lessons - Developed in partnership with Scholastic, materials have been designed to help 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade students build Language Arts and Math skills as they learn about health and fitness.

Nutrition Education Career Resources - Lesson plans and curricula as well as organizations and companies that provide nutrition education materials and resources.

Nutrition Education Materials Databases - Search a collection of education and training materials for nutrition and food safety resources for educators.

Nutrition Education Tools - This page lists links to fun games and activities about being healthy.

Nutrition Resource Lists - Locate information and materials for specific food and nutrition topics.

Nutrition.gov for Parents and Teachers - Websites for great resources about being healthy.

Pedestrian Safety Awareness - A virtual activity gives you different situations that pedestrians face and teaches you to make the safest choice. (Flash required)

Public Health Career Resources - Teaching materials developed to introduce students to public health and epidemiology.

Ready.gov for Parents and Teachers - Resources on being prepared and talking to your kids about challenging subjects including emergency preparedness, coping after a disaster and more.

Science Ambassador Program - Learn about a 5-day professional development workshop at CDC for middle and high school science educators to collaborate with CDC subject matter experts on developing public health-based lesson plans. Lesson plans developed during the workshop not only meet National Science Education Standards, but also challenge students to think about science in new ways.

Science Education Resources - Learning tools and publications, all about science and health.

Stop Bullying Now - Educators Page - (Health Resources and Services Administration) - As an adult, one of best ways you can help stop or prevent bullying is to be educated about, and sensitive to, the issue.

SunWise Program for Schools - Find out how to protect yourself from overexposure to the sun.

Team Nutrition - An initiative that includes training and technical assistance for foodservice, nutrition education for children and their caregivers, and school and community support for healthy eating and physical activity.

Tox Town for Teachers - Tox Town helps students and teachers learn about environmental health concerns and toxic chemicals pictured in an imaginary town.

Underage Drinking - Use these resources information about underage alcohol use and pointers for broaching the subject with students.

Vaccines Guide for Parents - Helps parents and caregivers learn about the role vaccines play in helping keep children healthy.

Weight Management for Youth - Websites to help you keep your students at a healthy weight.

YouthRules! - The resources on this web site will help you understand what hours and what jobs teens can work, and help you to talk to your students about preventing workplace injuries.

Other Resources

Alcohol and Girls - Choices and consequenses for underage drinking and a guide for mothers and daughters to prevent it.

Click, Check, Protect - Vital safety and recall information to every school and every parent - to protect every child. No child should suffer an injury or worse simply because safety information didn't get to parents, teachers, and caregivers.

Crime, Violence and Drug Use Prevention Lessons - Resources that can help you teach children about crime prevention, including activity ideas and educational worksheets and coloring pages.

Green School Buildings - Get the facts and learn how you can make the case to build green schools.

Health and Fitness Info for Teachers - Teachers can search the PBS resources by grade and topic.

Health Science Education Tools - Health science learning site designed to help educators and parents communicate important health concepts to students. The site contains comprehensive lesson plans, interactive games and activities, webquests and more.

Home Safety - Use these tools to teach your students how to spot dangers in the home before an injury occurs.

Internet Safety Guidelines - Tips to keep your child safe on the Internet.

Military Families Cope with Change - Support and significant resources for military families with children between the ages of two and five who are experiencing the effects of deployment, multiple deployments, and combat-related injuries.

Mister Roger's Neighborhood - For Teachers - Discussion ideas and suggestions for follow-up activities for children at home, school, or child care.

Oral Health for Educators - Flexible, modular lesson plans, support materials, hands-on classroom demonstrations, student activity sheets, and suggestions for further oral health activities.

Sleep For Kids - Parents and Teachers Page - Learning about children's sleep can help you make sure children get the sleep they need to grow and stay healthy.

Smokey Bear - Teacher's Resources - Teacher's guide, activity book, and poster on how to prevent forest fires.

Teens, Crime, and the Community for Educators - Helps teens understand how crime affects them and their families, friends, and communities, and it involves them in crime prevention projects to help make their communities safer and more vital.

Web Adventures - Medical Mysteries on the Web - Medical Mysteries is an adventure game that engages students, the players, in the role of scientist, historian, and detective. The knowledge gained from each mission will help students understand how infectious diseases are spread.

What Kids Say About Bullying - This poll of 1,229 boys and girls to answer some questions about bullying. Nearly half of them said they had been bullied before.

Page Revised - 11/8/2011