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Middle and High School • Health & Nutrition
Health & Wellness Resource Center http://0-infotrac.galegroup.com.ilsweb.lvccld.org/itweb/lvccld_main?db=HWRC&id=52et2001TGG
Health
Encyclopedia of Lifestyle Medicine & Health, 2012 http://0-go.galegroup.com.ilsweb.lvccld.org/ps/i.do?id=GALE|9781412994149&v=2.1&u=lvccld_main&it=etoc&p=GVRL&sw=w
Text offers thorough coverage of relevant topics and issues in historical and contemporary context, with information on lifestyle habits and practices and their impact on health.
Go Ask Alice! http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/
Columbia University's Health Q&A Service
Teen Growth http://www.teengrowth.com/
It's all about health. Feeling depressed? Are you Too Fat (or Too Thin)? Got questions you just can't ask your parents? Start here.
Sports & Recreation
Encyclopedia of Sports Medicine http://0-go.galegroup.com.ilsweb.lvccld.org/ps/i.do?id=GALE|9781412961165&v=2.1&u=lvccld_main&it=etoc&p=GVRL&sw=w
Provides the most comprehensive and accessible information available on sports medicine.
It's MY life - Team Sports http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/body/teamsports/
When you think of team sports, do you stop with baseball, soccer, basketball, and football? There's more to sports teams than these! Find a team sport where you'll SHINE!
Ringside: A History of Professional Wrestling in America http://0-ebooks.abc-clio.com.ilsweb.lvccld.org/reader.aspx?isbn=9780313026782
Provides the first full-length history of professional wrestling in the United States
Drugs & Alcohol
Alcoholics Anonymous http://www.aa.org/?Media=PlayFlash
Describes the kind of people A.A.s are and what A.A.s have learned about alcoholism. For anyone who thinks he or she may have a problem with alcohol.
Narcotics Anonymous http://www.na.org/
Narcotics Anonymous is a global, community-based organization with a multi-lingual and multicultural membership for people with an addiction to narcotics.
National Institute on Drug Abuse http://www.nida.nih.gov/students.html
Resources for students on drug abuse.
Diseases & Disorders
Encyclopedia of Diseases and Disorders http://0-go.galegroup.com.ilsweb.lvccld.org/ps/i.do?id=GALE|4QAB&v=2.1&u=lvccld_main&it=etoc&p=GVRL&sw=w
Provides instructive details on more than 200 infectious diseases, mental disorders, and noninfectious diseases and disorders; covers risk factors, symptoms, treatment, and prevention.
Unusual Diseases http://0-go.galegroup.com.ilsweb.lvccld.org/ps/i.do?id=GALE|5SCW&v=2.1&u=lvccld_main&it=etoc&p=GVRL&sw=w
Explores some of the world's most unusual diseases and genetic disorders.
Medicine and Doctors
The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, 2011 http://0-go.galegroup.com.ilsweb.lvccld.org/ps/i.do?id=GALE|9781414486918&v=2.1&u=lvccld_main&it=bob&p=GVRL.MRCG&sw=w
Includes information on more than 1,700 medical disorders and concepts. Each article includes in-depth discussion of causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatments, procedures, and other related topics. Written for a general audience with an authoritative tone.
Nutrition
The Healthy Fridge http://www.healthyfridge.org/
Real life heathy eating - not just sprouts and tofu! Learn to keep your heart healthy, with yummy munchies!
Just for Girls
GirlsHealth http://www.girlshealth.gov/
Eat Right, Feel Fit, Stay Healthy! It's great to be a girl! Find out more about being the best YOU you can be!
Alternative Medicine
Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine http://0-go.galegroup.com.ilsweb.lvccld.org/ps/i.do?id=GALE|2AEZ&v=2.1&u=lvccld_main&it=aboutBook&p=GVRL&sw=w
Covers all aspects of the subject including therapies, conditions/diseases, herbs/plants, and people. Identifies numerous types of alternative medicine being practiced today, including reflexology, acupressure, acupuncture, chelation therapy, kinesiology, yoga, chiropractic, Feldenkrais, polarity therapy, detoxification, naturopathy, Chinese medicine, biofeedback, Ayurveda and osteopathy.
Indian Medicinal Plants, 2007 http://0-go.galegroup.com.ilsweb.lvccld.org/ps/i.do?id=GALE|9780387706382&v=2.1&u=lvccld_main&it=etoc&p=GVRL.MRCG&sw=w
Includes entries on numerous medicinal plants. Unfolds hidden virtues and potentials of Indian herbs for practitioners of herbal as well as modern medicine. Provides a ready information source for students of botany, economic botany, pharmacy, agricultural and medical sciences.
Natural Standard: Consumer http://0-lvccld.naturalstandard.com.ilsweb.lvccld.org/
Natural Standard
was founded by healthcare providers and researchers to provide high-quality, evidence-based information about complementary and alternative medicine including dietary supplements and integrative therapies
Diet and Exercise
Diet Information For Teens: Health Tips About Nutrition Fundamentals and Eating Plans http://0-go.galegroup.com.ilsweb.lvccld.org/ps/i.do?id=GALE|4715&v=2.1&u=lvccld_main&it=aboutBook&p=GVRL&sw=w
Provides updated information for teenagers about healthy eating patterns and making smart dietary choices.
The Skinny Rules: The Simple, Nonnegotiable Principles for Getting to Thin http://ebooks.lvccld.org/ContentDetails.htm?ID=B8E9CB42-92E5-4869-A23B-073951BB62A2
Bob Harper is a world-renowned fitness trainer and star of the NBC reality series The Biggest Loser, which finished thirteenth season in 2012. With several bestselling fitness DVDs, his own line of supplements, an online fitness club, as well as the inspirational book Are You Ready
Mental Health
Suicide http://0-sks.sirs.com.ilsweb.lvccld.org/cgi-bin/hst-sub-display?id=SNV0092-0-60&res=Y&ren=Y&gov=Y&lnk=Y&keyno=0000025361&leadiss=Y&auth_checked=Y
Pro/Con Issues and Essential Questions
Teenagers, Suicidal Behavior http://0-sks.sirs.com.ilsweb.lvccld.org/cgi-bin/hst-sub-display?id=SNV0092-0-60&res=Y&ren=Y&gov=Y&lnk=Y&keyno=0000025905&leadiss=Y&auth_checked=Y
Pro/Con Issues and Essential Questions
Teen Health Issues
Teenage Pregnancy http://0-sks.sirs.com.ilsweb.lvccld.org/cgi-bin/hst-sub-display?id=SNV0092-0-60&res=Y&ren=Y&gov=Y&lnk=Y&keyno=0000025883&leadiss=Y&auth_checked=Y
Pro/Con Issues and Essential Questions
Teenage Sexual Behavior http://0-sks.sirs.com.ilsweb.lvccld.org/cgi-bin/hst-sub-display?id=SNV0092-0-60&res=Y&ren=Y&gov=Y&lnk=Y&keyno=0000025904&leadiss=Y&auth_checked=Y
Pro/Con Issues and Essential Questions
Teens and Cosmetic Surgery http://0-sks.sirs.com.ilsweb.lvccld.org/cgi-bin/hst-sub-display?id=SNV0092-0-60&res=Y&ren=Y&gov=Y&lnk=Y&keyno=0000056967&leadiss=Y&auth_checked=Y
Pro/Con Issues and Essential Questions
Food and Nutrition
Food: In Context http://0-go.galegroup.com.ilsweb.lvccld.org/ps/i.do?id=GALE|9781414486550&v=2.1&u=lvccld_main&it=etoc&p=GVRL&sw=w
Examines food in relationship to nutrition, world health issues, agriculture, environmental concerns, current events and political decision-making.