Teacher Resources
 The following
is a list of resources that may be of interest to teachers.
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School Health Content
Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Prevention
www.samhsa.gov
Public education website developed to support the efforts of parents and other
caring adults to promote mental health and prevent the use of alcohol, tobacco
and illegal drugs among 7- to 18-year-olds.
www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3003414
Tobacco lesson plans and activities by grade level.
www.lungusa.org/tobacco/teenager_factsheet99.html
Teenage Tobacco Use fact sheet.
www.cdc.gov/tobacco/sports_initiatives_splash.htm
Tobacco Free Sports Initiative. Materials to help coaches and school
administrators promote the benefits of an active and tobacco-free lifestyle.
www.kickbuttsday.org
Kick Butts Day is the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids' annual celebration of
youth leadership and activism.
www.cdc.gov/tobacco/tips4youth.htm
Tobacco Information and Prevention Source – CDC TIPS4YOUTH site.
www.backtoschool.druabuse.gov
NIDA Goes Back to School is your source of FREE information about the latest
science-basked drug abuse publications and teaching materials. This
website is portal for students parents and teachers to use as a resource.
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General Health
www.asthmabusters.org
Online club for kids with asthma.
www.lungusa.org/school/asthma_alert.html
Asthma alert for teachers.
www.lungusa.org/air/air00_iaq.html
Assessing indoor air quality.
www.lungusa.org/school/index.html
Variety of health education programs to help students breath easier.
www.itsasnap.org/index.asp
School Network for Absenteeism Prevention [SNAP] – a hands-on initiative for
middle schools that's designed to help keep students in school and learning by
improving overall health through promoting clean hands.
www.fightbac.org/curriculum.cfm
Partnership for Food Safety Education's Fight BAC!® education curriculum site.
www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3003335
Healthy heart lesson plans and activities by grade level.
www.epa.gov/epahome/educational.htm
Environmental education tools including projects, games and activities.
www.cdc.gov/powerfulbones
This girl-friendly Web site helps girls understand how weight-bearing physical
activity and calcium can be a fun — and important! — part of everyday life. The
site includes interactive games and quizzes, recipes for tasty foods with
calcium and ideas to help girls get plenty of weight-bearing physical activity.
www.fema.gov/kids
How to prepare for disasters and how to prevent disaster damage.
www.cdc.gov/nceh/kids/99kidsday/default.htm
National Center for Environmental Health Kids' Page.
www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/home.htm
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences educational website
designed to teach children about the connections between their health and the
environment.
www.education-world.com/a_tsl/archives/health.shtml
Health lesson plans on a variety of topics, including environment, nutrition
and safety.
http://www.scrubclub.org
A fun, interactive website that teaches children the proper way to wash their
hands. Downloadable activity materials for kids, as well as educational
materials for teachers and program information for parents and caregivers, are
also available. Designed for children 3 to 8 years of age.
www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/kids/kidhome.htm
This CDC site is intended to get kids to think about people with disabilities
and some of the issues related to daily activities, health and accessibility.
The Kids' Quests are designed for 4th, 5th and 6th graders. Parents and
teachers can modify the materials to meet students' learning styles and levels.
The Quests can be used in lessons about health, social studies and tolerance in
society. Although students could do Quests entirely on their own, it is
suggested that parents and teachers work with them to share ideas, talk about
issues raised and encourage reflection about themselves and others.
http://www.behavioradvisor.com
State College of
New York. Hunter College. Dr. Mac’s Amazing Behavior Management
Site.
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Injury Prevention
www.nhtsa.dot.gov/kids/safeschool/teachers/index.html
National Highway Transportation Safety Administration "Teachers' Lounge."
www.safekids.org/tier2_rl.cfm?folder_id=184
The National SAFE KIDS Campaign is dedicated solely to the prevention of
unintentional childhood injury - the number one killer of children ages 14 and
under.
www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/index.asp
Comprehensive website developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services, the Health Resources and Services Administration and the Maternal and
Child Health Bureau. Research and resources for students, teachers and
families.
http://www.lfcc.on.ca/bully.htm
Full length article titled "Bullying:
Information for Parents and Teachers." Defines what is considered bullying,
discusses current research, and offers advice as to how to deal with bullying
at school. Also includes school violence statistics and factors of school
violence.
http://www.colorado.edu/cspv/publications/factsheets/safeschools/FS-SC07.html
Tips, programming/support information,
and fact sheets for parents and educators about school violence and bullying at
school. Site discusses factors of school violence, and provides extensive
information regarding bullying at school.
http://www.kiddesafety.com/teachers.shtml
The lessons on this website were
developed for teachers and families to help children understand the basic
fundamentals of fire safety. Lessons have been developed for appropriate age
levels (5, 6 & 7 – 8 & 9 – 10 & 11 – 12 & 13).
www.sass.ca
Stay Alert Stay Safe. Designed for children 7 – 10 years
of age. Includes teachers’ guide, activity cards and pages, a booklet and an
interactive computer game.
www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/conflict/guide/index.html
Out on a Limb: A Guide to Getting
Along. Designed to teach youth how to better manage conflicts and challenges
they face on a daily basis. Activities geared primarily for 3rd graders,
but can be used to entertain and educate 2nd and 4th graders
as well. (University of Illinois Extension website)
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Nutrition
www.5aday.org
Comprehensive website for educators, parents and students.
www.dole5aday.com
Comprehensive website for educators, parents, students and food service
professionals.
www.exhibits.pacsci.org/nutrition
Nutrition Café Game for Kids.
www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3003411
Nutrition lesson plans and activities by grade level.
www.nutritionexplorations.org
Nutrition lesson plans and activities by grade level.
www.actionforhealthykids.org/tools/index.htm
Action for Healthy Kids tools and resources designed to help support positive
changes in children's nutrition and physical activity in the school
environment.
www.kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/labels.html
Resource for figuring out food labels.
www.kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/pyramid.html
Resource for explaining the food guide pyramid.
www.navigator.tufts.edu/educators
A rating guide to nutrition websites.
http://www.caloriecontrol.org/bmi.html
Body Mass Index Explanation and Calculator.
www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/bmi/calc-bmi.htm
Body Mass Index Calculator.
http://www.childrenshealthfund.org/publications/healthed.phpSupported
by a grant from MetLife Foundation and developed by clinicians from The
Children's Health Fund's National Children's Health Project Network, the
Healthy K.I.D.S. program consists of English and Spanish newsletters which
provide simple, accurate and culturally relevant information on nutrition and
fitness for middle school students.
www.cdc.gov/powerfulbones
This girl-friendly Web site helps girls understand how weight-bearing physical
activity and calcium can be a fun — and important! — part of everyday life. The
site includes interactive games and quizzes, recipes for tasty foods with
calcium and ideas to help girls get plenty of weight-bearing physical activity.
http://www.fns.usda.gov/fns/nutrition.htm
Resources designed to help teachers promote peak performance by teaching
students to eat well.
www.southeastdairy.org
Resources for dairy education.
www.nationaldairycouncil.org/health/index.asp
Resources for dairy education.
www.ific.org
Resource for food safety.
www.fsis.usda.gov/thermy/index.htm
Thermy™ is the messenger of a national consumer education campaign designed to
promote the use of food thermometers, developed by the Food Safety and
Inspection Service (FSIS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
www.nutrition.gov
A web-based resource launched by
the Department of Agriculture that includes databases, recipes,
interactive tools and specialized information for infants and
children, adult women and men and seniors. It is designed to help
people find answers to nutrition and food related questions.
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Physical Activity
www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa
Importance of physical activity and how to make it a part of life for you and
your students.
www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3003412
Physical activity lesson plans and activities by grade level.
www.pecentral.com
Information about developmentally-appropriate physical education programs for
children and youth.
http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/resources.php
Action for Healthy Kids tools and resources designed to help support positive
changes in children's nutrition and physical activity in the school
environment.
http://www.childrenshealthfund.org/publications/healthed.php
Supported by a grant from MetLife Foundation and developed by clinicians from
The Children's Health Fund's National Children's Health Project Network, the
Healthy K.I.D.S. program consists of English and Spanish newsletters which
provide simple, accurate and culturally relevant information on nutrition and
fitness for middle school students.
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