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Teen Health

MedlinePlus Teen Health: Comprehensive information from an authoritative source: the National Institutes of Health and the National Library of Medicine. Includes links to latest news and general overviews of Teens' health and research, specific conditions, prevention and screening, organizations, statistics and more.

4 Girls Health: Developed by the Office on Women's Health in the US Department of Health and Human Services, this website gives girls between the ages of 10 and 16 reliable, current health information. Topics include puberty, fitness, nutrition, stress and substance abuse.

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Facts for Families: This site has an extensive list of fact sheet on various mental health conditions and problems affecting children and teens.

Go Ask Alice: This health-related Question and Answer site is produced by Columbia University's Health Education Program. It provides factual, in-depth, nonjudgmental information to assist teenagers' decision-making about their physical, sexual, emotional, and spiritual health.

Healthfinder Information for Teens: Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, this site provides links to web resources and organizations.

I Wanna Know: Sponsored by the American Social Health Association, this site provides the answers teens need to make informed decisions about sexual health and STD prevention.
Teen Health Initiative: Information from the New York Civil Liberties Union for New York kids and teens about their legal rights to healthcare and information services.

teen talk: From the US Department of Health and Human Services, information for teens on how to make decisions about sex.

TeensHealth: Answers & Advice: From the medical staff of the Nemours Foundation, this fun site provides basic information about the body, nutrition, drugs and alcohol, diseases and conditions and personal safety.

Teenwire: From the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, this site provides information on dating, sexual health, sexually transmitted diseases, pregnancy prevention and family planning. Contributions from teenagers are welcome.

Tips4Youth: Kids can read the advice of teen idols about how to say no to smoking and learn how to keep peer pressure in perspective. Strong anti-smoking themes are presented as tip sheets, in artwork, and from a special Surgeon General report just for kids.