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Teens' Page
If you are a teenager, this page is for you!
It includes materials specifically for you - not for your parents - about health and safety for teens. There are quizzes, games and lots of cool web sites for you to explore. Have fun!
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Start Here
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Take Charge of Your Health: A Guide for Teenagers(National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
- Also available in Spanish
- TeensHealth(Nemours Foundation)
- Also available in Spanish
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Take Charge of Your Health: A Guide for Teenagers
The top row in the table of contents box contains the following groups:
Basics
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Learn More
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Multimedia & Cool Tools
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For group Basics
For group Learn More
For group Multimedia & Cool Tools
The bottom row in the table of contents box contains the following groups:
Research
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Reference Shelf
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For You
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Overviews
- Teenagers: How to Stay Healthy(American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Also available in Spanish
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Latest News
- Heavy Marijuana Use in Teen Years May Lower IQ Later(08/27/2012, HealthDay)
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Nutrition
- Food Safety and Nutrition Information for Kids and Teens(Food and Drug Administration)
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Specific Conditions
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ChemHealthWeb(National Institute of General Medical Sciences)
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When Your Parent Has Cancer: A Guide for Teens(National Cancer Institute)
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ChemHealthWeb
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Related Issues
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Cool Spot: Info on Alcohol and Resisting Peer Pressure(National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
- Especially for Teens: Birth Control(American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists) - PDF
- For Teens: Your Environment. Your Choice.(Environmental Protection Agency)
- High School Environmental Center(Environmental Protection Agency)
- Homosexuality: Facts for Teens(American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Also available in Spanish
- Lurking in the Locker Room(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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NIDA for Teens(National Institute on Drug Abuse)
- Prom Health and Safety Tips(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Radiation for Students and Teachers(Environmental Protection Agency)
- Roadmap to Teen Health(American Academy of Nurse Practitioners) - PDF
- Teens and Stress: Who Has Time for It?(American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Also available in Spanish
- Think First for Teens(ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Foundation)
- Too Smart to Start: Youth(Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
- Working Safely: Advice for Teens(American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Also available in Spanish
- Youth and Teens Page(National Runaway Switchboard)
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Cool Spot: Info on Alcohol and Resisting Peer Pressure
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Games
- Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine(Nobel Foundation)
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Clinical Trials
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Adolescent(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Adolescent
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Organizations
- KidsHealth(Nemours Foundation)
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Women
- Girls Health(Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health)
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