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Kids Health:how to Talk to Your Child About the News
Children may worry about current events and need an adult to help make sense of what is happening. Adults will be able to find useful and engaging information.
Education.com
Education.com: Current Issues in Education
[Free Registration/Login Required] This site provides articles on issues and debates in education today. The articles are organized into categories, including national standards, school policy, technology trends, school reform, child...
New York Times
New York Times: Health
[Free Registration/Login Required] The New York Times maintains daily coverage of the latest in health news, including children's health, fitness, the health care policy, and more.
PBS
Pbs: Need to Know on Pbs
Important current events are discussed in blogs and special reports. Reports, including video and audio, on current health, economic, environment, health, security, and culture are available.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Addressing Health Mysteries
Describe the networks within the health care systems internationally, explore the impact of the SARS epidemic on world health and examine the effectiveness of the World Health Organization in communicable disease surveillance and response.
Other
Live Science: Science, Technology, Health & Environmental News
Are you curious about mind, body, and world? Read the latest science news in this up-to-date science, health and technology portal.
PBS
Pbs: News Hour Extra
Current US and world news, as well as news in the areas of science, economics, health, and the arts. Also features editorials and essays written by students around the world on events in the news.
Other
National Association of School Nurses
Homepage of an association of professional nurses working in school settings. Educational, professional, and research resources are available. These include a newsletter, currently published articles, and current and past journal...
Other
Association of Camp Nurses
Home page of an association of professional nurses working in camp settings. Professional, educational, and research resources available. This site contains a great deal of information about nursing in a camp setting and current issues...
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American Nurses Association
This site contains a great deal of information about nursing and current issues in the nursing career. Recent published articles as well as an online journal are included. This site has many links to related sites.
Other
Clean Ocean Action
This site defines and describes causes of ocean pollution. Easily navigated links to education, research, and current issues on pollution.
Other
U.s. News & World Report
US News is a recognized leader in college, grad school, hospital, mutual fund, and car rankings. Track elected officials, research health conditions, and find news about politics, business, health, and education.
USA Today
Usa Today
USA Today is a national newspaper providing the latest news, issues, and events in the U.S. and the world. Content includes breaking headlines, sports and business coverage, national weather, politics, and more.
Other
Dein Wissenschafts Magazine
This online magazine is dedicated to providing kids with up-to-date information about science, medicine, nature and health. Content is in German.
CNN
Cnn: Cnn 10
CNN 10 provide quick news segments from around the world organized into subject categories. Content includes world events, U.S. government, science & technology, economics & math, language & fine arts, and health.
American Academy of Family Physicians
Aafp: American Family Physician
This is an online medical journal with information on various medical topics. Includes current issues, content collections, the CME quiz, featured articles, and the blog. Provides links to previous editions.
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Action Bioscience: Issues in Environment
This site from American Institute of Biological Sciences provides a collection of articles on current issues in environmental science and human impacts on the environment. Several articles available in Spanish.
University of Arizona
Pulse: Dawn of New Revolutions
A cross curricular unit focusing on how much and what kinds of foods are produced because of pesticides and genetically engineered foods. Students will investigate the impact on humans due to the new technology in food production. Topics...
PBS
Pbs News Hour Extra for Students and Teachers
The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer offers specialized news resources for students and teachers. Content includes background information for the top stories of the week, full multimedia packages (video, audio, graphics, and text) which explore...
Other
Science Oxford Online
Make connections between science, enterprise, and society here in this collection of articles and current science topics in the news. Find out how science makes connections with the daily life of human beings.
Other
Aap: Constantly Connected: Adverse Effects of Media on Children & Teens
This article shares information about the adverse effects of the media on children's health.
Other
Museum of Health Care: Death in a Glass
Students can learn all about water pathogens in this online exhibit. They'll explore what kinds of micro-organisms infect water, how a water supply can get contaminated, how it is protected, and how officials investigate cases of...
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City of Athens: Athens
Official site for Athens, Greece, published by the city administration. With links to all aspects of living in this modern-day Greek capital: current events, maps, weather, education, health, environment, urban planning, and migration.
ESPN Internet Ventures
Espn: Golf News, Scores, Players
Leaderboard, schedules, results, statistics, players, player news, golf digest, and much more on your latest golf issues.