Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Hepatitis B
Intelihealth profiles hepatitis B, its symptoms, prevention, and treatment.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Hepatitis A
Intelihealth provides facts about hepatitis A and information about its symptoms, prevention, and treatment.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Hepatitis
Thorough overview of hepatitis. Includes information on symptoms, prevention, treatment, and much more.
Curated OER
Kids Health: What Do Food Labels Really Say?
An overview of food labeling history and importance, how to read food labels, basic components of a food label, and a comparison of different foods.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Abuse
Abusive relationships of any kind can sometimes be confusing for a child or teenager. If you or someone you know is involved in this type of relationship then this is a good site for understanding how to recognize and stop the abuse....
American Psychological Association
American Psychiatric Association: Sexual Orientation
This article explains how the physician members of the American Psychiatric Association define sexual orientation. Also includes a discussion of lesbian, gay and bisexual orientations, along with a fact sheet about sexual orientation...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Endometriosis
Menstruating monthly usually accompanies cramps. For some people these cramps can be excessively painful. If you are experiencing such pains you may have endometriosis. You can learn more about the condition in this article. It also...
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Urethritis
Thorough overview of urethritis. Includes information on symptoms, prevention, treatment, and more.
Other
Welfare Reform, Marriage, & Sexual Behavior
This site provides a summary of the goals of the Welfare Reform Act of 1996, and how it relates to such issues as marriage and sexual behavior. From the Alan Guttmacher Institute, a non-profit organization focused on sexual and...
Other
Engender Health: Female Sexual and Reproductive Organs [Pdf]
Good basic introduction to the anatomy and function of female sexual and reproductive organs. Diagrams supplement the text.
Other
Tascc:sexual Decision Making
This website gives statistics and stories with objective, factual and up to date information. This site gives the viewer the opportunity to develop values and practice skills.
Other
Idaho Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence: Student Parent Handbook
High School Parent Handbook that discusses personal boundaries and teen relationships.
Other
Health Beat
This concise and informative article identifies the symptoms, transmission, complications, and prevention of genital herpes.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Hepatitis
Use this site to learn about an infectious and highly contagious disease. Find out about the various types of hepatitis, how people get it, how to treat it.
American Academy of Family Physicians
Family doctor.org: Passing Healthy Habits on to Your Children
Teach your children how to live healthy when they are young. This helps them avoid making unhealthy choices and developing lifelong bad habits. This article offers examples of ways for parents to positively influence their children's...
American Psychological Association
American Psychological Association: Transgender Individuals and Gender Identity
Find answers to questions concerning transgender issues. This addresses the definition, categories of transgender people, possible causes, the types of mental health problems and discrimination they may face, and the kinds of support...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Herpes
A diagnosis of herpes includes a discussion with the patient on recent sexual practices, cold sores on genitals, the Tzanek smear, and Cytopathic cultures. An antibiotic treatment for the immune suppressed and the prevention of herpes...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Unit: Infectious Diseases
Introduction to a unit of lessons on the following infectious diseases: Tuberculosis, Pertussis, Influenza, Polio, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, HIV and AIDS, Malaria.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Diagnosis Treatment and Prevention of Chlamydia
An explanation of the diagnosis, antibiotic treatment, and prevention of chlamydia. Also, discussed is the prevention of mothers and their babies from getting the disease.
PBS
Pbs: An Apology 65 Years Late
An article covering former President Clinton's apology to the survivors and family members of the Tuskegee Syphilis Study. Dated May 16, 2007.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Data and Statistics
Contains information on various health and medical statistics.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Is There a Disease That Makes Us Love Cats?
Today, about a third of the world's population is infected with a strange disease called toxoplasmosis-and most of them never even know it. And while the parasite can multiply in practically any host, it can only reproduce sexually in...
British Library
British Library: Teaching Resources: Hamlet: Ophelia, Gender and Madness
In his portrayal of Hamlet and Ophelia, Shakespeare raises troubling questions about gender and madness. These activities encourage students to compare these two central characters, and how they have been used to reflect changing views...
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Smith College: Our Health, Our Futures: Contraception
A project by an adolescent that looks at the various forms of contraception and how they are used. Links are provided to further develop this topic.