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Health


Staying Healthy

FDA Kids Page
Find out all about animals, vaccines, and food safety. Also help FDA investigators inspect a warehouse.

CDC Body & Mind
Get tips on staying physically fit, strengthening your mind, and staying clear of diseases. Also get help with relieving stress in your life.

Dealing with Feelings
Feeling depressed? Thinking of running away? Get help with dealing with your feelings in this helpful site with tons of relevant topics for your life.

Kids’ Medical Dictionary
Have you ever had an Otitis Media or visited an Otolaryngologist? Find out what these and other strange medical words mean.

4 Girls Health
Contains relevant topics for girls as they are growing up and maturing into adults. Site has articles on puberty, hygiene, nutrition, and fitness.

Health Finder
How to stay safe on the net; how to stay physically fit and free from alcohol and drugs; and how to have fun while staying healthy.

Food Safety Kids
Do you know how to properly handle food around the kitchen? Take this quiz and find out.

Living with a Chronic Illness
Tons of stories, poems, and artwork by and for children with chronic illnesses.

Health Kidnetic
A colorful interactive site with games, forums, and recipes dealing with the human body.


Being Safe

Adventures in Kid Safety
Get tips on using a bike helmet, and being safe on a skateboard, scooter, and rollerblades. This site also has fun word searches, matching and arcade style games.

Street-Safe Kids
A colorful guide to being safe at the bus stop, around weapons, and at school.

FBI Kids Safety
Join Darrell, as he helps you learn to stay away from strangers, being safe on the Internet and being safe around guns.