Health
| Access Excellence - open in new window | same window |
Welcome to Access Excellence at the National Health Museum...A Place in Cyberspace for Health and Bioscience Teachers and Learners |
| http://www.accessexcellence.org/ |
| Alcohol Concern - open in new window | same window |
the national agency on alcohol misuse. Includes details of young people's drinking habits. |
| http://www.alcoholconcern.org.uk/ |
| Alcoholics Anonymous - open in new window | same window |
Alcoholics Anonymous® is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. |
| http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org/ |
| Anti-smoking Poster )JPEG FORMAT) - open in new window | same window |
rather gruesome but have a look at how smoking can affect your body |
| http://whyquit.com/whyquit/smokersbody.jpg |
| AVERT - open in new window | same window |
is an international HIV and AIDS charity based in the UK, with the aim of AVERTing HIV and AIDS worldwide - lots of information about AIDS |
| http://www.avert.org/ |
| BBC Cannabis Information Site - open in new window | same window |
| http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/hottopics/cannabis/index.shtml |
| BBC Drugs Factfile - open in new window | same window |
BBC site covering the illicit drugs |
| http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/world/2000/drugs_trade/factfile/factfile.stm |
| BBC Life Expectancy Calculator and BMI Calculator - open in new window | same window |
Find out your approximate life expectancy and BMI body mass index. |
| http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/interactivearea/living_100.shtml |
| BEEP - BioEthics Education Project - open in new window | same window |
Welcome to the BioEthics Education Project BEEP is here to support the teaching and learning of bioethics.ere students can find: • information on a wide range of bioethical issues • activities and challenges • online discussion to help you practice argument |
| http://www.beep.ac.uk/ |
| British Nutrition Foundation - open in new window | same window |
The British Nutrition Foundation is a scientific and educational charity which promotes the well being of society through the impartial interpretation and effective dissemination of evidence-based nutritional knowledge and advice. |
| http://www.nutrition.org.uk/ |
| Brook - open in new window | same window |
Free confidential advice on sex and contraception for young people |
| http://www.brook.org.uk/ |
| Cannabis - Christian Institute - open in new window | same window |
should it be legalised? Check out the issues for and against on this site. |
| http://www.christian.org.uk/html-publications/cannab1.htm |
| Channel 4 Health Website - open in new window | same window |
| http://www.channel4.com/health/ |
| Dentsure - open in new window | same window |
advice on a wide range of dental conditions |
| http://www.dentsure.co.uk/ |
| Drug Abuse - open in new window | same window |
teachers guide to the brain's response to drugs |
| http://teens.drugabuse.gov/mom/tg_intro.asp |
| DrugScope - open in new window | same window |
DrugScope is the UK's leading independent centre of expertise on drugs: Their aim is to inform policy development and reduce drug-related risk. |
| http://www.drugscope.org.uk/ |
| Family Planning Association - open in new window | same window |
fpa's aim is to advance the sexual health, reproductive rights and choices of all people throughout the UK |
| http://www.fpa.org.uk/ |
| Free Medical Journals - open in new window | same window |
dedicated to the promotion of gfree acces to medical journals over the Internet |
| http://www.freemedicaljournals.com/ |
| Get Sussed - open in new window | same window |
aimed at 11 - 15 year olds - encourages young people to lead active and healthy lives |
| http://www.sussed.uk.net/main_en.htm |
| Intox - Alcohol and the Human Body - open in new window | same window |
facts, figures and a description of different stages of intoxication by alcohol. |
| http://www.intox.com/physiology.asp |
| Medical Officers of Schools Association - open in new window | same window |
MOSA was founded in 1884 in response to "the need for the general adoption of more definite rules for guarding our great educational establishments from the outbreak and spread of preventable infectious disease". |
| http://www.mosa.org.uk/index01.htm |
| Meningitis Trust - open in new window | same window |
Lots of information about meningitis specifically aimed at schools |
| http://www.meningitis-schools.org.uk/ |
| NHS Direct Online - open in new window | same window |
NHS website packed with information to keep you healthy with a detailed guide to common ailments |
| http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/ |
| No Smoking Day - open in new window | same window |
Sick of smoking? Then look at this site. Lots of info for organisers and smokers alike. |
| http://www.nosmokingday.org.uk/ |
| Nutrition - open in new window | same window |
Nutrition Tables and Information |
| http://www.wadsworth.com/nutrition_d/ |
| Original Source - open in new window | same window |
Care for your hair and body - Packed with regularly updated articles from aromatherapy to detoxing. Also, constantly changing reviews of all the most interesting websites you'll ever need from health, nutrition, entertainment, stress busting, fitness and fun |
| http://www.originalsource.co.uk/ |
| Powerpoint presentations of the effects of smoking, alcohol and solvents - open in new window | same window |
some quite gruesome |
| http://www.sycd.co.uk/who_am_i/inside_body/activity.htm |
| Sussed - open in new window | same window |
The Get Sussed Portal |
| http://www.sussed.uk.net/ |
| TheSite - open in new window | same window |
Directory of Online resource centres for young people |
| http://www.thesite.org.uk/ |