Books and CD-ROM's

• Bell, Ruth. Changing Bodies Changing Lives: A Book for Teens on Sex and Relationships. Q YA 613.907 BEL
• Breast Self-Examination. [in English and Spanish]
  CD-ROM 616.994 BRE WIN/MAC
• Diamond, Shifra. Everything You Need to Know About Going to the Gynecologist. YA 618.1 DIA
• Glassman, Bruce. Everything You Need to Know About Growing Up Male. Juvenile 613.953 GLA PS
• Go Ask Alice Book of Answers: A Guide to Good Physical, Sexual, and Emotional Health. 613.043 GO
• Harris-Johnson, Debra. The African-American Teenager's Guide to Personal Growth, Health, Safety, Sex, and Survival: Living and Learning. YA 646.7 HAR
• Kahaner, Ellen. Everything You Need to Know About Growing Up Female. 305.235 KAH
• Kirberger, Kimberly. Teen Love Series On Relationships. YA 306.708 KIR
• Little, Marjorie. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. YA 616.951 LIT
• Madaras, Lynda. The What's Happening to My Body Book for Boys: A Growing Up Guide for Parents and Sons. J 613.953 MAD
• Madaras, Lynda. The What's Happening to My Body Book for Girls: A Growing Up Guide for Parents and Daughters. J 613.953 MAD
• Mucciolo, Gary. Everything You Need to Know About Birth Control. YA 613.94 MUC
• Westheimer, Ruth. Dr. Ruth's Guide to Safer Sex. 613.95 WES
• Weston, Carol. Girltalk: All the Stuff Your Sister Never Told You. YA 305.235 WES
• White, Ryan. Ryan White: My Own Story. BIO WHI

Web Sites

• Better U News provides a free email newsletter about health, nutrition, and fitness. The site also allows access to a library of information free of charge. For a small fee, have a personal trainer come up with a plan individualied for you.
• Choosing A Birth Control Method
• Facefacts provides information on acne and its treatment. Provided by Roche Pharmaceuticals.
• First GYN Exam provides information on what to expect during your first gynecological exam.
• Food and Nutrition Information Center provides much information on our nation's habits and the results of these habits, healthy eating habits, dietary supplements, and food composition.
• Healthfinder.com is a resource for consumer health information
• Hotine Numbers from Coolnurse.com
• Lab Tests Online describe medical test procedures and what different tests diagnose. Learn about careers in the field and the procedures used in the lab.
• The Longevity Game asks about your personal habits and family history and tells you how long you might expect to live. Along the way, you get helpful hints for safety and health.
• Mental Health Net provides information pertinent to mental helath issues.
• National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy has a page for teens. They include questions to frequently asked questions and facts and figues.
• Resource Center for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention
• Right Decisions Right Now is the R. J. Reynolds anti-smoking web site.
• Self.com fitness calculator helps you to find your body fat percentage as well as articles about health related topics.
• Sex Etc
• TeensHealth.org is provided by medical experts at the non-profit Nemours Foundation. There are many articles about teen health issues.
• Teenwire is Planned Parenthood Federation of America's web site for teens.
• TobaccoFree.org is the site of The American Foundation for a Smokefree America. Their aim is to help people quit smoking and to keep teens tobacco free.
• Toxinz: Poisons Management Database was created in New Zealand. The free portion cover over 60,000 poisonous materials and creatures with updates weekly.
• WhatUDo is a site dedicated to HIV and AIDS information for students, created by the staff at the University of California, San Franciso.

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