Health, Fitness and Safety

  (also check Health in children's section & Health in
Middle/High School section for resources to use with kids)
General Health Information:  
About Kids Health (Hospital for Sick Children - Toronto) gold star http://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/
Canada Safety Council * http://www.safety-council.org/info/child/children.htm
Canadian Health Network http://www.canadian-health-network.ca/
eMedicine Health - Consumer First Aid & Health Information gold star http://www.emedicinehealth.com/script/main/hp.asp
Health A to Z.com https://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/clients/haz/general/custom/default.jsp
Health Canada Online http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/index.html
Healthy Alberta.com * http://healthyalberta.com/
Infection Detection Protection http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/infection/infectionindex.html
Lab Tests Online (A-Z list, explained) http://labtestsonline.org/map/aindex.html
MedLine Plus http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/healthtopics.html
Mayo Clinic: Health Info. & Tools gold star http://www.mayoclinic.com/
Rx List: Internet Drug Index for Prescription Drugs http://www.rxlist.com/script/main/hp.asp
Think Responsibly: Responsible Citizenship Through Safety http://www.thinkresponsibly.ca/
WebMD gold star http://www.webmd.com/
   
Addictions: Drug & Alcohol  
AADAC - Alberta Alcohol & Drug Abuse Commission: Parent Pages http://parent.aadac.com/
Alternative Medicine  
Alternative Medicine.com http://www.alternativemedicine.com/
   
FIRST AID (see also POISON Information below)
eMedicine Health - Consumer First Aid & Health Information gold star http://www.emedicinehealth.com/script/main/hp.asp
   
Fitness, Active Lifestyles & Obesity  
Active Healthy Kids Canada http://www.activehealthykids.ca/Ophea/ActiveHealthyKids_v2/index.cfm
Children's Fitness Tax Credit (Gov't of Canada) http://www.fin.gc.ca/news06/06-084e.html
Children's Fitness Tax Credit (Canada Revenue Agency) http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/fitness/
Play Ultimate.ca http://playultimate.ca/
Food - Nutrition (see also Food, Recipes & Nutrition on menu)
Food Safety  
Germ Squirm: Kids and Safe Food Handling http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/preschoolnutr/348-653/348-653.html
   
Grief & Grieving  
When Families Grieve (Sesame Workshop) <Newest> http://www.sesameworkshop.org/grief
   
POISON Information: !  
Canadian Poisonous Plants Information ! http://www.cbif.gc.ca/pls/pp/poison?p_x=px
Prevent Poisoning.ca ! http://preventpoisoning.ca/
   
Religious & Racial Understanding: Getting Along With Each Other  
I Believe in ... http://www.ibelievein.ca/
   
Sexual Health: Talking with kids about safety, pregnancy, STDs  
No Sex. No Problems. (Washington Health) http://www.nosexnoproblems.com/
Sleep  
Top 10 Foods for a Good Night's Sleep! http://food.yahoo.com/blog/beautyeats/746/top-10-foods-for-a-good-night-s-sleep
   
Traffic Safety - Driving, Riding & Walking  
Traffic Safety in Alberta http://www.saferoads.com/
Transportation & Travel Safety (Gov't of Canada) http://www.safecanada.ca/topic_e.asp?category=8
   
Travel Safety  
Transportation & Travel Safety (Gov't of Canada) http://www.safecanada.ca/topic_e.asp?category=8
   
   

 

Updated December 15, 2011
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