Stay smart around the house. This resource provides microwave fire prevention and household cleaning safety tips.
Learning about the messages behind the ads will help you understand the differences between real vs. ideal and know the truth will help you craft a positive self-image! This resource helps students understand that advertisements may not always be reliable.
There is no known safe amount of alcohol to drink while pregnant. There is also no safe time during pregnancy to drink and no safe kind of alcohol. CDC urges pregnant women not to drink alcohol any time during pregnancy. Women also should not drink alcohol if they are planning to become pregnant or are sexually active and do not use effective birth control. This is because a woman could become pregnant and not know for several weeks or more. In the United States half of all pregnancies are unplanned. FASDs are 100% preventable. If a woman doesn't drink alcohol while she is pregnant, her child cannot have an FASD.
This resource provides information about asthma facts including who is at greatest risk for asthma, stages of asthma, and what is being done to help people with asthma.
Stay smart around the house. This resource gives tips on fire prevention.
This resource helps students understand portion sizes and ways to eat healthy.
Excited about doing new stuff? This is an activity calendar in which students can keep up with their daily physical activity. The students can choose activities from the list that is attached.
If sparks do start to fly, you have the power to put out the fire. The next time you have an issue on your hands, don't explode or let someone walk all over you. Instead, convince them to try the BAM! plan with you. This resource helps students identify conflict areas and also provides tips for managing the anger caused from the conflict.
Bullies aren't all big and muscle-y. Bullies come in all shapes and sizes ? and it's not like you can tell who they are by what they look like. You can only tell a bully by their actions ? they make themselves feel powerful by threatening, embarrassing, or hurting others. If you have ever been around a bully or been picked on by a bully, you know how hurtful they can be. But, there are things you can do to stay out of a bully's way.
This is a fact sheet providing information on the male latex condom. Consistent and correct use of the male latex condom reduces the risk of sexually transmitted disease (STD) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission. However, condom use cannot provide absolute protection against any STD. The most reliable ways to avoid transmission of STDs are to abstain from sexual activity, or to be in a long-term mutually monogamous relationship with an uninfected partner. However, many infected persons may be unaware of their infection because STDs often are asymptomatic and unrecognized.
This article includes information concerning asthma and how the chronic illness affects students in school.
This article discusses tooth decay, gum disease, and what can be done to ensure good dental health.
A healthy body needs nutrients (like vitamins, minerals, proteins, carbohydrates) for growth, development, energy, and running all of our body systems. Those nutrients should come mainly from the food you eat. Just as cars need gasoline to run, your body needs food to keep it going. But not just any food. To be your healthiest, and to look and feel your best, you need to give your body the right kinds and amounts of fuel. It's lunch time, you're in the school cafeteria and you need to decide on a healthy meal! This resource allows students to just click and choose the best food items for them. It provides a better understanding of how to make good decisions about healthy eating.
This article discusses how to prevent heat-related deaths and injuries during activities outside.
Finding yourself in a hectic situation, whether it's forgetting your homework or missing your ride home, can really stress you out. Are you looking for a safety net for those days that seem to get worse by the second? Could you really use some advice on how to de-stress both your body and your mind? Knowing how to deal can be half the battle! This resource provides students with tips for keeping cool, calm, and collected during those stressful moments.
This resource provides information to help students stay calm, cool, and collected.
This resource provides information to help students understand short-term and long-term stress.
This resource provides students with an understanding of how short-term and long-term stress affects your body, as well as, ways of coping with stressful situations.
Skateboard with Matt through this animated quiz on peer pressure! Get the questions right and check out Matt perform some cool tricks on his skateboard. After playing the quiz read the article on how to handle peer pressure.
What do surfing, fishing, water skiing, and swimming have in common? They are all lots of fun...and they all take place in, on, or around the water! Water activities are a great way to stay cool and have a good time with your friends or your family. Take along these tips ? and your common sense ? to get wet, make waves, and have a blast!