Note
       The web sites listed under the curricular areas are general sites that have been selected for their excellence and broad coverage of the subject. Specific sites selected by teachers, team or a grade level appear at the end of each curricular area.

Health and P.E. Links

Cardiovascular Health Promotion for Children 

www.jhbmc.jhu.edu/cardiology/partnership/kids/kids.html 

This site, sponsored by The Partnership for Community Health, teaches children to make healthier food choices, to increase physical activity, and to avoid smoking. 

Cyber-Active! 

www.tc.umn.edu/nlhome/g032/arnt0008/kara/ 

This site aims to be a full educational resource in the area of Physical Education, Adapted Physical Education, and Gross Motor Development . If you have ever had questions about age appropriate activities and suggestions for assessment and adapting for special needs, you should check out their Activity Database. 

Healthtouch® - Online for better health 

www.healthtouch.com/ 

This site provides consumers with excellent drug, pharmaceutical and health information. 

Kids Food CyberClub Home Page 

www.kidsfood.org/ 

A fun and educational site which teaches about food, nutrition, health, and hunger. 

KidsHealth 

KidsHealth.org/index2.html 

KidsHealth is devoted to the health of children and teens. Created by the medical experts at The Nemours Foundation, KidsHealth has trainloads of accurate, up-to-date information about growth, food & fitness, childhood infections, immunizations, lab tests, medical and surgical conditions, and the latest treatments. 

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information 

www.health.org/ 

This is an award winning web resource which offers electronic access to searchable databases and substance abuse prevention materials that pertain to alcohol, tobacco and drugs. 

P.E. Central 

infoserver.etl.vt.edu/~/PE.Central/PEC2.html 

Developed by Virginia Tech Health and Physical Education Program for teachers, students, parents and adults, this site contains information about contemporary physical education programs for children and youth. Great site for coaching ideas and information on specific sports. 

Physical Education Digest 

domains.cyberbeach.net/pedigest/ 

Physical Education Digest magazine provides the latest ideas, tips, coaching cues and research on sports, fitness and physical education topics from around the world.  This page provides sample articles from PE magazine on many different topics. 

US FDA / Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) 

vm.cfsan.fda.gov/list.html 

CFSAN is one of six centers within the FDA. The center promotes and protects the public health and economic interest by ensuring that food is safe, nutritious and wholesome, cosmetics are safe, and that food and cosmetics are honestly, accurately and informatively labeled. 

Worldguide: Health & Fitness Forum 

www.worldguide.com/Fitness/hf.html 

This site contains reference information on human anatomy, strength training, cardiovascular exercise, eating well and sports medicine. 

You Are What You Eat: A Guide to Good Nutrition 

library.advanced.org/11163/gather/cgi-bin/wookie.cgi/ 

Get yourself familiarized with the concepts behind nutrition with this site. Learn why nutrition is important.  Configure your nutritional profile and start learning the basics of nutrition. Other features include the USDA's Food Guide Pyramid, an excellent set of guidelines for planning a nutritious lifestyle.