FOR THE HEALTH OF IT

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FOR THE HEALTH OF IT

• BY SUSAN COMEAU

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CHILDRENS HEALTH AND NUTRITION

• INTERNET WEBSITES
• INFORMATION FOR
• PARENTS
• SCHOOLS
• CHILDREN

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PHYSICAL EDUCATION

• USES OF TECHNOLOGY
• HEART RATE MONITORS
• USE PRINTOUTS FOR ASSIGNMENTS
• BASED ON DATA RECEIVED, SET AND ACHIEVE DESIRED
  FITNESS GOALS
• VIDEO
• TAPE PERFORMANCES AND ANALYZE
• DEVELOP PROPER TECHNIQUE IN ANY SPORT
• SHOW MODEL PERFOMANCES

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WEB RESOURCES
Promoting The Health Of Our Nation's Youth
http//www.ashaweb.org/
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http//www.brainpop.com/

• Kid friendly website geared towards younger
  children
• Great movies covering variety of interesting
  topics in health, science and technology
• comic strips

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MORE WEBSITES

• National Association for Sports Physical
  Education
• http//www.aahperd.org/
• Good teacher resource
• Links to education standards other materials
• Fitness Partner Connection
• http//www.primusweb.com/fitnesspartner/
• Fitness library, activity calorie calculator,
  equipment tips and book reviews

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HEALTH

• FOOD ALLERGIES
• http//www.foodallergy.org/
• SCHOOL GUIDELINES FOR DEALING WITH STUDENTS WITH
  FOOD ALLERGIES
• PARENTS RESPONSIBILITY
• SCHOOLS RESPONSIBILITY
• Allergy alerts via email
• http//ahealthyme.com/
• Dr. Anne and latest news articles on health issues

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ASTHMA

• ASTHMA ALLERGY FOUNDATION of AMERICA
• http//www.aafa.org/
• INFORMATION
• SUPPORT

AAFA
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NUTRITION

• WWW.KIDSHEALTH.ORG
• 3 sections
• parents, kids, teens
• games, Q A, glossary of medical terms

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ADDITIONAL WEBSITES

• WWW.NAVIGATOR.TUFTS.EDU/
• EVALUATES NUTRITION WEBSITES
• Scale of 1- 25 to rate
• Nutrition Accuracy
• Depth of Nutrition Information
• When the website was last updated
• Usability
• CDC.GOV
• BROAD RANGE OF INFO
• EXCELLENT FOR STUDENTS TEACHERS
• QUALITY INFORMATION
• RECOMMENDED BY TUFTS WEBSITE

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STILL MORE...

• WWW.CSPINET.ORG
• CENTER FOR SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST
• SUPPLEMENTS FOR HEALTH INSTRUCTORS
• NUTRITIONAL QUIZZES
• HEALTH FACTS
• KIDS INDEX

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USE OF TECHNOLOGY WITH HEALTH NUTRITION

• BEST FOR RESEARCH AND INFORMATION
• VIDEOS
• FEEDBACK
• EMAIL
• LONG-DISTANCE SPORTS COMPETITIONS
• TRACK MEETS
• SHOOTING MATCHES

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RECAP

• A GREAT DEAL OF INFORMATION ON THE WEB
• IMPORTANT TO WEED OUT MISINFORMATION
• VARIETY OF APPLICATIONS