Creating a Healthy Lifestyle: Learning more and Taking Action

Now that we have begun studying the important elements of a healthy lifestyle, you will be creating a Public Service Announcement (PSA) in order to share what you have learned with others. The purpose of this campaign is to change the health habits of young adults and teens which will improve their health and wellness.

You have choosen one of the following topics to focus on:

• Emotional Health

• Stress

• Bullying

• Compassion

• Exercise

• Nutrition

• Sleep

Within this topic, you will need to choose something that you feel is important for young adults and teens to know. Once you have chosen the subject of your PSA, you will fill out the PSA Proposal sheet and hand it in on Monday, May 10th. In class, we will begin preparation on your PSA and you will present your finished PSA at the end of May.

It may be helpful to visit some of the following websites to give you ideas for your Public Service Announcement (PSA).

General

FDA for Kids: http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids/default.htm

Girls Health: http://www.girlshealth.gov/

Kids Health: http://kidshealth.org/kid/

Dr. P Body's Learning fun center: http://www.drpbody.com/activities.html 

PBS It's My Life:  http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/emotions/index.html 

CDC for kids: http://www.cdc.gov/family/kidsites/

Emotional Health

Good Character: http://www.goodcharacter.com/terms.shtml

Stop Bullying Now: http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/kids/

Dealing with Peer Pressure: http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/emotion/peer_pressure.html 

Peer Group Pressure: CYH

Stress Symptoms: http://www.helpguide.org/articles/stress/stress-symptoms-causes-and-effects.htm

Exercise

Staying Healthy: http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/index.html

Nutrition

My Plate: http://www.choosemyplate.gov/kids/index.html

Osteoporosis: http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Bone/Bone_Health/Juvenile/default.asp

Juvenile Osteoporosis: http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Bone/Bone_Health/Juvenile/juvenile_osteoporosis.asp

Food Borne Illnesses: http://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/prevention/Pages/Food-Borne-Illnesses-Prevention.asp

Food Borne Illnesses, Fight Bac: http://www.fightbac.org/

Dole 5 a Day: http://www.dole.com/Articles/2004/09/Just-12percent-Get-5-A-Day, 

Statistics on Nutrition: http://www.cdc.gov/healthyYouth/nutrition/guidelines/summary.htm 

 Drugs

Dare for Drugs: http://www.dare.org/kids/

Health:

Asthma and Kids: http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/children.htm

Sleep

Body and Mind: http://www.cdc.gov/bam/

Sleep for Kids: http://www.sleepforkids.org/ 

All About Sleep: http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/sleep/sleep.html

Environmental

Quality of Air: http://airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=airnow.aqikids_new

Quality of Air 2: http://airnow.gov/index.cfm?action=student.main

Air Quality: http://www.extraordinaryroadtrip.org/

Information about the Human Body:

Human Anatomy Online: http://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html

The Virtual Body: http://www.medtropolis.com/VBody.asp

Artificial Anatomy: http://americanhistory.si.edu/anatomy/

Nutrition Exploration

http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/kids/main.asp

Healthy Fridge http://www.newkidscenter.com/Healthy-Fridge-Foods.html

Summer Fridge Foods: http://www.superhealthykids.com/summer-fridge-snack-drawer/

Heart Smart with a cart

http://www.med.umich.edu/opm/newspage/2008/hmfoodlabels.htm

You are What you eat http://www.mckinley.uiuc.edu/Handouts/cholesterol_basics.html

Healthy Kids by Kids http://library.thinkquest.org/06aug/01223/

Place under general

http://kidshealth.org/kid/

Environmental

http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/home.htm

Alcohol

http://science.education.nih.gov/supplements/nih3/alcohol/activities/activities_toc.htm

Drugs

http://www.usdoj.gov/dea/pubs/straight/cover.htm