Teachers
Teachers@Work: Internet Tools for Teachers
A gateway to over 5,000 reviewed education sites and free software downloads for educators. Service also offers a free newsletter to keep users informed about new resources. Reviews include descriptions, ratings, and suggested grade levels.
TeachersNet
Calling itself "The Ultimate Teachers Resource," this site offers many different types of information such as chat rooms, job listings, lesson plans, web instructions, multiple forums for topics of interest to teachers, and advertising. One feature is the live meeting/chat forums, occasionally with well-known education authors.
For K-12 teachers who want to instill in their students a sense of social responsibility and awareness of critical issues that plague our societies around the world.
Teaching prek-8 Professional development and classroom guides for teachers.
Associations
NASM - National Academy of Sports Medicine
www.nasm.org
CSCCa - Collegiate Strength & Conditioning Coaches Association
www.cscca.org
NSCA - National Strength & Conditioning Association
www.nsca-lift.org
NATA - National Athletic Trainers' Association
www.nata.org
Web
- American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
Promotes healthy lifestyles through programs, physical education, recreation, dance and sport. - ACSM Promotes and integrates scientific research, education, and practical applications of sports medicine and exercise science.
- American Council on Exercise Certifies fitness professionals and health clubs, and commissions testing of exercise products.
- AZ Health Info This site brings together in one portal access to local, state and national information on individual, clinical and community health related topics.
- CDC FactSheets The Faststats site provides quick access to statistics on topics of public health importance and is organized alphabetically. Links are provided to publications that include the statistics presented, to sources of more data, and to related web pages.
- CDC The lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people, providing credible information to enhance health decisions, and promoting health through strong partnerships. CDC serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities.
- Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care and SocietyDedicated to the practice and integration of mindfulness in individuals and society.
- Center for Weight and health Web resource at UC, Berkeley containing links to programming materials that can be used by both individuals and practitioners.
- EthnoMed The EthnoMed site contains information about cultural beliefs, medical issues and other related issues pertinent to the health care of recent immigrants to Seattle or the US.
- Healthy People Statement of national health objectives designed to identify the most significant preventable threats to health and to establish national goals to reduce these threats.
- InfoAging American Federation of aging - this site delivers the latest research-based information on a wide range of age-related diseases, conditions, issues, features, and news.
- MedLine medical dictionary
- NCPPA To Manage Implementation of National Physical Activity Plan Association dedicated to inspiring and empowering all Americans to lead more physically active lifestyles.
- National Institution for Health Website of National Institutes of Health. Information on health topics, grants, research.
- National Women's health Government resource that is aimed at the particular health issues of women. Contains the full text of journals and links to other resources.
- National Institute webpage on senior health from the National Institutes of Health.
- Nutrition.gov offers government information on diet and nutrition and the ways these relate to specific diseases, physical activity, food safety, and dietary needs of special groups. Also included are statistical data, fact sheets, links to other U.S. government sites.
- Office of public health and human services Agency of the Dept. of Health and Human Services concerned with public health issues.
- Overweight Surgeon General's website with information on nutrition and obesity.
- President's council on physical fitness Government website promoting the benefits of an active lifestyle. Some full text fact sheets and other information is available.
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