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Health


General Resources

Health Education Authority
England's leading body in health promotion,
http://www.hea.org.uk/heamenu.htm

Department of Health
http://www.open.gov.uk/doh/dhhome.htm

UK Health Centre
The Library, Clinic, Information and Resources
http://www.healthcentre.org.uk/hc/index.htm

Information sheets for patients

http://www.rcgp.org.uk/faculty/severn/frames.htm

Words
Medical words that you might hear around the hospital.
http://KidsHealth.org/kid/games/word.htm

Royal College of General Practitioners
http://www.rcgp.org.uk/index2.htm

Health Advice for Travellers
http://www.open.gov.uk/doh/hat/hatcvr.htm

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Early Teens

Puberty
http://kidshealth.org/kid/somebody/puberty.htm

Acne and what you can do about it
http://kidshealth.org/kid/normal/acne.htm

Menstruation
http://kidshealth.org/kid/somebody/menstruation.htm

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Health problems

Smoking, Ready to Quit
http://www.netdoor.com/com/entinfo/smoqtaao.htm

ASH, Action on Smoking and Health
http://www.ash.org.uk/

Stopping Smoking
http://www.medical-legal.co.uk/patient_info/Stop_Smoking.htm Alcohol Concern
http://www.alcoholconcern.org.uk/

Drugs Database
http://www.drugs-workplace.co.uk/DATA.htm

Drugs Quiz
http://www.drugs-workplace.co.uk/QUIZ1.htm

Release Advice Centre for drug use and abuse.
Tel. 0171 729 9904
Confidential helpline 0171 603 8654

The National Drugs Helpline
Tel. 0800 776600

Computers can be a pain
http://kidshealth.org/kid/watch/k_ergonomics.htm

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Diet

FADS Food and Diet Factfile with info about a range of Health Issues
BT Home Campus

The Anorexia/Bulimia Association of America
http://members.aol.com/amanbu/index.htm

Treatment for Eating Disorders
http://www.standrew.co.uk/eating.htm

Information Sheet: Eating Disorders
http://WWW.MENTALHEALTH.ORG.UK/eat.htm

Eating Disorders Resources
http://www.iop.bpmf.ac.uk/home/depts/psychiat/edu/eat.htm

Figuring Out Food labels
http://kidshealth.org/kid/food/labels.htm

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Sight / Hearing / Physical

Eye Tests
http://WWWS.RNIB.ORG.UK/wedo/campaign/ihe/hap1.htm

Sight Test and Glasses
http://assist.cs.bham.ac.uk/council/comm_affairs/heaben3.htm

NHS Sight test
http://WWW.DSS.GOV.UK/ba/GBI/5a59a5c.htm

Patient UK: Eye Health
http://www.patient.co.uk/eyecare.htm

Eye Fitness test
http://www.optima-hyper.com/fittest.htm

Glasses
http://kidshealth.org/kid/normal/glasses.htm

Ear Nose and Throat Information
http://www.netdoor.com/com/entinfo/

British Deaf Association
http://www.bda.org.uk/

Hearing Concern
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/hearing.concern/contents.htm

Royal National Institute for the Deaf
http://www.rnid.org.uk

Dial UK - Disability Advice
http://members.aol.com/dialuk/

Disability and Information Advice Centre
http://www.interbd.com/diac/

Choices and Rights Disability
http://www.dtop.demon.co.uk/crdc/

The Disability Equipment Register
http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/square/ae208/

Depart of Health: Disability payment
http://www.open.gov.uk/doh/directp.htm

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Sex / HIV

Safer Sex Guide for Young People
http://www.safex.co.uk/

The Pill, Myths and Misconceptions
http://www.schering.co.uk/frames/main_business/fertility_control/pill/

Using a Condom
http://www.aegis.com/topics/safersex/condoms.htm

Caps and Diaphragms
http://WWW.MARIESTOPES.ORG.UK/whcaps.htm

The coil
http://WWW.MARIESTOPES.ORG.UK/whiudevice.htm

Family Planning Association
27-35 Mortimer Street
London W1N 7RJ
Tel 0171 636 7866

An introduction to HIV and AIDS
http://www.aegis.com/topics/index.htm

Testing for HIV
http://www.aegis.com/topics/test/index.htm

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