Web Links

Unit 1: A Healthy Foundation

Chapter 1, Lesson 3
CDC's Adolescent and School Health Information
Six types of risk behavior are linked to the leading causes of death in the United States. Visit this Web site to learn about these risk behaviors and steps that students, parents, and teachers can take to help young people adopt healthy habits. Read about the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System as well as the results from a previous survey. Which survey results did you find most alarming? Why?

Chapter 2, Lesson 3
http://www.giraffe.org/gate.html
Would you “stick your neck out” for something you believe in? At this Web site, you will read about someone who has made a difference by taking that action. Click on the “Profiles of Giraffe Heroes” link. Write a paragraph summarizing what you have read.

Chapter 3, Lesson 3
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
One of the most important tasks of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is to inform consumers about dangerous products. At this Web site, you can learn about current product recalls by clicking on the Press Releases link. Read about several different product recalls. Select a health-related recall and describe how using this product could be dangerous.