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The girlshealth.gov web site offers girls ages 10 through 16 information about health, growth and development, and the challenging social issues they will likely face. We provide reliable tools and resources to help girls navigate adolescence, as well as tips on handling relationships with family and friends. The web site emphasizes choosing healthy behaviors by using positive, supportive, and non-threatening messages. The resources below offer guidance for educators on topics covered by the web site. All of the content throughout the girlshealth.gov site can also be printed and reproduced for your students and patients.
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What about boys?
For information and links on boy’s health issues, visit:
4parents.gov,
a web site to help you and your pre-teen or mid-teen discuss important, yet difficult, issues about healthy choices, abstinence, sex, and relationships.
KidsHealth,
a health information service of the Nemours Foundation.
familydoctor.org,
a comprehensive web site brought to you by the American Academy of Family Physicians. |
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girlshealth.gov Glossary
Last updated January 2008
Connect Mind - Body - Spirit
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