Suggested web sites...

Our Text for Health I is Glencoe Health, which covers all the systems of the body, communicable and non-communicable diseases, relationships, etc...

8th Grade Health has no textbook, however, we use various booklets during the course of the year to cover specific topics as CPR, Sexual Harrassment, minor First-aid, etc..

Following are some of the web sites you might utilize during the course of the school year for more specific information.

Center for Disease Control        www.cdc.gov 

American Heart Association       www.aha.org

American Cancer Society          www.acs.org

general health/medical info        www.WebMD.com

National Institutes of Health      www.nih.gov

Mayo Clinic                            www.mayoclinic.com

MedlinePlus                            www.medlineplus.gov

Riverside's Library has lots of resource material for 7th & 8th grade Health, Health I and Health II;  there are two sets of books dealing with all the body systems; there is Grolier's Encyclopedia (cd-rom), plus others...

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