HPERD WWW Resources
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UGA Gerontology Links
This site includes university/organizational and federal/state government
resources on aging. This
site is sponsored by the University of Georgia Institute of Gerontology.
Institute of Gerontology
Sponsored by Wayne State
University, the Institute of Gerontology is an online resource for researchers,
educators, practitioners, and others interested in aging and older individuals.
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Alcohol
& Drugs
Arizona
Smokers' Helpline
This page is produced by the Arizona Program for Nicotine and Tobacco Research
and has links to tobacco related sites, including links about prevention,
cessation, tobacco and children, and tobacco research.
National Institute of Health - National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and
Alcoholism
The National
Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) supports and conducts biomedical
and behavioral research on the causes, consequences, treatment, and prevention
of alcoholism and alcohol-related problems. The Institute's Web site provides
links to its publications (Alcohol Alerts and Alcohol Health & Research World
are examples), press releases, alcohol abuse related databases (Medline and
ETOH are examples), conference and events information, frequently asked questions,
and other alcohol abuse related resources.
PREVLINE
PREVLINE is
a service of the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMSHSA). It offers access to searchable databases and substance abuse prevention
materials that pertain to alcohol, tobacco, and drugs.
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Dance
Dance
This web page
is provided by the Awesome Library. "The Awesome Library organizes the
Web with 22,000 carefully reviewed resources, including the top 5 percent
in education." Lesson plans, dance resources, and multimedia options
are provided.
Sapphire
Swan Dance Directory
This resource has a vast array of links on the dancing styles of: Balkan,
Ballet, Ballroom, Belly Dancing, Cajun Dancing, Chinese Dance, Clogging, Contra
Dancing, Country Western, English Country, Flamenco, Folk Dancing, Greek Dance,
Historical Dance, Hungarian, Indian Dance, Irish Dance, Jazz Dance, Latin
Dance, Lindy Hop, Modern Dance, Morris Dancing, Salsa, Samba, Scandinavian,
Scottish, Square Dancing, Swing Dancing, Tango, Tap Dance, Vintage Dance,
Zydeco, and more. It also has dance links to books, schools, supplies, directories,
guides, and other dance links.
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Death
& Dying
Griefnet
Resources
This collection of Web resources provides links for general adult bereavement,
bereaved parents, children, widowed persons, caregivers and more. This page
is compiled and maintained by Cendra Lynn, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist.
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Find
HPERD Articles
Find article citations
and summaries with these Web-based periodical databases. Use EBSCOhost and
Gale to locate selected full-text online articles on HPERD related topics.
Be sure to check the HPERD Sources page for appropriate
print and electronic periodical databases available in Owens Library. SPORTDiscus with Full Text is especially important for finding scholarly articles
on physical education topics, including athletics, coaching, fitness, sports
medicine and sports science.
EBSCOhost
The EBSCOhost system is a gateway to several periodical databases applicable
to HPERD topics - ERIC, Academic Search, PsycINFO and Health Source
Plus. The full-text of many articles is available online, and guided searches
by date, journal, or author are possible.
MEDLINE
via PubMed
This is the premier biomedical database. 3,900 biomedical journals are indexed,
covering the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine,
the health care system, and the preclinical sciences. Sports medicine and
nutrition articles are indexed in this database.
Gale
This periodical database system is a gateway to a databases with HPERD related
articles - Expanded Academic. The full-text of many articles is available online, and advanced
searches by date, journal, or author are possible.
IngentaConnect
The IngentaConnect provides access to the Uncover Plus periodical
index and current awareness service. Through this periodical index you can
find article references for selected journals in the HPERD and HPERD related
fields. You can also browse the table of contents of the issues for the periodical
titles that are indexed.
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Fitness
& Wellness
Biomechanics
World Wide
Biomechanics
World Wide is a WWW site designed to assist all persons in their search for
information on the broad topic of Biomechanics. More specific areas of concentration
include biomedical engineering, ergonomics, gait and locomotion, muscle, and
sports and exercise. Generally this page "points to other biomechanics"
sites and biomechanics "related sites as well as other files of relevant
information. It is also points to the individual 'home pages' of biomechanists
in the world who wish to share their related knowledge and experiences. It
was originally created by J. Pierre Baudin with guidance and input from members
of Biomch-l the biomechanics discussion forum." It now is a cooperative
effort of a number of biomechanists who have taken over the development of
a number of sections.
Fitness
Theme Page
"This 'Theme Page' has links to information about Fitness. Students and
teachers will find curricular resources (information, content...) to help
them learn about this topic. In addition, there are also links to instructional
materials (game directions, lists of exercises, lessons) which will help teachers
provide instruction in this theme."
Health
and Fitness Page
Lisa Balbach's
page points to articles on aerobic exercise, body sculpting, weight training,
stretching/flexibility, metabolism, and nutrition. She also includes links
to other fitness sites as well.
Physical
Activity and Health: a Report of the Surgeon General (July 1996)
This report by the Surgeon General of the United States shares the good news
that people of all ages can improve the quality of their health through a
lifelong practice of moderate physical activity.
Work
Lifelines Page
LIFELINE International
is a virtual company that provides corporate consultation as well as programs
and resources for the improvement of employee health, productivity and effectiveness.
The Work Lifelines page is a collection of resources which address healthy
eating and drinking, smoking cessation, stress reduction, workplace safety
issues and more.
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Health
Education Resources
Atlas
of the Human Body
This site is
sponsored by the American Medical Association and contains links to graphical
information and explanations of various body structures and systems. The systems
represented include the endocrine system, the skeletal system, the nervous
system, and the circulatory system. Specific structures with individual links
include the ear, the brain, and the hand.
Student
Health Center - Health Information
A product of the Duke University staff, this page provides resources covering
men's health, women's health, smoking, contraception, nutrition, sex, and
STD's.
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Health
& Medicine
Doctor's
Guide
Doctor's Guide
was designed by P\S\L Consulting Group Inc. to help physicians cost-effectively
harness the resources of the Internet. This site points to pages with medical
news and alerts as well as pages which concern specific illnesses and conditions.
Healthfinder
- Your Guide to Reliable Health Information
"Healthfinder is a free gateway to reliable consumer health and human
services information developed by the US Department of Health and Human Services."
It offers access to various resources such as "selected online publications,
clearinghouses, databases, web sites, and support and self-help groups, as
well as the government agencies and not-for-profit organizations that produce
reliable information for the public."
Internet Public
Library: Health & Medical Sciences Ready Reference
This page contains links to resources covering such topics as alcohol/drugs/tobacco,
anatomy, disabilities, diseases/disorders/syndromes, exercise and fitness
and many other categories that fit the stated focus of the page which is to
"deal with the condition of an organism -- its freedom from disease or the
diagnosing and treating of disease or other damage to body or mind". The page
maintained by the Internet Public Library.
KidsHealth.org
Sponsored by The Nemours Foundation, this site offers a large amount of
"information on infections, behavior & emotions, food & fitness, and growing
up healthy, as well as cool games and animations!"
Martindale's
Health Science Guide -2003
This guide gives access to teaching files, multimedia textbooks and courses,
multimedia tutorials, and databases and movies related to health sciences.
Specific areas of interest for HPERD students and faculty are links to resources
of the nutrition center, the public health center, and various medical centers
including one on anatomy. Jim Martindale is the the guide author.
Mayo
Clinic Health Oasis
This site is a comprehensive health resource that is directed by physicians,
scientists, educators, and writers from the Mayo Clinic.
Medical
Breakthroughs
Medical Breakthroughs
is produced by Ivanhoe Broadcast News to focus on new medical procedures,
treatments and technology.
Medscape
Medscape aims
to make available to a broad medical audience clinical information with the
depth, breadth, and validity needed to improve the practice of medicine. This
site links to information that includes topics from AIDS to Women's Health.
Register as a Medscape user (no charge) and gain free access to MEDLINE, the
medical abstracts database of the National Library of Medicine, the largest
biomedical reference library in the world, containing over 8.4 million abstracts
from 3,800 medical journals.
United
States National Library of Medicine
The home page
of the National Library of Medicine contains links to information about services
for libraries & researchers, information on health & other medical topics,
databases & electronic information sources such as Medline, historical images,
NLM publications/fact sheets/reports/ordering information, research programs
& special services, and grants & Acquisitions.
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Nutrition,
Diet, & Weight
Food
and Nutrition Information Center
The Food
and Nutrition Information Center is part of the National Agricultural Library.
The Center's page provides information on healthy school meals, food safety,
food composition, dietary guideline, USDA reports, Internet resources and
more.
Food
Safety Project
This site provides educators and students with access to research-based, unbiased
information on food safety and quality from the Iowa State University Extension.
Shape
Up America!
Shape Up America!
is committed to providing credible, science-based health messages in a distinctive
new way so that people will understand the importance of healthy weight and
increased physical activity. Use information from this site to determine Body
Mass Index (BMI) and assess fitness levels, find healthy recipes, plan healthy
meals and stay up-to-date with current health news.
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Organizations,
Associations & Agencies
AAHPERD
Home Page
The home
page of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and
Dance provides a comprehensive list of links to physical education and health-related
sites, college programs in physical education, and physical education professional
journals on the Web.
Academy
of Leisure Sciences
The Academy of Leisure Sciences is a community of some 70 American and
Canadian scholars dedicated to the academic study of issues related to free
time, leisure, and recreation. Download full-text Academy published "white
papers" on current leisure science-related issues.
American
Cancer Society
This page points to resources on cancer information, cancer detection
and prevention guidelines, cancer research, and cancer related current news.
American
Diabetes Association
Use the American Diabetes Association's official Web site to obtain information
on prevention and detection of diabetes, how to live with diabetes, diabetes
research, diabetes legislation, diabetes Internet resources and diabetes information
for health professionals.
American Heart Association (AHA)
AHA's official Web site links to information about the heart including
pages which cover diseases, conditions and treatment for heart ailments. It
also includes links for how to support the AHA.
American
Red Cross
The American Red Cross Web site links to pages which provide news about Red
Cross activities and disaster relief, describe their services, tell how to
volunteer, explain how to reach local Red Cross chapters and explain how to
donate to the organization.
American Therapeutic Recreation
Association (ATRA)
The ATRA Web page provides links to ATRA membership information, ATRA
standards, career information, the ATRA newsletter, and leads to conferences
and workshops in the therapeutic recreation field.
Arthritis Foundation
The Arthritis Foundation page points to links containing arthritis news
and facts, arthritis research and resources, issues of the magazine Arthritis
Today and explanations on how to donate and volunteer.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC)
The CDC site contains links to information in support of its mission to
promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease,
injury, and disability. In particular, the CDC site focuses on providing traveler's
health advisories, national trends on health and disease, and data and statistics
about health and disease.
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
The NIH mission is to uncover new knowledge that will lead to better health
for everyone. NIH works toward that mission by: conducting research in its
own laboratories; supporting the research of nonfederal scientists in universities,
medical schools, hospitals, and research institutions throughout the country
and abroad; helping in the training of research investigators; and fostering
communication of biomedical information.
National
Recreation and Park Association (NRPA)
The NRPA site
connects to Parks & Recreation magazine, an information center, public
policy news, branches/sections/regional offices, and playground safety information.
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Physical
Education Resources
Discoveryschool.com
(from Kathy Schrock's Guide For Educators)
Kathy Schrock,
currently the District Technology Department Head for the Dennis-Yarmouth
Regional School District in Cape Cod, has developed this list of resources
for K-12 educators.
Physical
Education
This web page provided by "The Awesome Library, organizes the Web with
22,000 carefully reviewed resources, including the top 5 percent in education." Lesson plans, resources, papers as well as Physical Education standards are
available on this page.
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Recreation
Resources
Academy
of Leisure Sciences
The Academy
of Leisure Sciences is a community of some 70 American and Canadian scholars
dedicated to the academic study of issues related to free time, leisure, and
recreation. Download full text Academy published "white papers" on current
leisure science-related issues.
American
Therapeutic Recreation Association (ATRA)
The ATRA Web
page provides links to ATRA membership information, ATRA standards, career
information, the ATRA newsletter, and leads to conferences and workshops in
the therapeutic recreation field.
National
Recreation and Park Association (NRPA)
The NRPA site connects to Parks & Recreation magazine, an information
center, public policy news, branches/sections/regional offices, and playground
safety information.
Therapeutic
Recreation Directory
This page is sponsored by compuTR and contains links to therapeutic recreation
articles, to sites designed to help network with fellow recreational therapists,
recreational therapy resources (activity ideas, forms & formats, history,
job bulletin, internship listings, news, product resources, workshops), surveys
and polls, group work and advocacy forums.
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Question
& Answer Forums
Go
Ask Alice!
Go Ask
Alice! is an interactive question and answer line from the Alice!
Columbia University's Health Education Program. Ask questions here about
relationships, nutrition and diet, exercise, drugs, sex, alcohol, and stress.
Ask
the Dietitian
Ask the
Dietitian is an A-Z listing of informational topics related to diet and foods,
as well as a question and answer forum for information not listed. The Dietitian
is Joanne Larsen, a Registered Dietitian with 24 years of hospital and clinical
experience in nutrition counseling.
2003
Toll-Free Numbers for Health Information
This document
is compiled by the National Health Information Center and lists toll-free
numbers of organizations that provide health related information. Some numbers
offer recorded information; others provide personalized counseling, referrals,
and/or written materials.
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Sexual
Health
NOAH: AIDS/HIV
This New York Online Access to Health (NOAH) page offers many links to essential
AIDS/HIV resources, including AIDS education and AIDS advocacy resources.
HIV
InSite Knowledge Base
The HIV InSite Knowledge Base is a comprehensive, authoritative textbook on
HIV disease. Subject areas covered by the book chapters include epidemiology
of HIV; natural science of HIV; diagnosis and clinical management of HIV;
clinical manifestations of HIV; infections associated with HIV; malignancies
associated with HIV; transmission and prevention of HIV and HIV policy. The
HIV InSite Knowledge Base is produced by University of California at San Francisco
and the San Francisco General Hospital. Background information about this
site and acknowledgments can be found at the About
page.
Sex
and Sexuality
The content for this page is provided by a student-run organization at Williams
College, Peer Health, that provides the Williams College community with information
about health and sexuality, including information on sexually transmitted
diseases (STD's), safe sex and contraception.
Sexality.org:
Society for Human Sexuality
This site includes a library of information about sexuality, a safe
sex guide and links to WWW resources on sexuality.
Sexually
Transmitted Diseases (STD's)
Part of the Healthy Devil On-line series of pages, a product of the
Duke University staff, this page covers the following topics: What are STD's?;
What should I watch for? (for men, for women, and for both men and women);
What should I do if I think I have an STD?; If I call for an STD examination
at the Student Health Center, what should I expect the health care provider
to do?; How easy is it to cure STD's?; What are the risks if an STD is not
treated? ; and other related link.
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