Grade 4 • Health Resources

Grade 4 Health

Resources

Resource Links - Health Education 

Teaching Health Education In School - Healthychildren.org (American Academy of Pediatrics) Links to an external site.

MSDE Comprehensive Health Education Links to an external site.

SHAPE (Society of Health and Physical Educators) America Links to an external site.

Resource Links - General Health

KidsHealth - KidsHealth.org Links to an external site. - Searchable website from Nemours Foundation with three sections: Kids, Teens, Parents. Includes a variety of topics:  general health, diseases, nutrition, emotions and behavior, and safety as well as a Q&A section and recipes.  Also available in Spanish.  Includes accessibility features: changing text size and a listen function.

TeenHealthMatters - Howard County Health Department Links to an external site.

 CDC Healthy Youth Links to an external site.

 CDC Body and Mind Links to an external site.  

 Health.gov Links to an external site.  

 Health Finder.gov Links to an external site.

Healthy Children.org Links to an external site.

 Girls Health.gov Links to an external site.

 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Links to an external site.

 Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Links to an external site.

 National Institute of Health Links to an external site.

Medline Plus Links to an external site.

 World Health Organization Links to an external site.

Resources Links - Health Agencies

Howard County Health Department Links to an external site.

Maryland Department of Health Links to an external site.

US Department of Health & Human Services Links to an external site.

Resource Links - Specific Topics

Disease Prevention and Control 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Links to an external site.

Helping Your Child - Tips for Parents and Other Caregivers Links to an external site.

Mental Health

988 Lifeline Links to an external site.

SAMHSA - For Parents and Caregivers of Children Links to an external site.

National Alliance On Mental Illness Links to an external site.

Mental Health Resources For Families Links to an external site.- American Academy of Pediatrics

National Institute of Mental Health Links to an external site.

Nutrition & Fitness

Nutrition.gov Links to an external site.

The Nutrition Source- Harvard School of Public Health

MyPlate Links to an external site.

Dietary Guidelines Links to an external site.

Action For Healthy Kids Links to an external site.

Personal and Consumer Health

Environmental Protection Agency Links to an external site.

Consumer Product Safety Commission Links to an external site.

Common Sense Media Links to an external site.

violence Prevention

National Safety Council Links to an external site.

National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Links to an external site.

Kidsmartz.org Links to an external site.

Netsmartz Links to an external site.

Stop Bullying.gov Links to an external site.

PUberty Education

American Sexual Health Association - Parents Links to an external site.

Talking To Your Child About Puberty - Kidshealth Links to an external site.

Substance Abuse Prevention

Talking To Your Kids About Drugs Links to an external site. - Kidshealth

Tobacco Free Kids Links to an external site.

Vaping Conversation Guide Links to an external site.- American Lung Association

Talk - They Hear You - Underage Drinking Prevention campaign -SAMHSA Links to an external site.

Safe Kids Worldwide - Medication Safety Links to an external site.

National Institute on Drug Abuse Links to an external site.