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TEEN PICKS: Web Sites
Teen Reviewers evaluated 45 websites
during the summer of 2007 for the Teen Intern Program. Listed here are the top
sites, in order of ranking and with reviewers' comments.
Center for Young Women's Health
A lot of information on any topic women need to know about; an appealing site for women that’s easy to use.
MyPyramid.gov: Steps to a Healthier You
Provides up-to-date information about healthy eating choices; fun, helpful, educational, organized, easy and catchy.
TeensHealth
Covers a range of topics that are helpful to many age groups; easy to navigate; complicated terms are clearly defined; reliable sources.
Teen Growth
Updated and supplied by doctors; very current and easy to understand; great information on everything teens need.
AVERT
Gives a lot of information on HIV and sexual behavior; gives a number and email if you need help; easy to navigate.
See It and Stop It
Helps teens find better relationships; gives different scenarios; good presentation; gives ways to help both victims and abusers.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Much more information other than just diseases; covers topics that are scarce on other sites, such as natural and man-made threats. Easy-to-seach bar and A - Z index.
Teenwire
Good information about sex-related topics; encourages healthy sexual activity; experts answer questions from teens.
Love Is Not Abuse
Provides valuable information about relationship abuse; offers statistics, a helpline, warning signs and a quiz; site is catchy and organized.
National Institute of Mental Health
Lots of information on different mental health issues; updated daily with information such as articles, experiments, and studies done by the best scientists.
NIDA - National Institute on Drug Abuse
Gives answers to a lot of teens' questions about drugs; everything is backed up with science; a ton of information about different types of drugs and their effects on the body.
Familydoctor.org
Useful for people of all ages; valuable, correct information; provides a medical terms dictionary and a listing of different conditions; easy to navigate.
Go Ask Alice! (By Columbia University)
Allows teens to see what others are asking and read what they are told; also has themes of the week, weekly polls and reader responses; very informative site on everything.
Freevibe
(By Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign)
Shows what drugs can really do to you; a lot of good articles and facts on drugs; focuses on a wide variety of drugs; lots of helpful information.
Check Yourself
Very informative and teen friendly; tells the truth about drugs; helps teens learn about addiction and health; includes videos, stories and quizzes.