Healthy Santa Cruz County - Children & Teens

Local Links

• Local Help & Information: Child Abuse Hotlines
  The library's Community Information Database can help you find organizations in Santa Cruz County which offer Child Abuse Hotlines. Use this link to search the CID.
  Browse related subjects: abuse / assault, children's health, domestic violence, emergency, hotline, local information, urgent care
• Local Help & Information: Family Support Groups
  The library's Community Information Database can help you find organizations in Santa Cruz County which offer family support groups. Use this link to search the CID.
  Browse related subjects: support
• Local Help & Information: Parenting Helplines
  The library's Community Information Database can help you find organizations in Santa Cruz County which offer parenting helplines and other support programs. Use this link to search the CID.
  Browse related subjects: hotline, local information, parenting

Library Resources

• Find Books: Children's Health
  Santa Cruz Public Libraries have many informative and up-to-date books about children's health. Use this link to search the library catalog.
  Browse related subjects: books, books / videos, children's health, parenting
• Find Books: Parenting
  Santa Cruz Public Libraries have many informative and up-to-date books about parenting. Click here to search the library catalog.
  Browse related subjects: books, books / videos, children's health, parenting

Recommended Websites

• A Call to Stop Bullying
  Helpful information about bullying: what is it, how to recognize it, and tips on how to deal with it. The page includes helpful links for both kids and parents.
  Browse related subjects: children's health, parenting, recommended website
• Children's Health - MedlinePlus
  Special features: Prevention, diagnosis and treatment tips for parents, educators and caregivers; health check tools; news and statistics. From NLM / NIH.
  Browse related subjects: children's health, MedlinePlus, parenting, recommended website
• FBI Safety Tips for Kids
  Games and helpful safety tips to help kids know what to do when on the internet or out alone.
  Browse related subjects: children's health, parenting, recommended website
• girlshealth.gov
  Reliable information for girls, ages 10 to 16. Topics include: body, fitness, nutrition, drugs/alcohol/smoking, emotions, relationships and safety. From the Office on Womens' Health (Department of Health and Human Services).
  Browse related subjects: healthy lifestyle, recommended website, teens
• Health Guide for America's Teens
  A free copy of this appealing and up-to-date teen health guide can be downloaded from the website of its producer, the Society of Adolescent Medicine.
  Browse related subjects: healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, recommended website, teens
• Healthfinder Kids Sites
  Special features: Games, puzzles, and mazes help kids learn about a wide range of health-related topics. From: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
  Browse related subjects: children's health, healthy lifestyle, parenting, recommended website
• High School Environmental Center
  Information for teens about ecology and environmental issues from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
  Browse related subjects: ecology, environment, recommended website, teens
• KeepKidsHealthy.com
  Features online forums for parents, product recall information, pediatric news, growth charts and other health tools, symptom checker, disease/condition information ans more. From private pediatrician (TX) / medical school professor, V. Iannelli, MD; HON Code.
  Browse related subjects: children's health, diagnosis, healthy lifestyle, recommended website
• KidsHealth
  This excellent site's features include: Wide range of health, physical development, emotional and illness topics / issues in understandable language for kids; recipes; games; e-mail; Spanish available. From: Nemours Foundation.
  Browse related subjects: children's health, healthy lifestyle, recommended website
• Learn at Home: A Listing of Government Agency Pages for Kids
  A list of links to governmental agency pages for kids, dedicated to helping a child understand what each agency does and the role it plays in our federal government. Some kids' pages feature fun games and activities to help children learn about the functions of that agency. Listed agencies include the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, the Center for Mental Health Service, the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and many more.
  Browse related subjects: children's health, parenting
• Safekids Online Safety Quiz
  Safekids.com provides online safety advice and tools for kids and parents. This online safety quiz helps kids identify safe behavior while using the internet.
  Browse related subjects: children's health, parenting, recommended website
• Take Charge of Your Health (Teens)
  A comprehensive but understandable guide focused on healthy eating and weight control for teens. From the Weight-control Information Network of the NIDDK.
  Browse related subjects: diet, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, recommended website, teens, weight control
• TeenCentral.net
  Anonymous help-line web site for teens, by teens. Safe space where teens can discuss their issues, professionally developed and monitored by experts in teen counseling and psychology at KidsPeace.
  Browse related subjects: healthy lifestyle, recommended website, teens
• TeensHealth
  Especially for teens, his excellent site offer reliable information about a wide variety of topics, including: sexual health, eating disorders, fitness, body image, piercing, tanning, tattoos, emotions, depression, cutting, grief, pregnancy, virginity, STDs, birth control, smoking, drugs, alcohol, diseases and infections, driving, safety, and rape. Special features: e-newsletter; Hot Topics; Q & A service; Spanish available. From: Nemours Foundation.
  Browse related subjects: healthy lifestyle, recommended website, teens
• Teenwire.com
  Relationship and sexuality information from Planned Parenthood.
  Browse related subjects: healthy lifestyle, recommended website, teens
• Vaccination & Immunization (CDC)
  Special features: Up-to-date information for various groups (by age, travelers, etc.); immunization schedules; research; safety reports. From: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
  Browse related subjects: children's health, recommended website
• We Can!
  We Can! is a national program designed as a one-stop resource for parents and caregivers interested in helping children 8-13 years old stay at a healthy weight. Information, tips and activities promoting healthy eating and exercise from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
  Browse related subjects: children's health, diet, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, parenting, recommended website, weight control

Databases

• Health and Wellness Resource Center
  Provides health-related information from more than 700 health/medical journals and hundreds of pamphlets (many with full text), 2,200 magazines, and various reference sources.
• Rosen Teen Health and Wellness
  This database provides middle school and high school students with nonjudgmental, straightforward support. Topics include diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, mental health, suicide, bullying, green living, financial literacy, and more.