GirlsHealth.gov
Address:
www.girlshealth.gov;
also see specific links below under “Strengths.”
General Notes
- A gateway site that links to many topics and resources
relevant to the health of preteen and teenage girls.
- All of the site’s topic areas are listed along the top of
the page; within topic areas, subjects are listed down the left side.
Strengths
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Fitness:
Links to information about exercise levels, working
different muscle groups, steroids.
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Nutrition
Basics:
Links to information about vegetarianism, allergies,
bone health, etc.
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All areas:
Extensive glossary.
Limitations
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Body weight and well-being:
Information reflects a traditional weight-centered
(rather than a health-centered) approach.
For example, encourages weight loss in several places, relies on BMI
more as a diagnostic (rather than a screening) tool to be considered with
other health indicators, encourages food substitutions to address cravings
rather than trying to identify the source of the craving and acknowledging
that satisfying a craving with the food can be constructive, etc.
Source:
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women’s Health.Date Last Modified
10/26/2009
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