NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
- Units in the school curriculum which require use of the Internet for research
Diseases
- Health unit for 8th grade classes, takes place each semester. Diseases selected must be
non-contagious diseases.
WebSites-Individual Diseases
- Selection of websites for students to see examples of sites devoted to a particular
disease. Students are expected to do search work with keywords and phrases about their
selected disease. Use the Reference Folder at the end of the page for starters!
- Alopecia Areata (can't grow hair)
- Aplastic Anemia Foundation of America
- Colitis and Ileitis
- Cystic Fibrosis
- DownsSyndrome
- Iron Overload Diseases Association, Inc.
- KIDNEY INFECTION,
ACUTE (Acute Pyelonephritis) - thrive@health
- Obsessive-Compulsive
Disorder
- RI Scleroderma Support Group
- Women's Heart Page
Breast Cancer Sites
- Breast Cancer Info
- BreastCancer.Net
- The Johns Hopkins Breast Center
- Join The Fight against Breast Cancer
- OncoLink: NCI CancerLit Search: SCREENING
AND PREVENTION OF BREAST CANCER - July 1997
Skin Diseases
- National Psoriasis Foundation Home Page
- Psoriasis
- Eczema Information
WebSites-Multiple Topics Listed
- These sites offer alphabetical listings of a variety of diseases. Students will have to
locate appropriate link to the selected topic of study
- MEL: Rare and Inherited or Genetic
Disorders
- Alphabetic List of Specific
Diseases/Disorders
- Contact a Family - Helping families who
care for children with any disability or special need
- CTW - Diseases & Conditions
- Family Village
- Information - diseases
- IPL Ready Reference Collection: Diseases,
Disorders & Syndromes
- Surf Point - Health
& Fitness:Diseases and Conditions:Genetic Disorders
- Welcome to the HealthyWayª Home
WebSites-Indexes, Directories of the Internet
- Excite Index
- IPL Ready Reference Collection
- Librarians' Index to the Internet
- LookSmart - exploring World (index)
- Welcome to Magellan! (index)
- WWW Virtual Library
- Yahoo!
Health:Diseases and Conditions:Genetic Disorders