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    Growth and Development, Ages 15 to 18 Years

    Growth and Development, Ages 15 to 18 Years



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    American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
    409 12th Street SW
    P.O. Box 70620
    Washington, DC  20024-9998
    Phone: 1-800-673-8444
    Phone: (202) 638-5577
    Email: resources@acog.org
    Web Address: www.acog.org
     

    American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) is a nonprofit organization of professionals who provide health care for women, including teens. The ACOG Resource Center publishes manuals and patient education materials. The Web publications section of the site has patient education pamphlets on many women's health topics, including reproductive health, breast-feeding, violence, and quitting smoking.


    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Healthy Living
    1600 Clifton Road
    Atlanta, GA  30333
    Phone: 1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636)
    TDD: 1-888-232-6348
    Email: cdcinfo@cdc.gov
    Web Address: www.cdc.gov/HealthyLiving
     

    This Web site has information about things you can do to help yourself and your family members be healthy. Topics address child development, physical activity, healthy eating, reproductive health, mental health, and more.


    KidsHealth for Parents, Children, and Teens
    10140 Centurion Parkway
    Jacksonville, FL  32256
    Phone: (904) 697-4100
    Fax: (904) 697-4220
    Web Address: www.kidshealth.org
     

    This website is sponsored by the Nemours Foundation. It has a wide range of information about children's health, from allergies and diseases to normal growth and development (birth to adolescence). This website offers separate areas for kids, teens, and parents, each providing age-appropriate information that the child or parent can understand. You can sign up to get weekly emails about your area of interest.


    National Criminal Justice Reference Service: Internet Safety
    P.O. Box 6000
    Rockville, MD  20849
    Phone: 1-800-851-3420
    (301) 519-5500
    Fax: (301) 519-5212
    TDD: 1-877-712-9279 toll-free
    Web Address: www.ncjrs.gov/internetsafety
     

    This Web site provides a variety of resources about protecting yourself and your family from Internet crimes. There is information about Internet safety for children, identity theft, general Internet safety, and Internet privacy.


    Planned Parenthood Federation of America
    434 West 33rd Street
    New York, NY  10001
    Phone: 1-800-230-PLAN (1-800-230-7526)
    (212) 541-7800
    Fax: (212) 245-1845
    Web Address: www.plannedparenthood.org
     

    The Planned Parenthood Federation of American provides comprehensive reproductive health care and consumer information about family planning, sexual health, and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

    The Teen Talk Web site (www.plannedparenthood.org/teen-talk) has information for teens about dating, teen pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, how teens can protect themselves against STDs, and more.


    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Your Environment. Your Choice.
    1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
    Washington, DC 20460
    Web Address: www.epa.gov/epawaste/education/teens
     

    This teen Web site has information and tools to help you make environmentally sound choices about the products and natural resources you use, the waste you create, and the environment in which you live.




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