Where can teens turn?

Teenagers are generally healthy, but that doesn't mean they don't need health information. If anything, the teen years bring a host of new health-related issues and questions, from the embarrassing (acne) to the deadly (testicular, breast, and cervical cancer). Depression and suicide, drinking and drugs, driving safety, and other health issues are on teens' minds. Where can they turn for answers they can trust?

The best source should be your teen's doctor, but several Web sites also offer sound, medically based information for teens:

• The Nemours Foundation's "TeensHealth" site: www.kidshealth.org/teen.

• The American Academy of Family Physicians' "For Teens" site: www.familydoctor.org/teens.xml.

• The National Institutes of Health's "Take Charge of Your Health: A Teenager's Guide to Better Health" site: www.win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/take_charge.htm.

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