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Library Catalog

To locate books on this debate topic search the library catalog by subject. Use those listed below or others that you have found useful.

Go to the ASW library catalog here; enter each subject heading separately and then click the subject button:

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Health Databases


Teen Health and Wellness
All content is reviewed by leading professionals in medicine, mental health, nutrition, and guidance. Topics include:
  • Diseases
  • Drugs
  • Alcohol
  • Nutrition
  • Mental health
  • Suicide
  • Bullying
  • Green living
  • Financial literacy

Health Source
80 full text, consumer health magazines. Topics include:
  • Consumer health
  • Medical sciences
  • Food and nutrition
  • Childcare
  • Sports medicine

General Databases


Advanced Placement Source
  • Designed to meet the needs of high school students in AP of IB courses
  • 5,550+ full-text academic journals and magazines

MAS Ultra
  • 500 popular, high school magazines
  • 360 full text reference books
  • 85,670 biographies
  • 107,000+ primary source documents
  • 510,000 photos, maps & flags.

Points of View
  • Full-text database providing students with a series of essays that present multiple sides of a current issue.
  • 280+ topics, each with an overview (objective background/description), point (argument), counterpoint (opposing argument), and Critical Thinking Guide.

Selected Websites



BioDigital Human

A 3-D model of male and female bodies. Point your mouse at a part of the human body - the mandible - and it will be identified for you in visually and audibly.

Explore with your mouse as this is pretty amazing resource to learn about the human body!

Go Ask Alice

Q&A Resources staffed by Columbia University Professionals with advanced degrees in public health, health education, medicine, and counseling. Topics include:
  • Alcohol and drugs
  • Fitness and nutrition
  • Emotional
  • General health
  • Sexuality and relationships

Mayo Clinic Health Information

  • Diseases and conditions
  • Symptoms
  • Healthy Lifestyle

Medline Plus (U.S. National Library of Medicine)

Multiple Languages (Including French, German, Polish, Spanish)
  • For patients and their families and friends
  • Information about drugs, diseases, conditions, treatments, and wellness
  • Reliable, up-to-date health information
  • Medical videos or illustrations
  • Latest medical research; info on clinical trials

National Youth Advocacy Coalition

Help and guidance for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning young people and youth workers who support them.
Includes a Blog, webinars, health information, and research documents.

Teen Health and Sexuality
Information You Can Trust from the Internet Public Library Project 2 (IPL2). 150+ links to sites that include:
  • Acne
  • Alcohol/drug use
  • Bullying
  • Cancer
  • dating
  • Eating disorders
  • Smoking

teenshealth.org
Each article is signed and dated with links to the authors' credentials and place of employment.
  • Mind and body issues
  • School
  • Dealing with bullies
  • Driving
  • Sexual health
  • Food and nutrition
  • Sports

Top 100 Health Websitews You Can Trust
Sites selected by Health Librarians