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Daily Med

DailyMed provides high quality information about marketed drugs. This information includes FDA approved labels (package inserts). This Web site provides health information providers and the public with a standard, comprehensive, up-to-date, look-up and download resource of medication content and labeling as found in medication package inserts. The National Library of Medicine (NLM) provides this as a public service and does not accept advertisements.

Disposal of Unused Medicines: What You Should Know

Medicines play an important role in treating certain conditions and diseases, but they must be taken with care. Unused portions of these medicines must be disposed of properly to avoid harm. Almost all medicines can be thrown away in the household trash after mixing them with some unpalatable substance (e.g., coffee grounds) and sealing them in a container.
However, certain medicines may be especially harmful and, in some cases, fatal in a single dose if they are used by someone other than the person the medicine was prescribed for. For this reason, a few medicines have special disposal directions that indicate they should be flushed down the sink or toilet after the medicine is no longer needed. If you dispose of these medicines down the sink or toilet, they cannot be accidently used by children, pets, or anybody else.

Healthy Tips for Students' School Success (PDF)

Healthfinder - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Notice the "search"box at the main screen.  You may search by a specific keyword, or choose to browse the categories.  Assignment: Read one of the articles under Smart Choices: Evaluating Online Information.

How to Put on & Remove a Face Mask (with video)

Just for Kids

Go Ask Alice! - Columbia University's Health Education Program

This currently updated resource is geared for Columbia's students, but is helpful for high school students too.  Go Ask Alice is a question - answer page, focusing on topics appropriate for this age group, such as sexuality, relationships, nutrition and fitness.  A word of caution - the language is sexually explicit.

Local Resources

Multnomah County Health Department

Health Education for information you can share with students and families.

Oregon Health Authority - Public Health

A search engine attached to the site makes it easy to locate information on a topic.  Oregon laws, regulations and rules pertaining to health, forms and publications, and health information plus much more.