David Baxter PhD
Late Founder
girlshealth.gov
Retrieved December 2012
Girlshealth.gov was created in 2002 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office on Women’s Health (OWH) to help girls (ages 10 to 16) learn about health, growing up, and issues they may face. Girlshealth.gov promotes healthy and positive behaviors in girls, giving them reliable and useful health information in a fun, easy-to-understand way. The website also provides information to parents and educators to help them teach girls about healthy living.
Our tagline is "Be Happy. Be Healthy. Be You. Beautiful." It focuses on the idea that being yourself — finding what makes you smile and how to live well — is what makes you "you." And that is beautiful!
Girlshealth.gov Teen Survival Guide: Health Tips for On-The-Go Girls
The girlshealth.gov Teen Survival Guide is a 78-page, pocket-sized publication for girls which answers questions like:
It teaches girls about their health through:
You can download a PDF of thegirlshealth.gov Teen Survival Guide: Health Tips for On-the-go Girls
(19MB) or view an online version of the guide.
Retrieved December 2012
Girlshealth.gov was created in 2002 by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office on Women’s Health (OWH) to help girls (ages 10 to 16) learn about health, growing up, and issues they may face. Girlshealth.gov promotes healthy and positive behaviors in girls, giving them reliable and useful health information in a fun, easy-to-understand way. The website also provides information to parents and educators to help them teach girls about healthy living.
Our tagline is "Be Happy. Be Healthy. Be You. Beautiful." It focuses on the idea that being yourself — finding what makes you smile and how to live well — is what makes you "you." And that is beautiful!
Girlshealth.gov Teen Survival Guide: Health Tips for On-The-Go Girls
The girlshealth.gov Teen Survival Guide is a 78-page, pocket-sized publication for girls which answers questions like:
- “Does chocolate cause pimples?”
- “What do I do if the kids at school make fun of me?”
- “Can I get a sexually transmitted disease from kissing?”
It teaches girls about their health through:
- teen tips
- activities
- fun quizzes
- a glossary of new words
- questions from young women
You can download a PDF of thegirlshealth.gov Teen Survival Guide: Health Tips for On-the-go Girls
(19MB) or view an online version of the guide.