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HEALTH INFORMATION

National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center: was established as a central source of information on prevention and intervention programs, publications, research, and statistics on violence committed by and against children and teens.

Kids Health: An exciting, safe place for kids to find out more about their bodies and feelings. Parents will find accurate, up-to-date information on important issues ranging from child behavior and development, to nutrition, general health, surgery, and immunizations. Medical professionals will find important resources that address their needs, too.

KidSource Online: Plenty of useful information on education, health care, and recreation.

NOAH
: New York Online Access to Health: A guide to the latest information and resources on more than a dozen health topics.


FAMILY INFORMATION
Parents Place.Com: An excellent parenting resource center. This site offers articles on pregnancy, breast feeding, baby, adolescence, parenting twins, step-parenting, single parenting, fathering, children's health and education, family activities, and more. PLUS, they offer opportunities for parenting dialog and for shopping.

Children's Television Workshop Family Corner: A test site featuring parenting information and Sesame Street activities for kids.

Family.com:Just for families sponsored by Disney.

Special Education Annual Notice Local school districts and the BLaST, Intermediate Unit # 17 have developed policies in accord with federal and state regulations and guidelines to insure the provision of a free appropriate education to all school-aged children, including those with disabilities.





TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION
Family PC is a magazine devoted to using the computer at home with your family. The online version contains many of the articles and ideas from the magazine.

Internet World is a great magazine which will keep you up-to-date on the latest and greatest news about using the Internet.