Educational Resource

US PharmD

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Description: 

"Pharmacy related resources for the consumers, students, pharmacists, and health care professionals. Includes drug information, reliable links, and pharmacy school data."

Health topic:
Health Care and Medicine

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Free
Online

Social Tags:
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Doctor of Pharmacy
Health
Labor
Pharmacist
Pharmacy
Social Issues
Technology

Resource type:
Educational Resource

Target Population:
General Audience

Calais Document Category:
Health
Labor
Social Issues
Technology

URL:
http://www.uspharmd.com

Game platform:
Internet


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Ocean Breeze Games

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Description: 

"Free online games with high score boards. Compete with your friends or the world."

Health topic:
Social Issues and Skills

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Download
Free
Online

Target Population:
Adults
Teens
Young Adults

Social Tags:
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Document
Technology
XML

Game platform:
Computer
Internet

Resource type:
Educational Resource

URL:
http://www.oceanbreezegames.com

Calais Document Category:
Technology


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Kidnetic.com

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Description: 

"Kidnetic.com, the Kidnetic.com Leader’s Guide, and the Kidnetic.com Real-Life Guide for Parents together comprise an integrated educational resource. The Web site is designed for kids aged 9-12 and their families, the Leader’s Guide is a lesson-based curriculum guide for health professionals and educators to use when working with patients and students, and the Parents’ Guide provides quick and easy-to-use information just for parents. All components of Kidnetic.com promote healthy eating and active living in a way that is fun and relevant.”

Health topic:
Exercise and Fitness
Food and Nutrition

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Free
Online

Social Tags:
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Document
Education
International Food Information Council
Science
Technology
XML

Target Population:
Children
Pre-Teens

Calais Document Category:
Education
Technology

Resource type:
Educational Resource

URL:
http://www.kidnetic.com

Game platform:
Internet


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Social Skill Builder

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Description: 

This software helps kids learn and continue to build the skills of problem solving, friendship/life skills, critical thinking, emotions, and consequences. “The programs use interactive videos to teach key social thinking, language and behavior that are critical to everyday living.” These programs are designed for children with Autism and special needs. The software uses real life scenarios to engage children in answering questions, making judgments, and establishing outcomes.

Organization: 
Health topic:
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Cognition
Mental Health
Social Issues and Skills

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Purchase

Social Tags:
Autism
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Cognition
Critical thinking
Document
Education
Learning
Life skills
Psychology
Skill
Social Thinking
Technology

Game platform:
CD/DVD
Computer

Resource type:
Educational Resource

URL:
http://www.socialskillbuilder.com/products.htm

Technical Expertise Required:
Low

Calais Document Category:
Technology

Target Population:
Young Children


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MyStudentBody

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Description: 

"The mission of MyStudentBody is to empower students, families, and administrators to positively impact campus communities in the areas of alcohol, drugs, and wellness. Our approach emphasizes evidence-based, comprehensive prevention to educate and motivate students to make healthy decisions."

Health topic:
Food and Nutrition
Prevention
Sexual Health
Smoking
Stress and Coping
Substance Abuse

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Online
Register

Social Tags:
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National Institutes of Health
Technology
XML

Resource type:
Educational Resource

Game platform:
Internet

Organization:
National Institute of Health

Calais Document Category:
Technology

Target Population:
Teens
Young Adults


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Lumosity

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Description: 

"Luminosity is a site specializing in mental-challenge games to test your speed, reflexes and smarts. The site boasts that regularly playing games on the site will increase your mental acuity and smarts. Luminosity is designed to provide the brain with a 10-minute workout per day, which is said to improve the health and function of the brain over time...The site offers free accounts to new visitors, which requires only a valid email account. Registered users have access to a number of games that are designed to develop greater mental speed, memory, attention, flexibility and problem solving."

Organization: 
Health topic:
Brain
Cognition
Mental Health

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Free
Online
Register

Social Tags:
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Luminosity
Lumosity
Physics
Technology

Events Facts:
Contact Details

Resource type:
Educational Resource

Target Population:
General Audience

Game platform:
Internet

Company:
Lumos Labs

Calais Document Category:
Technology


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Miniclip.com

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Description: 

"Miniclip.com is the world's largest online games website with over 57.1 million unique users per month. It has grown rapidly through organic, word of mouth marketing, without any paid advertising. The company was founded and funded in 2001 by, Robert Small, a games enthusiast fresh out of university and Tihan Presbie, a computerized financial futures trader. Miniclip has seen dramatic growth since inception and has been profitable for seven years. It now operates in 15 languages and has a truly global presence."

Organization: 
How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Free
Online

Social Tags:
Browser-based game websites
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Miniclip
Technology
Websites
XML

Resource type:
Educational Resource

Target Population:
General Audience

Game platform:
Internet

Calais Document Category:
Technology


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iAutistic

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Description: 

"An autism awareness website dedicated to the silently courageous among us: the parents who spent sleepless nights, the teachers who went the extra mile, the friends & colleagues who believed, and the autistic who strives to accept humanity."

Organization: 
Health topic:
Autism Spectrum Disorders

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Free
Online

Social Tags:
Abnormal psychology
Autism
Autism spectrum
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Clinical psychology
Psychology
Technology
XML

Resource type:
Educational Resource

Person:
Eric Chen

Target Population:
General Audience

Game platform:
Internet

Calais Document Category:
Technology


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girlshealth.org

Description: 

"Welcome to the girlshealth.gov web site! This site was created to help girls (ages 10-16) learn about health, growing up, and issues they may face. It focuses on health topics that girls are concerned about and helps motivate them to choose healthy behaviors by using positive, supportive, and non-threatening messages. The site gives girls reliable, useful information on the health issues they will face as they become young women and tips on handling relationships with family and friends, at school and at home."

Organization: 
Health topic:
Exercise and Fitness
Food and Nutrition
Safety
Social Issues and Skills
Substance Abuse

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Free
Online

Social Tags:
CDATA
Technology
XML

Resource type:
Educational Resource

URL:
http://www.girlshealth.gov

Game platform:
Internet

Target Population:
Pre-Teens
Teens

Calais Document Category:
Technology


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Best Bones Forever!

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Description: 

"The Best Bones Forever!™ Campaign encourages girls to get active and eat more foods with calcium and vitamin D. Why is this important? Because getting lots of physical activity and snacking on foods with calcium and vitamin D are what's best for your bones! Healthy bones are important to help you grow strong and stay strong forever!"

Organization: 
Health topic:
Bone and Joint Problems
Food and Nutrition

How to Obtain (Games, Resources):
Online

Target Population:
Adults
Pre-Teens
Teens

Social Tags:
Best Bones Forever
Biology
Bone
Calcium
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Chemistry
Nutrition
Technology
Vitamin

Resource type:
Educational Resource
Health/Medical Resource

Game platform:
Internet

Calais Document Category:
Technology

Product:
vitamin D


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