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9th Inning is a free, online, baseball-themed quiz game designed to test players’ knowledge and understanding of nutrition. Each correct answer earns a homerun. Watch out because answering three questions wrong means you’re out!

This game for children focuses on nutrition and healthy eating habits, such as the importance of choosing fruits and vegetables and consistently eating healthy meals. It is mentioned in published research but there is no information about how to obtain the game.

In the children’s game American Horsepower Challenge , players create a horse avatar online and then place a pedometer on their own shoe to keep track of the number of steps they take throughout the day. Players are ranked according to the number of steps they take.

 This free quiz game developed by the Environmental Protection Agency tests players’ knowledge of air quality and pollution and their effects on health. Questions are multiple choice.

"Attack of the S. Mutans! is a multi-level adventure game in stereo Firsthand 3D for a team of five players per pod. Lab equipment includes polarized "safety" 3D goggles and hand-held game controllers that keep the play intuitive, dynamic and engaging."

Designed by young cancer patient Ben Duskin and LucasArts employee Eric Johnston, and funded by a grant from the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Ben’s Game helps cancer patients cope with their illness and relieves some of the pain and stress associated with cancer treatments. Players navigate through the body’s organs and destroy all the cancer cells in order to collect seven shields that serve as protection against seven side effects of chemotherapy: colds, barf, chicken pox, fever, bleeding, hair loss, and rash.

"Boogie is a music video game developed by Electronic Arts for the Wii, PlayStation 2 and Nintendo DS. Being touted as a party-game, it enables players to create their character, then use the Wii Remote and a microphone to sing and dance through it. Each song within the game can be performed either as a karaoke or as a dancing game. The game is based around an alien theme. It was one of the first games released in Brazil for the Wii."

A free, online game, Brain Circuit Central engages players in a brain-themed memory game. Players must memorize the pattern in which the neurons light up. Every time players miss the correct pattern, more and more neurons appear creating more complicated patterns to correctly memorize.

Brain Rules Games is a set of free, online mini-games that can educate players about the human brain. Each mini-game addresses a component of the brain such as neurons, neuronal growth, brain development, and anatomy.

Bronkie the Bronchiasaurus was developed to educate players about managing pediatric asthma. This game teaches players about asthma and ways to help prevent the onset of an asthma attack. Players must help find the missing wind machine pieces while avoiding common asthma attack triggers.

Build a Healthy Plate, by the American Diabetes Association, is designed to teach players the importance of a nutritious meal. Players are presented with an assortment of food from which to choose build their plates. To win this game, players must successfully create meals that include appropriate portions of food from each food group.

"Star Hill needs spirit! Its sports teams are in a major slump, and the whole town has given up on them. It’s so bad, the cheerleader squad is down to just one person! Take on the role of a cheerleader in this exciting rhythm adventure game! Use your stylus to guide your cheerleader through increasingly complex dances and cheerleading routines. The game’s story mode takes you on an adventure through school as you try to work your way up to a star cheerleader! Customize your character, enjoy a variety of mini-games, and find a little romance along the way!"

Developed by the Home Safety Council, this collection of free, online games is designed to teach children about dangerous situations and ways to stay safe.

"Cosmo’s Learning Systems™ introduces an innovation in learning for children of developmental age 2-to-8 years with and without disabilities. This unique family of learning tools features Mission Control™ and Cosmo's Play and Learn™ software."

"In partnership with the UVM College of Medicine and Dr. Peter Bingham & Amanda Woods, the Emergent Media Center took an innovative approach to reaching children with Cystic Fibrosis by creating an electronic game prototype encouraging the improved adoption of breathing exercises and furthering the research into the effectiveness of such a game."

Available for the PC, Dbaza’s Diabetes Education for Kids educational software was developed to help teach children basic principles of diabetes care and self-management.

Developed by the American Dental Association, Dental Space Odyssey focuses on teaching children the importance of maintaining clean and healthy teeth. Players journey through space searching for items that are missing from the kids of Smileyville. In order to find the items, players must demonstrate their knowledge of good dental hygiene.

Developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dining Decisions is a free, online game designed to teach children about appropriate food choices and portions. Set in a cafeteria, players choose from various foods to learn about the healthy ways to enjoy that food.

Developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agenday (FEMA), Disaster Math is a free, online quiz game for kids that incorporates math questions into disaster situations. There are several levels of difficulty; within each level are five math questions that are in some way related to disasters.