:: Web Resource Review ::

Lets welcome our first new kid in the house (drum rolls)! Its http://kidshealth.org/ 

Upon the first page, we will realise there are 3 other sites within! From the main page, we can actually link to either Parents / Kid / Teens web page.

http://kidshealth.org/

Parents site only for parents? The answer is NO! Within each site, they provide information on health and nutrition, recipes, medical problems and more (you can see the left panel in the picture below). Its like if you want to understand or prepare meals for kids, you can look under kids site and also parents' site (there will be advices and all for parents to take care of kids so you can tap on it too!)


Teens site

Over here at teens site, it provides information not only on food, but also personal well-being such as your body / your mind / fitness. It covers a large area of study such as types of health condition, types of infection (bacteria, cold), tips on studying effectively etc. It also explains to us how to stop alcohol and drug abuse (thumbs up!) Sexual health here helps us to understand the physical change that teenagers face during growing up so that they will not feel awkward with all the changes.

Different recipes available

They provide recipes for use of information into our food studies / f & n / home econs too! =D They have healthy snacks, how to prepare food for people with certain health conditions such as diabetes and even vegetarian recipes!



My personal plan

What i like most is this personal plan =) There is one button at the bottom of the left panel. It teaches you to make specific goals or improvements for yourself (SPECIFIC and not just goal!) It may sound cliche but many of us especially for some teenagers, might not have goal for us to work towards to. If i ask you to sit down and think, you may not be able to come up with anything.

With the help of this planner, i believe the process will be easier =) As you go through the planner, read and think about what you are doing now and what you want to achieve. This is best done when you are alone and you will not be affected by people's opinion, so, remember to be truthful to yourself!

1) Is the web information up-to-date?

I will say yes the information are quite up-to-date.

2) Is it user-friendly: easy to navigate and retrieve information easily?

Yes! It is very user-friendly and easy to get information. Eveything has been grouped under each different tab so you just have to click and see what is inside each tab. And i like the layout and colour. Simple layout with colourful webpages yet it's not too over.

3) Can the content be understood easily?

The content is quite easy to understand and it's straight forward =)

4) What are the tools available for use in the website?

Sad to say, there isnt many tools for use like those that calculate your calories etc =( but they have a few interesting items.

a) Food journal - a simple journal for you to record what you eat and see your eating pattern. I would say this is quite helpful for people who wants to keep a watchout for their diet.

b) Food label - A rather informative page on what is found and meant in a food label.

c) The food guide pyramid - It's different from our healthy diet pyramid (HDP) but you can just spare a few minutes to read.

d) Body Mass Index (BMI) - they allow you to calculate your BMI. However the value we take to be healthy is different from what Americans take to be healthy hence it will be more appropriate to refer to Singapore's reference.

5) What other information is available other than our focus (food)?

Alot! As mentioned, it covers a wide range of topics which is applicable for your science lessons ;) so do make good use of the information. Do not misuse those information provided. If you need detailed information on food commodities like meat, seafood etc, you will need to find other web resource to complement the information that you have from this website.

Hope you enjoy navigating around the website! =)