Teen Health Resources

© David Sanger

This guide is for Alaska teens and the adults in their lives. Click links on the left or tabs above to find resources and tools for navigating adolescent health issues. Start with these helpful sites:

Alaska SLED Databases—electronic resources licensed for all Alaskans, including:

• Teen Health & Wellness—award-winning database with up-to-date, nonjudgmental information and self-help support on disease and wellness, drugs and alcohol, sexuality and sexual health, gender identity, mental health, racism, suicide and self-harm, school and work satisfaction and safety, home life, and more
• Live Homework Help—online tutoring service where live tutors help with math problems, test preparation, resume writing, and more
• Explora—easy-to-browse categories organized by popular topic to inspire research ideas explorable in health and education databases

iknowmine—website established by the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium HIV/STD Prevention Program to provide Alaska Native and rural Alaska youth with holistic health education and resources to promote healthy lifestyle choices

MedlinePlus—high-quality, trusted health information from National Library of Medicine presented in an easy-to-read format and available in English, Spanish, and other languages, including a medical encyclopedia with illustrations

Alaska Medical Library

uaa.aml@alaska.edu

phone: 907‐786‐1870