All About the Brain
- Brain Basics: Know Your Brain
- The Brain from Top to Bottom
- BrainFacts.org : 3D interactive brain model
- NIH Brain Explorer Activity (National Institutes of Health)
- BrainU: Neuroscience Concepts & Activities for grades 9-12
- The Brain, Pain, Prevention, & Anesthesia
An NIH Kahoot science game that helps students learn about neurons, the brain, and biomedical research. - Brain: overview of cerebral cortex (Khan Academy video)
- Brain: parts & functions (Khan Academy video)
- The Brain : a longer video talking about structure & function of different parts of the brain (Bozeman Science)
- Human Brain Project
- Whole Brain Atlas
Concussion
- Concussion
basic facts, images, statistics, & research as well as links to other related health topics; from MedlinePlus/National Library of Medicine - Concussion “StatPearls” – a mini-class on all aspects of concussion
- CDC Heads Up: Concussion Facts & Resources
- What Happens When You Have a Concussion (TedTalk)
- Concussion / Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) (video)
- How do Concussions Affect the Brain? (video)
- Overview of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) (video)
Addiction
Drugs, Brains, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction
From the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Everything You Think You Know About Addiction is Wrong (video)
How Addiction Happens (video)
Heroin and Veterans (video)
Why Are Drugs So Hard To Quit?
NIH Kahoot science game that helps students understand the science of addiction.
Biology: The Neuron and Nervous System
Khan Academy series (articles & videos)
The Life and Death of a Neuron
The Neuron (video)
Neuron Action Potential (video)
Synaptic Transmission (video)
What is Tolerance? (video)
Classical Conditioning (video)
Anatomical Terms in Neurology
directions, planes, white & gray matter
Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA) (video)
Alcohol and Your Brain
Take a rollercoaster ride through the brain to learn about alcohol’s harmful effects on five different brain structures.
NIDA Treatment and Recovery
National Institute on Drug Abuse
SAMHSA Recovery and Recovery Support
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
Find Treatment.gov
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Healthcare Careers
Exploring Careers in Health Science
A 4-minute video introduction to the different careers in the medical field. When we think of the medical field, we often think of doctors and nurses. However, there are several other careers that play a vital role in the health and science career cluster. Education requirements vary, but no matter the specialty, the healthcare field allows you to work with people on a daily basis. From WPBS.
Occupational Outlook Handbook: Healthcare Occupations
A career resource offering profiles on all types of jobs: what workers do, the work environment, education/training/qualifications required, and salary expectations. From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The PBS Career Center: Healthcare Careers
A 25-minute video episode exploring job opportunities in healthcare, going on-the-job with a nurse, and learning about a career training program for aspiring dental hygienists. Plus, a primer on a skill every healthcare professional must master.
Explore Health Careers (CNYAHEC )
Central New York Area Health Education Center programs, tools, and resources to learn about different health careers. They also offer Rural Immersion experiences, placing students in a rural healthcare setting for one week, and M.A.S.H. summer camp.
A Day in the Life of a:
- Physical Therapist
- Occupational Therapist
- Physician Assistant
- EMS/Paramedic
- Registered Nurse
- Nurse Practitioner
- Radiologist
- Pharmacist
General Resources
These sites have plenty of information on most health and medical topics.
- MedlinePlus
A great all-around resource from the National Library of Medicine (NLM), this site provides reliable information on many health topics. - Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Find information on the control and prevention of diseases, conditions, injury, and disability as well as information on healthy living. - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
A part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, NIH is the largest biomedical research agency in the world. This site provides broad and in-depth health information on a wide variety of diseases and conditions. - OMH Knowledge Center: Office of Minority Health
Provides access to the nation’s largest repository of information dedicated to the health of minority populations within the United States and its territories. Users can access health materials in more than 40 languages. The database identifies print and digital content leading to article, document, journal, and organizational records. - The Merck Manual
First published in 1899 as a small reference book for physicians and pharmacists, the Manual grew in size and scope to become one of the most widely used comprehensive medical resources for professionals and consumers. The Manual is a collaboration between hundreds of medical experts worldwide, an independent editorial board of peer reviewers, and editorial staff of physicians and professional medical writers. - MyHealthFinder
The federal government’s Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion maintains this health information site. Visitors to this site will find user-friendly access to fact sheets and answers to frequently-asked health questions. Check out the Browse Topics menu at the top of the page.
Kahn Academy
Learning resources for all ages and subjects. Online courses, lectures, instructional videos, practice exercises.
Anatomy and Physiology
A dynamic textbook for life science and allied health students. Organized by body system with links to external learning tools.
Boundless Anatomy and Physiology
* includes detailed sections of the brain and nervous system
Public Libraries in the United States
Links and contact information to local libraries everywhere.
North Country Library System (NCLS)