www.allkidscovered.com     
    This web site has information on the new health insurance program for students.  You can read more about the program as well as pre-register you child for the program.

http://www.healthinschools.org/sh/influenza.asp
    Web site with information about the flu.

 http://www.scholastic.com/familymatters/parentguides/afterschool.htm
    Part of the Scholastic web site.  It offers ideas to parents for after school activities for their children.

 http://www.dhs.state.il.us/chp/ofh/schoolhealth/index.asp
    School Health Program Website:  Illinois Department of Human Services- Office of Family Health- School Health Program

 http://www.healthinschools.org/2004/feb10_alert.asp
    As part of a campaign to increase children's and adolescents' awareness of the importance of calcium in their diets, especially in the bone-growth years from 12 to 19, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development is introducing a new series of games on its "Milk Matters" website.

www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov
    For more information on "Take A Stand.  Lend A Hand.  Stop Bullying Now!" go to the web site , or call 1-888-ASK-HRSA.

Parents of kids age two and up can now check a handy website every six months to help determine if their children's weight gains or losses are heading in the right direction. Scientists at the ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, developed the easy-to-use, online resource and based it on growth charts issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In just a few minutes spent at their computer, parents can easily calculate their child's BMI, or Body Mass Index, and put it into
perspective by viewing the youngster's BMI percentile on a helpful graph. They can do this by simply enter the child's age, height, gender and weight at:
http://www.kidsnutrition.org/bodycomp/bmiz2.html
 
http://www.housingactionil.org/publications/2008HousingBriefingBook.pdf
This links is to a document that describes affordable housing and why it is important for Illinois.