Youth
Here's some information to help you make informed decisions about your health:
Alcohol and Drugs
What are drugs? Why do people use them? How do they affect your life? Even if you don't drink or use drugs, you probably know someone who does. We have information to help peers and youth groups deal with alcohol and other drug-related issues.
Body Image
How you feel about yourself is very important!
Eat Wisely
Good nutrition is all about making healthy food choices and achieving and maintaining a healthy weight. Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating can help you make healthy nutrition decisions.
Check out  Canada's Guide to Healthy Eating and Physical Activity for quizzes and animated videos.
Exercise
Being active can also help you feel really good about yourself. Canada's Physical Activity Guide for Youth can help you make choices about physical activity.
Depression
If you need help now, call the Kid's Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868
Disease
Family Issues
Parents and You
Having trouble relating to your parents? Get your parents to relate to you. Point them to Parenting teens or check out The Parent-Teen Relationship.
Violence and Abuse
It's Your Health
More health and safety information can be found in our It's Your Health section. Topics include:
Sexuality and Relationships
For guidelines and resources, information on sexually transmitted infections (STI) and a list of helpline numbers, consult the Sexual Health and Sexually Transmitted Infections Web site of the Public Health Agency of Canada.
HIV, AIDS and STDs
See What you need to know about STIs and information on Condoms.
Smoking
You may think you've heard it all before -- smoking causes cancer,
smoking makes your fingers turn yellow.
There are a few facts
you might not have heard before -- who benefits from the sale
of tobacco products, why movie stars' smoking is even better than
TV advertising and that even young smokers can suffer from respiratory
effects.
It's all there on our Web site, You
and Me, Smokefree. Other features include an interactive Quit4Life
guide designed for youth wanting to quit and a Real
Cost Tool so you can see how much money you'll save by
not smoking.
Sun Safety
Health Canada shares a joint initiative with Environment Canada called the UV Index Sun Awareness Program. This program is aimed at elementary and high school teachers to teach their students how to use the UV index as a tool to better protect themselves from the harmful UV rays from the sun. Consult our UV Index Sun Awareness Program section to learn more about the program, consult our resources and register your school.
Risky Behaviours
Injuries are a leading cause of death for people under age 20 and motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of injury death.
More Information
If you need help now, call the Kid's Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868
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