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Publications & web sites

1.  Awake at the Wheel - Sleep is more important than you may know. Learn the top 5 reasons teens need to get enough sleep, and find out what you can do to avoid drowsy driving.
2.   On the Teen Scene: A Balanced Look At the Menstrual Cycle - This on-line publication contains information geared towards teens that explains the menstrual cycle and associated symptoms of menstruation. It also provides a glossary of related terms.
3. The Environmental Protection Agency's SunWise Kids Program - Check out this cool program on sun protection from the EPA. Think you know everything there is to know about the UV index and the ozone layer? Take the EPA's challenge and find out!
4. A Guide to Puberty and Menstrual Cycles (Copyright © by the Center for Young Women's Health, Children's Hospital) - This fact sheet describes the menstrual cycle (monthly period) and puberty, which is the stage where a child's body matures and changes to become capable of reproduction.

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1. Center for Young Women’s Health

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Last updated May 2004

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