Teen Health Concerns

STDs

National STD Hotline – (800) 227-8922

Saginaw County Department of Public Health
Testing services for AIDS/HIV and sexually transmitted diseases. Counseling services available also. Hours and location posted.

Teens Health – Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
Articles about STD types, prevention and treatments and resource links.

Drugs & Alchohol

Narcotics Anonymous Saginaw Bay Area – (989) 695-2977
Alcoholics Anonymous – Saginaw County Help Line – (989) 776-1241

Teens Health – Drugs & Alcohol
Smoking, drinking, and doing drugs can really affect people’s lives. Is your life affected? Discover the truth in this section.

Teen Diabetes

American Diabetes Association – For Teens
The mission of the Association is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.  Check out Planet-D, a website just for kids and teens with diabetes.

National Diabetes Education Program
The National Diabetes Education Program is a federally funded program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and includes over 200 partners at the federal, state, and local levels, working together to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with diabetes.

Teen Asthma

Teens Health – How Can I Deal With My Asthma?
Articles and resource links regarding asthma in the teen years.

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
Coping with asthma as a teen.

America Lung Association
Free interactive decision support tools to use in helping to decide treatment decisions for asthma.