Wellsphere
www.wellsphere.com
Myriad opportunities to customize and personalize your health knowledge and support are available on this wide-ranging site. The suite of tools includes Wellphone, a platform that lets users send themselves text message reminders to go to the gym, receive daily fitness tips, search for local health and wellness resources, and log progress on their health goals—all from their mobile phones. Wellternatives helps users make healthier menu choices at restaurants.

Walkscore
www.walkscore.com
This site provides a “walkability score” for any U.S. address—allowing visitors to find walkable places to live, work, and visit. The site measures how easy it is to live a car-lite lifestyle—not how pretty the area is for walking. Visitors can explore the most walkable neighborhoods in 40 U.S. cities when visiting on vacation or business. The benefits of walking—for people and communities—is also included, along with guidelines for communities to improve their walk scores.

Stop Medicine Abuse
www.stopmedicineabuse.org
One in five teens has abused a prescription drug to get high, and one in 10 teens has abused OTC cough medicines to get high, according to data from the Partnership for a Drug-Free America. This site provides parents with information, resources, and tools designed to help them prevent such abuse. The site includes useful tips for talking with teens, testimonials, and a free e-newsletter.

Healthination
www.healthination.com
A compilation of health videos covering a multitude of topics including most common health conditions, birth control, cosmetic procedures, health insurance, smoking cessation, home safety, and first aid can be viewed at this userfriendly site. The short, informative videos are produced by medical professionals and include 3-D animation sequences that show how things work inside the body, as well as patients describing their challenges and real-life experiences coping with serious health issues.

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