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Online Web Site Promotes Health Awareness in Teens

CORVALLIS, OR - August 18, 1999
An exciting new web site promises to introduce a new twist to the Internet by providing an area oriented towards teenagers. Newly released, THINK, the Teenage Health Interactive Network, was created to help young adults learn more about nutrition, sports, and physical as well as mental health. Built by Jonathan Brownell, a teenager himself, THINK allows teens to communicate with peers, teachers, and medical professionals around the world through popular chat rooms and online message forums. Already heavily acclaimed by teachers, doctors, and other Internet sites, THINK is quickly expanding.

"This site has incredible potential," said Dr. John Goudie, a widely respected teacher in the field of nutritional health. Among the many topics covered by THINK, addictions, teen psychology, nutrition, and sports are very relevant issues to today's young adults. THINK articles are reliable and have many credible references, as well as being written in easy-to-understand English rather than just a bunch of medical jargon. The entire site is oriented towards teens, and special attention was applied to creating a colorful, appealing, and interactive online layout and navigational system.

Brownell, a Corvallis, OR, resident, collaborated with Robin Liss, a high-school student in Kalamazoo, MI, to build the site. They originally met through their common interest in Web site design, and worked together over the Internet to produce THINK. The site represents many hundreds of hours of work of web development, focus group testing, and work with doctors and hospitals from around the nation.

THINK also includes many collaborative and interactive resources to help teens learn with hands-on applications of health issues. Online videos, tools, relevant chat rooms, and forums all contribute to create an environment where teens can come to learn about the many different facets of health.

Visit THINK at http://www.teenagehealth.net/, or call (541) 753-8314 for more information.

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