Welcome to an exclusive service of MediaLiteracy.com -- links to free downloadable media literacy fact sheets, discussion guides and other materials, organized by subject category. These organizations have excellent materials on media and health issues. See our other subject categories.

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available from the Center for a Commercial-Free Childhood

• The Commercialization of Play
• Marketing, Materialism, and Family Stress
• Food Marketing and Childhood Obesity
• Marketing Violence to Children
• Marketing Sex to Children
• Marketing, Body Image and Eating Disorders
• Alcohol Marketing and Underage Drinking
• Tobacco Marketing and Children

available from the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth (some are PDF files, on others look for "printable version" link)

• Summary Brochure: Alcohol Marketing and Youth (eight-page color brochure packed with statistics; available in Spanish)
• Children, Youth Saw Over 30% More Alcohol Ads on Television in 2004 than in 2001
• Alcohol Advertising and Promotion
• African-American Youth and Alcohol Advertising
• Alcohol Advertising and Youth
• Alcohol Advertising on Sports Television, 2001 to 2003
• Hispanic Youth and Alcohol Advertising
• Television, Alcohol Ads and Youth in 2003
• The Internet, Alcohol, and Youth
• and a full-color gallery of both print and television alcohol advertising, with printable ads

available from the Kaiser Family Foundation

• New Report on Educational Media for Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers -- December 2005
• Sex on TV 4 -- November 2005
• Generation M: Media in the Lives of 8-18 Year-olds -- March 2005
• The Effects of Electronic Media on Children Ages Zero to Six: A History of Research -- January 2005
• e-Health and the Elderly: How Seniors Use the Internet for Health -- January 2005
• Survey of African Americans About HIV/AIDS Media Campaigns
• Media, Youth, and Civic Engagement -- Fact Sheet -- October 2004
• Tweens, Teens, and Magazines – Fact Sheet -- October 2004
• Entertainment Education and Health in the United States -- April 2004
• The Role of Media in Childhood Obesity -- February 2004
• Parents and Media -- July 2003
• Children and the News: Coping with Terrorism, War and Everyday Violence -- April 2003

available from the Media Education Foundation

• Substances As Stress Relievers: Deconstructing Advertisements
• Deconstructing An Alcohol Advertisement
• Using Media Education to Raise Awareness About Domestic Violence
• Media Violence and Children: Statistics

available from the National Institute of Media and the Family

• Computer and Video Game Addiction
• Television and Obesity Among Children
• Children and Media Violence
• Effects of Advertising on Childrens Use of Tobacco
• Children and Advertising
• Alcohol Advertising and Youth
• Children's Advertising and Gender Roles
• Effects of Video Game Playing on Children
• Media's Effects on Girls: Body Image and Gender Identity
• Internet Filters: Making Web Surfing Safer for Children
• Television Professional Wrestling and Children
• Dr. David Walsh shares tips for Talking with Children about War
• Tips for Helping Children Cope with War and Terrorism
• Safety Tips for Surfing the Net
• Institute reports on media violence video games and more

available from Media-Awareness, the awesome Canadian media literacy site

• Teacher Lesson Plans (search on the right-hand bar) on Body image, Gender portrayal, Nutrition, Tobacco Advertising, Video games, Violence
• Issues section: printer-friendly materials on media violence

available from PBS TeacherSource: lesson plans and activities searchable by grade level. Sample titles (not all titles available for all grade levels):

• Abuse & Addiction
• Death & Dying
• Diet & Nutrition
• Exercise & Lifestyle Choices
• Illness & Disease
• Fitness & Nutrition
• Social & Emotional Health
• The Body
• Emotional Development

available from Tolerance.org

Talk to Kids about Body Image (look for "printer-friendly" link)