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Free Rice

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Free Rice

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Life and Death in the Age of Malaria

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Life and Death in the Age of Malaria

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“This game teaches you about malaria and how to reduce the risk of contracting it when traveling abroad.” The player has the option to take a pre-knowledge quiz. The job of the player is “to advise travel abroad students about disease prevention and help them to return home safely.” During the game, the player can consult health care specialists.

Personal Trainer: Walking

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Personal Trainer: Walking

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"Personal Trainer: Walking helps you keep track of your daily walking routine, and aids in working towards a happy, healthy life rhythm! Two included Activity Meter™ accessories let you and a friend or family member trace the steps you take each and every day. Ease of use and a range of fun activities make it easy to get in step!"

Milk Matters: The Great Escape, Cow Bop Game, Milk Matters Puzzle

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Milk Matters: The Great Escape, Cow Bop Game, Milk Matters Puzzle

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Published by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Milk Matters is a free, online collection of interactive games designed to educate players about the importance of calcium and how it affects bone strength and tooth enamel. Each game offers information about calcium and tips for selecting foods that contain calcium.

My Stop Smoking Coach with Allen Carr

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My Stop Smoking Coach with Allen Carr

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My Stop Smoking Coach with Allen Carr is designed to help players quit smoking tobacco. This Nintendo DS game is based on the philosophies of Allen Carr and is intended to be an entertaining, challenging, and helpful way to stop smoking.

Pajama Sam 3: You Are What You Eat From Your Head To Your Feet

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Pajama Sam 3: You Are What You Eat From Your Head To Your Feet

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This game was designed to educate children about eating healthy foods and staying away from sweets. Players help track down four delegates missing from an emergency peace conference to help bring healthy foods to a chaotic island population that eats only sweets. This game can be played on a PC, Macintosh, or PlayStation.

Makoto Sports Arena

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Makoto Sports Arena

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This exergame takes place in a boxing ring. Players can get a full-body workout by using their arms and legs to respond to visual and audio cues located on each corner of the arena. Reaction time and accuracy are recorded and stored so that players can compete against themselves and other players.

Brain Gain

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Brain Gain

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Developed by Playnormous, Brain Gain is a free, online quiz game that challenges players’ knowledge of health and exercise. Players must answer a serious of questions related to nutrition and ways to stay healthy, but they must hurry before time runs out.