You need to stay healthy in order to do many of the things that you like to do. These pages will help you to learn how you can take care of your daily health needs and to know when it's time to get medical help.

• Make sure that you are eating the right foods and doing the right things every day to take care of your body.
• Receive answers to some common questions that you might ask yourself when you are not feeling well, such as when to call your doctor.
• Learn about the proper use of common and prescription medications.
• Get some great ideas on how you can get stronger and stay healthier.
• Find great places that you can visit to help you lead a happier and healthier life.

The National Down Syndrome Society has established a website for people with Down syndrome, Club NDSS.

• Self-advocates can learn how to use the Internet at the Club NDSS Computer Center.
• You can learn about relationships, proper eating, healthy living, safety, and spirituality in the Live Healthy pages.
• You can learn about school, volunteerism, music and dance, sports, television, and art and writing in the School and Free Time section.
• Write and submit your own self-advocacy statement, learn about self-advocacy, self-determination, leadership, issues, and self-advocate statements in the Club NDSS Self-Advocacy area.
• Don't miss the Be Independent pages, where you can read about housing, employment, transition, life skills, money, and safety.
• The About Chris Burke pages are coming soon.