Searchable Websites - The Office of Minority Health

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	Adult Physical Activity Information in the National Health Interview Survey The purpose of this site is to describe the history of NHIS adult physical activity questions and provide tools for identifying, accessing, and using NHIS physical activity data, collected since 1975.
	CDC Healthy Weight Website Achieving and maintaining a healthy weight isn't just about a "diet" or "program". It is part of an ongoing lifestyle that you can adopt now and stay with for years to come.
	National Birth Defects Prevention Network's Population-based Birth Defects Surveillance Programs This web page contains birth defects resources grouped by state as well as national and HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) links.
	CDC's Folic Acid Page This page provides useful information on folic acid including FAQs, a list of cereals that contain folic acid, a folic acid quiz, information on the National Folic Acid Campaign and a section for health professionals.
	National Birth Defects Prevention Network This web site offers a network formed to establish local, state and national birth defect resources. The focus is on surveillance and research, identifying prevention strategies, and assisting families and their providers.
	March of Dimes Ever on the vanguard in research into birth defects, this organization provides a one-stop shopping platform that has something for everyone from the novice as well as the advanced user.
	Birth Defects (from A-Z) The information on this web page is categorized into useful chunks such as Diagnosis/Symptoms, Prevention/Screening, Coping and Specific Conditions. It is a great starting page for learning about birth defects.
	Make Your Calories Count Make Your Calories Count is an interactive online learning program that is also available in a downloadable format. It is designed to help you understand and use the nutrition facts label in order to plan a healthy diet while managing calorie intake.
	NHLBI Your Guide To Better Health Series The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has developed The Your Guide series featuring compelling testimonials from people about their real-life experiences with heart disease and sleep disorders.
	National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion: Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity CDC's Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity (DNPA) takes a public health approach to address the role of nutrition and physical activity in improving the public's health and preventing and controlling chronic diseases.
	Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) The Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, part of the HHS Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is responsible for promoting and protecting the public's health by ensuring that the nation's food supply is safe, sanitary, wholesome, and honestly labeled, and that cosmetic products are safe and properly labeled. This website provides a variety of information including consumer advice, food packaging and labeling, dietary supplements, foodborne illness and safety, and nutrition.
	Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP) CNPP works to improve the health and well-being of Americans by developing and promoting dietary guidance that links scientific research to the nutrition needs of consumers. This site provides information about: the food guide pyramid, dietary guidelines, and other useful resources.
	National Cancer Institute's "9 A Day Campaign" The national campaign encourages African American men to eat nine servings of fruits and vegetables a day. African American men are among the most seriously affected by diet-related chronic diseases and have the lowest overall consumption of fruits and vegetables.
	Nutrition Assistance Programs The US Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service increases food security and reduces hunger in partnership with cooperating organizations by providing children and low-income people access to food, a healthful diet, and nutrition education in a manner that supports American agriculture and inspires public confidence. This website provides in-depth information about nutrition and several nutrition assistance programs including the Food Stamp Program, various child nutrition programs, the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program, and more.
	Healthier and Safer Food into the 21st Century This web site lists food safety tips from the Environmental Health Services Division of the Centers of Disease Control, including CDCs Food Safety Initiative, Infectious Diseases, and Food Net. It also provides links to the Food and Drug Administration's website on Food Security.
	Healthier US.Gov HealthierUS.gov is a source of credible, accurate information to help Americans choose to live healthier lives. This site focuses on prevention, nutrition, physical fitness, and healthy choices.
	MyPyramid.gov This is a very new tool where people could go and find all the information they need to make healthy and smart choices for eating, tips to add physical activity to their lives, and create a plan to live by. MyPyramid's central message is "Steps to a Healthier You." MyPyramid replaces the Food Guide Pyramid introduced in 1992, and is part of an overall food guidance system that emphasizes the need for a more individualized approach to improving diet and lifestyle.
	5 A Day 5 A Day for Better Health is a national program and partnership that seeks to increase the number of daily servings of fruits and vegetables Americans eat to five or more.