Breastfeed Your Baby: Quick Guide to Healthy Living
If you can, breastfeed your baby for the first 6 to 12 months. Breast milk has just the right amount of nutrients to help your baby grow and stay healthy.... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Drink in Moderation: Quick Guide to Healthy Living
There are many reasons to cut down or stop drinking, such as improving your health or getting along better with your family. Learn more about the benefits of drinking in moderation.... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Eat Healthy: Quick Guide to Healthy Living
A healthy diet can help protect you from heart disease, bone loss, colorectal cancer, and diabetes. If you eat a healthy diet and exercise, you can keep your body strong and fit.... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Get a Bone Density Test: Quick Guide to Healthy Living
If you are age 65 or older, it’s time to get a test to find out your bone strength. A bone density test will tell you if you are at risk for osteoporosis. ... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Get a Flu Shot: Quick Guide to Healthy Living
The best way to prevent the flu is to get a flu shot. Adults age 50 and older should get a flu shot every year.... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Get a Pneumonia Shot: Quick Guide to Healthy Living
Pneumonia is a serious illness. It can lead to infections of the lungs, the blood, or the brain. Don’t wait – talk to your doctor about the pneumonia shot.... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Get Active: Quick Guide to Healthy Living
People of all ages benefit from exercise. It doesn’t matter how out-of-shape you feel or how long you have been inactive.... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Get Enough Calcium: Quick Guide to Healthy Living
Your body needs calcium to build strong bones. Many people are at risk for osteoporosis, or weak bones, which develops slowly over many years. Getting enough calcium each day will help prevent osteopo... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Get Enough Folic Acid: Quick Guide to Healthy Living
Folic acid can prevent birth defects of the baby’s brain or spine if a woman takes it before and during pregnancy.... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Get Screened: Quick Guide to Healthy Living
Many diseases can be prevented or cured if they are found early. That’s why it’s so important to get screened.... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Get Tested for Breast Cancer: Quick Guide to Healthy Living
A mammogram along with a breast exam by your doctor or nurse can find breast cancer early. ... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Get Tested for Cervical Cancer: Quick Guide to Healthy Living
The best thing you can do to prevent cervical cancer is to get regular Pap tests.... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Get Tested for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea and Syphilis: Quick Guide to Healthy Living
Chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis can be easily treated with antibiotics, but it’s important that you get treated right away. The sooner these sexually transmitted diseases are found, the easier they... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Get Tested for Colorectal Cancer: Quick Guide to Healthy Living
Men and women age 50 and older should be tested regularly for colorectal cancer.... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Get Tested for HIV: Quick Guide to Healthy Living
It’s important to get tested for HIV if you are at high risk of infection. Many doctors recommend that all teens and adults get tested.... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Get Your Blood Pressure Checked: Quick Guide to Healthy Living
Starting at age 18, you should check your blood pressure at least every 2 years. Lowering your blood pressure can reduce your risk of heart disease and stroke – and can help you live a longer, healthi... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Get Your Cholesterol Checked: Quick Guide to Healthy Living
Adults age 20 and older should get their cholesterol checked with a simple blood test at least once every 5 years. Lowering your cholesterol can reduce your risk of heart disease and stroke – and can... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Get Your Hearing Checked: Quick Guide to Healthy Living
One out of three (1 in 3) Americans over age 65 has a hearing problem. It is important to get your hearing checked. Your doctor may refer you to a hearing specialist.
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National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Get Your Vision Checked: Quick Guide to Healthy Living
If you are age 65 or older, have your eyes checked every 1–2 years. People with diabetes should have their eyes checked more often.... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Have a Healthy Pregnancy: Quick Guide to Healthy Living
If you are pregnant, get important prenatal tests and see your doctor or midwife regularly. Women who get prenatal care have healthier babies.... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Learn About Colorectal Cancer: Quick Guide to Healthy Living
Cancer of the colon or rectum is called colorectal cancer. Colorectal cancer has no signs or symptoms and can spread to other parts of your body if undetected and untreated. Many cases can be prevente... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Learn About Diabetes: Quick Guide to Healthy Living
You may be at risk for diabetes if you are overweight, exercise fewer than three times a week, are over 40, have high blood pressure or cholesterol, or are African American, Latino, American Indian, ... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Learn About Heart Disease: Quick Guide to Healthy Living
Certain factors increase your risk of getting heart disease. You are at a higher risk if you are a woman age 55 or older, a man age 45 or older, or related to someone who had early heart disease.
... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Learn About Osteoporosis: Quick Guide to Healthy Living
Anyone can get osteoporosis, but it’s most common in older women. The older you are, the greater your risk of osteoporosis. One out of every two (1 in 2) women and one in four (1 in 4) men over the ag... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Learn About Overweight and Obesity: Quick Guide to Healthy Living
If you are not physically active every day, you are at risk for becoming overweight or obese--especially if you are not eating a healthy diet. If you are overweight or obese, you are at a higher risk ... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Lower Your Risk of Falling: Quick Guide to Healthy Living
As people age, poor balance and flexibility can cause falls and broken bones. A broken bone (called a fracture) in an older person can cause pain, hospital stays, or disability.... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Manage Stress: Quick Guide to Healthy Living
Learning how to manage stress can help prevent serious health problems such as heart disease, depression, and high blood pressure.... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Prevent Back Pain: Quick Guide to Healthy Living
The best way to prevent back pain is to keep your back muscles strong. It’s much easier to prevent a back injury than to live with back pain.... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Protect Your Skin from the Sun: Quick Guide to Healthy Living
Most skin cancer appears after age 50, but damage from the sun starts at a young age. By protecting your skin from the sun today, you can prevent skin cancer later in life.... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Quit Smoking: Quick Guide to Healthy Living
Smoking is a preventable cause of death and disease in the United States. ... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Take Aspirin Every Day: Quick Guide to Healthy Living
Aspirin can improve the flow of blood to the heart and brain. This reduces your risk of heart attack or stroke.... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Take Care of Your Teeth and Gums: Quick Guide to Healthy Living
Teeth are meant to last a lifetime. Taking good care of your teeth now can help prevent problems as you grow older.... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Talk to a Doctor About Depression: Quick Guide to Healthy Living
Depression is a real illness. Most people with depression feel better when they get treatment. That’s why it is important to talk to a doctor as soon as possible.... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Watch Your Weight: Quick Guide to Healthy Living
Staying at a healthy weight can help prevent diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, and disability.... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Activity Log 
Keep a record of your physical activities with this diary.... Details >
President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports |
Activity Tracker
This tool lets you set your physical activity goals, enter and save your physical activity on a calendar, track and view a graph of your progress, and earn a certificate for reaching your goals.... Details >
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Aging: A Healthy Lifestyle
As women live out their later years, they must be able to enjoy their later years to the fullest extent. One way to do this is to lead a lifestyle that promotes health, lowers risks, and in general he... Details >
American Medical Women's Association |
Aim for A Healthy Weight!: Information for Patients and the Public
These guidelines from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute present a new approach for the assessment of overweight and obesity and establish principles of safe and effective weight loss. Calc... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health |
BAM! Body and Mind
BAM! Body and Mind is an online destination for kids 9-13 years old created to give them information to make healthy lifestyle choices. The site focuses on topics that kids say are important to them —... Details >
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Better Health and You: Tips for Adults
Also available in: Spanish
This site provides a variety of information including tips for healthy eating, quick breakfast ideas, easy snack ideas, and more to help you keep a healthy weight.... Details >
Weight-Control Information Network, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases |
Body and Soul: A Celebration of Healthy Eating and Living
Body and Soul is a health program developed for African American churches. The program encourages church members to eat a healthy diet rich in fruits and vegetables every day for better health.... Details >
National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health |
Calling All Kids!
This kids-only web site provides answers in the form of articles, features, animations, and games to questions on how the body works, how to keep the body healthy, how one gets sick, and how to keep s... Details >
Nemours Foundation |
Carbohydrate Calculator
Find the right amount of carbohydrates recommended for your diet.... Details >
University of Maryland Medical Center |
Cholesterol Reduction Calculator
Answer 10 questions to learn your risk of developing heart disease.... Details >
University of Maryland Medical Center |
Consumer Reports on Health Care
Consumer Reports on Health is a monthly, 12-page health newsletter published in print and in electronic form by Consumers Union. The newsletter offers independent, unbiased news, information, and reco... Details >
Consumers Union |
Daily Food and Activity Diary
Write down your diet and exercise goals in this daily diary.... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health |
Eating Right the Girl Power! Way
Girls learn about good nutrition, choosing healthy foods and using food labels to make smart snack choices. Dieting advice and word games are included.... Details >
SAMHSA's National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information |
Energize Yourself and Your Family: A Guide for African-Americans and their Families
Being healthy and active can help give you the energy to keep up with the demands of your busy life, take better care of yourself, and be there for the people who depend on you.... Details >
Weight-Control Information Network, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases |
Everyday Choices for a Healthier Life: Everydaychoices.org
The American Cancer Society, American Diabetes Association and American Heart Association have joined together in a historic collaboration to encourage the prevention and early detection of cancer, di... Details >
American Cancer Society |
Exercise for Older Adults
Learn about the benefits of exercise for older adults. This document offers safe exercises to try, video clips, and instructions on how to chart your progress.
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National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Exercise Your Way to Health
Also available in: Chinese-Traditional
Studies show that people who exercise regularly have a lower chance of heart attack, cancer, high blood pressure, and many other chronic diseases. This document offers suggestions to help you get star... Details >
Chinese Community Health Resource Center |
Fat Intake Calculator
Find the right amount of fat recommended for your diet.... Details >
University of Maryland Medical Center |
Fight Stress With Healthy Habits
Healthy habits can protect you from the harmful effects of stress. This article provides 10 positive healthy habits you may want to develop, including talk with family and friends, accept the things y... Details >
American Heart Association |
For Kids: Alliance for a Healthier Generation
This site provides interactive games, flyers of information available for print, and clips intended for kids to prevent obesity and maintain a healthy lifestyle. ... Details >
Alliance for a Healthier Generation |
For Parents: The Alliance for a Healthier Generation
This site provides obesity prevention tools and resources for parents to use on the front lines--when eating out, at home, at school, and at the doctor's. ... Details >
Alliance for a Healthier Generation |
Global Health Odyssey: Virtual Tour for Kids
Children are introduced to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), its agency's and partners. CDC programs and activities for protecting the health of people from disease, injury and di... Details >
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Healthy Habits – SeniorNet
This page provides seniors with health habits information about Alzheimer, weight lifting, tai chi, and more.... Details >
SeniorNet |
Healthy Living - Health Publication
This publication from the National Medical Association (NMA) is designed for physicians and their patients. This is a communication vehicle the NMA is using to help improve the quality of health among... Details >
National Medical Association |
Healthy Weight for Men Calculator
Find out what your ideal weight should be.... Details >
Calorie Control Council |
Healthy Weight for Women Calculator
Find out what your healthy weight range should be.... Details >
Calorie Control Council |
Hearts N' Parks
Hearts N' Parks is a national, community-based program supported by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health and the National Recreation and Park Asso... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health |
Helping your Child: Tips for Parents
Also available in: Spanish
This site provides tips for parents to help their child-and the whole family-learn healthy eating and physical activity habits.... Details >
Weight-Control Information Network, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases |
Holidays the Healthy Way
To avoid holiday weight gain, balance the calories you consume with the calories you burn. Physical activity and moderate food choices will help. This page provides tips that are gifts you can give yo... Details >
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
How to Get a Second Opinion
Even though doctors may get similar medical training, they can have their own opinions and thoughts about how to practice medicine. Getting a second opinion from a different doctor might give you a fr... Details >
National Women's Health Information Center, Office on Women's Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
How to Talk to Your Health Care Provider
Waiting in your doctor's office can make you feel nervous, impatient, or even scared. You might have only a few minutes to explain your symptoms and concerns. Later that day, you might remember someth... Details >
National Women's Health Information Center, Office on Women's Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Information for People Over 65 Years Old on Food, Nutrition and Cosmetics
This web site provides links to information specific to adolescents and young women over 65 years old. The information is produced by CFSAN and other Federal government agencies and includes topics su... Details >
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
Interactive Menu Planner
Use this tool to plan your meal choices based on the total number of calories you need in one day.... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health |
KidsHealth.org for Teens
Created just for teens, this web site links users to answers to questions on a variety of topics, including health, sex, food, sports, and school.... Details >
Nemours Foundation |
LDL Cholesterol Calculator
Find out what your low-density lipoprotein level should be.... Details >
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research |
Loving Your Body Inside and Out
This web page is designed especially for women and contains advice and information about how to stay well and feel good about themselves. Topics include starting a physical activity program, eating be... Details >
National Women's Health Information Center, Office on Women's Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Meal and Snack Calculator
This tool will calculate the number of calories that are right for you.... Details >
Shape Up America! |
Meal Planning Tools
Healthy meals can be prepared in a short amount of time if you’re organized. The Meal Planner helps you balance your diet over the course of each week.... Details >
Meals Matter |
MyFitness Planner
Use My Fitness Planner to find out if you are getting enough physical activity.... Details >
Meals Matter |
Nutrition for Everyone: Quick Tips: Fruits and Vegetables
This page provides quick tips and recipes to help you eat a colorful variety of fruits and vegetables everyday.... Details >
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Nutrition for Everyone: Quick Tips: Healthy Children, Healthy Choices
As a parent, your responsibility is to buy healthy groceries and serve nutritious food to your growing children. This page offers advice and tips for parents to promote healthy weight in growing child... Details >
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Pay Attention: Symptoms of Serious Health Conditions
This publication lists symptoms of serious health conditions, including reproductive health, breast, lung, bladder, skin, emotional, and eating or weight problems. It is important to note that you mig... Details >
National Women's Health Information Center, Office on Women's Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Personal Nutrition Planner
This tool helps you plan your food choices using the latest Dietary Guidelines for Americans and USDA MyPyramid.... Details >
Meals Matter |
Pick Your Path to Health: An Educational Campaign from the Office on Women's Health
An educational resource for women, this web site presents links to resources, health alerts and advisories designed to help women take charge of their personal health and well-being, for an improved q... Details >
National Women's Health Information Center, Office on Women's Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Pocket Guide to Good Health for Adults
Also available in: Spanish
This pocket-sized booklet describes ways to work with your health care provider to stay well. It includes charts that allow you to keep a record of your preventive care.... Details >
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
Preventive Services for Healthy Living
This consumer health information brochure discusses what one can do to keep healthy, including exercise regularly; drink alcohol in moderation, if at all; and use seat belts (and car seats for childre... Details >
American Academy of Family Physicians |
Protein Calculator
Find the right amount of protein recommended for your diet.... Details >
University of Maryland Medical Center |
Recreation.Gov
A guide to recreation opportunities on Federally-owned lands. Users can conduct a search for recreation areas by state, by recreational activity, by agency, or by map. Recreational activities listed ... Details >
General Government Agency |
Reducing Breast Cancer Risk
Also available in: Spanish
There are ways you can help lower your risk of breast cancer, such as keeping a healthy weight and physical activity routine.
... Details >
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Safe and Healthy Kids
By the time children enter kindergarten, they may display some of the traits they will carry throughout their lives, like an aptitude for math, a hot temper, or a sharp wit. At a very young age, child... Details >
Office of Women's Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Shape Up & Drop 10™ - Weight Management Program
Shape Up & Drop 10™ is a weight management program that helps you get serious about weight management without resorting to strategies that will defeat you in the long run. The goal of the program is t... Details >
Shape Up America! |
Shape Up America! Cyberkitchen
This online guide will show you how to balance the food you eat with physical activity so that you can stay at a healthy weight.... Details >
Shape Up America! |
Skin Cancer Primary Prevention and Education Initiative
This NSCPEC is designed as a multidimensional national program based on research. The program's primary goal is to provide skin cancer prevention information and resources targeted to parents, care gi... Details >
Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
SmallStep.Gov
Also available in: Spanish
Today's lifestyle doesn't allow much room for health. And that's where Small Steps comes in. Explore this section further to get more in-depth facts about health, diet, and activity.
... Details >
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Smoking and Your Digestive System
This online fact sheet describes how the digestive system is affected by cigarette smoking. The fact sheet explains the ways in which smoking exacerbates or contributes to digestive diseases and condi... Details >
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health |
State Councils of National Association for Health and Fitness
This document provides information on state councils. Select a state from the pull-down menu or click on a state abbreviation to see information on that state’s council. ... Details >
National Association for Health and Fitness |
Staying Healthy at 50+
Also available in: Spanish
Written for adults over 50, this brochure covers cholesterol levels, various cancers, weight control and checkups, with helpful charts to keep track of medications, shots, and screening test results.... Details >
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |
Success Stories: TOPS Club, Inc.
This site provides information on how to take off weight sensibly towards a healthy lifestyle for the general public, thus avoiding many health risks.... Details >
TOPS Club, Inc. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) |
Target Heart Rate Calculator
Enter your age to find your target heart rate during exercise. Get the most out of your activities by staying within this range of heartbeats/minute.... Details >
American Cancer Society |
Teen BEAT-Basic Exercise & Activity Tracker
Check to see if you are getting enough physical activity with this interactive tool. This tool is designed especially for teens.... Details >
Meals Matter |
The President's Challenge Adult Fitness Test
Get an estimate of your level of aerobic fitness, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility and your body composition. This adult fitness test is for people aged 18 and older who are in good health... Details >
President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports |
Tips for a Healthy Life for Women
Also available in: Spanish
This document provides women with tips for a healthy life, including being smoke-free, getting routine exams and screenings, getting appropriate vaccinations, and managing stress.... Details >
Office of Women's Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Pages for Kids
This page links to selected federal health and wellness sites, maintained by HHS agencies and designed for use by children and adolescents.... Details >
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services |
Watch Out
Articles for kids on how to stay safe and prevent accidents at home, school, and outside and what to do in the case of an emergency.... Details >
Nemours Foundation |
Weight Loss: Finding a Weight Loss Program That Works For You
Perhaps you're planning to try one of the many available weight loss products or services, but aren't sure which one is right for you. The Partnership for Healthy Weight Management encourages provider... Details >
Federal Citizen Information Center, U.S. General Services Administration |
What Are Germs?
Explains for kids how germs get into their bodies and make us sick, describes all types of germs and how they can protect themselves from germs.... Details >
Nemours Foundation |
Why Do I Need to Sleep?
Answers the question about why getting enough sleep is important for you to grow up healthy and strong.... Details >
Nemours Foundation |
Why Do I Need to Wash My Hands?
Washing your hands is the best way to stop germs from spreading to other people and making them sick. This article explains how that is.... Details >
Nemours Foundation |
Arctic Health: Alaska
This page links to both health and non-health related sites about and for Alaska Natives.... Details >
National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health |