Bone Health and Osteoporosis: A Report of the Surgeon General

Appendix C: Resources and Related Links

This section provides the names of resources and links in government and the private sector related to bone health. Links to non-Federal organizations do not constitute an endorsement of any organization by the Federal Government, and none should be inferred.

Federal Government

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Osteoporosis publications and electronic information
http://www.ahrq.gov/news/pubsix.htm

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Growing Stronger: Strength Training for Older Adults
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/physical/growing_stronger

PATCH—CDC’s Planned Approach to Community Health
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/patch/index.htm

Physical Activity and Health: A Report of the Surgeon General
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/sgr/sgr.htm

Powerful Bones, Powerful Girls Web Site
http://www.cdc.gov/powerfulbones/
http://www.cdc.gov/powerfulbones/parents

Powerful Girls Calendar
http://www.cdc.gov/powerfulbones/games_fun/calendar_2004.pdf

Promoting Better Health for Young People Through Physical Activity and Sports
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/presphysactrpt/index.htm

VERB_TM. It’s what you do. Youth Media Campaign
http://www.cdc.gov/youthcampaign/

Wisewoman: Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation
http://www.cdc.gov/wisewoman

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Bone Mass Measurement Health Promotion Initiative
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/partnerships/tools/outreach/initiatives/default.asp#bonemass

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) Eating Plan
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/dash/

Hearts N’ Parks
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/heart/obesity/hrt_n_pk/index.htm

National Cholesterol Education Program
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/ncep/

National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Exercise: A Guide from the National Institute on Aging
http://www.niapublications.org/exercisebook/index.asp

Exercise: A Video from the National Institute on Aging
http://www.niapublications.org/exercisevideo/index.asp

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Information Package—Ordering Information
http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/index.htm#ip

Osteoporosis Prevention, Diagnosis, and Therapy
http://odp.od.nih.gov/consensus/cons/111/111_intro.htm

Osteoporosis: Progress and Promise
http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/osteoporosis/opbkgr.htm

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Milk Matters Educational Campaign
http://156.40.88.3/milk/milk.cfm

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Sisters Together: Move More, Eat Better
http://win.niddk.nih.gov/sisters/index.htm

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Clinical Trials
http://www.ClinicalTrials.gov

NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Disease~National Resource Center
http://www.osteo.org/default.asp

President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
The President’s Challenge
http://www.fitness.gov
http://www.presidentschallenge.org

U.S. Administration on Aging
Aging Internet Information Notes: Osteoporosis
http://www.aoa.gov/prof/notes/docs/osteoporosis.doc

U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
http://www.usda.gov/cnpp/

School Meals
http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd

USDA Food and Nutrition Service
http://www.fns.usda.gov

United States National Agricultural Library
http://www.nal.usda.gov

U. S. Department of Education (USDOE)
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/nidrr/index.html?src=mr

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines

HealthierUS Initiative
http://www.healthierus.gov

Healthfinder® Gateway to Reliable Consumer Health Information on the Internet
http://www.healthfinder.gov

Healthy People in Healthy Communities: A Community Planning Guide Using Healthy People 2010
http://www.healthypeople.gov/publications/HealthyCommunities2001

Healthy People 2010 Toolkit
http://www.healthypeople.gov/state/toolkit

National Women’s Health Information Center
http://www.4woman.gov

STEPS to a HealthierUS Initiative
http://www.healthierus.gov/steps/index.html

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Guidance on How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Panel on Food Labels
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/foodlab.html

U.S. Food and Drug Administration—FDA Consumer Magazine (10/02)
http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2002/502_men.html

State Government

Association of State and Territorial Chronic Disease Program Directors
Osteoporosis Council
http://www.chronicdisease.org/Osteo_Council/osteo_about.htm

Osteoporosis Council: Contact information for state osteoporosis directors/coordinators
http://www.chronicdisease.org/Osteo_Council/osteo_membership.htm

Osteoporosis State Program Practices That Work
http://www.chronicdisease.org/whc/Practices_that_Work.pdf

Osteoporosis 2000: A Resource Guide for State Programs
http://www.chronicdisease.org/Osteo_Council/publications/Resource_Guide.pdf

State Osteoporosis Web Sites

Alabama Department of Public Health
http://www.adph.org/NUTRITION/default.asp?DeptId=115&TemplateId=2022&TemplateNbr=0

Arizona Osteoporosis Coalition
http://www.azoc.org
http://www.fitbones.org

California Department of Health Services, Arthritis and Osteoporosis Unit
http://www.dhs.ca.gov/osteoporosis

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment: Osteoporosis Web Site
http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/pp/Osteoporosis/osteohom.html

Florida Osteoporosis Prevention and Education Program
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/family/osteo/default.html

Georgia Osteoporosis Initiative
http://www.gabones.com

Indiana Osteoporosis Prevention Initiative
http://www.in.gov/isdh/programs/osteo

Kentucky Office of Women’s Physical and Mental Health: Osteoporosis
http://chs.ky.gov/womenshealth/resourcecenter/Resources/osteoporosis.htm

Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
http://www.strongerbones.org

Michigan Department of Community Health
http://www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,1607,7-132-2940_2955---,00.html

Mississippi State Department of Health
http://www.msdh.state.ms.us/msdhsite/index.cfm/13,0,225,html

Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
http://www.dhss.state.mo.us/maop

New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
http://www.state.nj.us/health/senior/osteo

New York State Department of Health
http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/osteo/index.htm

Ohio Department of Health
http://www.odh.ohio.gov/resources/publications/osteo_guide.pdf

Rhode Island Department of Health
http://www.health.ri.gov/disease/osteo/index.php

Tennessee Department of Health
http://www2.state.tn.us/health/healthpromotion/osteoporosis.html

Texas Department of Health: Osteoporosis Awareness and Education Program
http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/osteo

Virginia Department of Health
http://www.vahealth.org/nutrition/bones.htm

West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
http://www.wvdhhr.org/bph/oehp/hp/osteo/default.htm

Non-Government

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
http://www.aaos.org

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Policy Statement on Calcium Requirements of Infants, Children, and Adolescents
http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/policy_statement/index.dtl#C

American Council on Exercise
http://www.acefitness.org

American College of Sports Medicine
http://www.acsm.org

American Dietetic Association (ADA)
http://www.eatright.org

American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR)
http://www.asbmr.org

ASBMR Bone Curriculum Web Site
http://depts.washington.edu/bonebio/ASBMRed/ASBMRed.html

Bone Builders
http://www.bonebuilders.org/

BoneKEy-Osteovision^®
http://www.bonekey-ibms.org

Foundation for Osteoporosis Research and Education (FORE)
http://www.fore.org/

Growing Stronger: Strength Training for Older Adults
http://nutrition.tufts.edu/research/growingstronger

International Bone and Mineral Society (IBMS)
http://www.ibmsonline.org/

International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF)
http://www.osteofound.org/

International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD)
http://www.iscd.org/visitors/osteoflash/index.cfm

National Dairy Council (NDC)
http://www.nationaldairycouncil.org

National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF)
http://www.nof.org

National Strength and Conditioning Association
http://www.nsca-lift.org

Osteoporosis and Bone Physiology, University of Washington
http://courses.washington.edu/bonephys

Osteoporosis Education, University of Washington
http://www.osteoed.org/faq/index.html#male
http://www.osteoed.org

Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation (OIF)
http://www.oif.org

The Paget Foundation (TPF)
http://www.paget.org

Shape-Up America!
http://www.shapeup.org

U.S. Bone and Joint Decade
http://www.usbjd.org

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Published: October 14, 2004

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