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SNAP is the new name for the federal Food Stamp Program. It stands for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and reflects the changes USDA made to meet the needs of its clients, including a focus on nutrition and an increase in benefit amounts. |
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www.fitness.gov is the health, physical activity, fitness and sports information website of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. You can find out about the Council and its work, view their publications, and link to the resources of other government agencies as well as to health and fitness organizations. |
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Offering expert cooking advice,
nutrition information, & shopping tips, the Fruits & Veggies—More Matters
campaign — which replaces the 5 A Day for Better Health Program — demonstrates that
eating MORE fruits and
vegetables does matter to us all. |
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Loving Your Family Feeding Their Future: Nutrition Education Through the Food Stamp Program —
an initiative of the USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) — provides educational and promotional materials and techniques to help nutrition educators in their work with Food Stamp Program (FSP) participants and eligibles. |
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The USDA's Food and Nutrition Information Center has been a leader in food and human nutrition information dissemination since 1971. Provides credible, accurate, and practical resources for nutrition and health professionals, educators, government personnel and consumers. |
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HealthierUS.gov
is a project combining four keys
for a healthier America: Be
physically active every day, Eat
a nutritious diet, Get
preventive screenings, and Make
healthy choices. |
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Nutrition.gov provides easy
access to the best food and
nutrition information from
the federal government. |
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Healthy People 2010
challenges individuals,
communities, and professionals —
indeed, all of us — to take
specific steps to ensure that
good health, as well as long
life, are enjoyed by all. |
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healthfinder is a free guide
to reliable consumer health
information, developed by the
Department of Health and Human
Services and other federal
agencies. |
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Learn to understand and use the
Food and Drug Administration's
(FDA)
Nutrition Facts Label. |
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The DASH diet (Dietary
Approaches to Stop Hypertension)
eating plan has been proven to
lower blood pressure in studies
sponsored by the National
Institutes of Health. |
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DigiTop, USDA's Digital Desktop Library, delivers to its users — wherever they are and whenever they need it — quality information resources, many not available through the "ordinary" Web. |
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