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Fruit and Vegetable Information and Resources
Physical Activity & Active Living Resources
Resources for Public Health Professionals
Nutrition
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) - MyPyramid Resource
http://www.mypyramid.gov/
2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
http://www.healthierus.gov/dietaryguidelines/
USDA Food and Nutrition Information Center
http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=4&tax_level=1
US Food and Drug Administration – Using Food Labels
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~ear/hwm/labelman.html
US Department of Health and Human Services – Healthy People 2010
http://www.healthypeople.gov/
Prevention Institute – Nutrition and Health Disparities
http://www.preventioninstitute.org/home.html
American Dietetic Association – Find a Nutrition Professional
http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/index.html
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Nutrition Basics
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/nutrition/nutrition_for_everyone/basics/index.htm
Fruit and Vegetable Information and Resources
CDC Fruit and Vegetable Promotion
http://www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov/
Produce for Better Health Foundation
http://www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org/
Texas Department of Agriculture – Guide to Farmer’s Markets
http://www.picktexas.com/index.htm
Local Harvest – Guide to Local Growers
http://www.localharvest.org/
Obesity and Weight Management
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Defining Obesity
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/defining.htm
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Weight Management Research to Practice
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/nutrition/health_professionals/practice/index.htm
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) – Obesity Education Initiative
The Obesity Society
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/lose_wt/index.htm
NHLBI – Clinical Guidelines for Obesity
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/ob_home.htm
NHLBI – Portion Distortion
http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/portion/
NAASO, The Obesity Society
http://www.naaso.org/
http://www.obesityonline.org/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Chronic Disease Prevention; Health Disparities Bibliographies
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/publications/healthdisparities/
Breastfeeding
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Breastfeeding Resources
http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/
Breastfeeding Data and Statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/data/index.htm
La Leche League
http://www.lalecheleague.org/
Eating Disorders
Academy for Eating Disorders
http://www.aedweb.org/
National Eating Disorder Association
http://www.edap.org/p.asp?WebPage_ID=337
Eating Disorders Coalition
http://www.eatingdisorderscoalition.org/
International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals Foundation
http://www.iaedp.com/
National Institute of Mental Health
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/eatingdisorders.cfm
Physical Activity & Active Living Resources
Active Living
http://www.activeliving.org/
Active Living by Design:
http://www.activelivingbydesign.org/
Active Living Leadership
http://www.activelivingleadership.org/index.html
Active Living Resource Center
http://www.activelivingresources.org/index.php
The Active Outdoor Recreation Economy
http://www.imba.com/resources/science/outdoor_industry_recreation.pdf
American College of Sports Medicine
http://www.acsm.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home_Page
CDC: Guide to Community Preventive Services
http://www.thecommunityguide.org/pa/pa.pdf
CDC: Physical Activity Topics
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/physical/index.htm
The Cooper Institute
http://www.cooperinst.org/index.cfm
The National Center for Bicycling and Walking
http://www.bikewalk.org/
National Society of Physical Activity Practitioners in Public Health
http://www.nspapph.org/
The Presidents Council on Physical Fitness & Sports
http://www.fitness.gov/index.html
Rails to Trails
http://www.railtrails.org/index.html
Safe Routes: National Center for Safe Routes to School
http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/index.cfm
Safe Routes to School, Texas
http://www.dot.state.tx.us/services/traffic_operations/safe_routes_to_school/default.htm
Texas Recreation and Park Society
http://www.traps.org/
Texas Trails Network
http://www.texastrails.org/
Screen-time
Center for Screen-time Awareness (Home of TV Turnoff Week)
http://tvturnoff.org/index.html
Resources for Public Health Professionals
ENACT Local Policy Database: http://www.preventioninstitute.org/sa/policies/index.php.
National Association of Counties Healthy Counties Database profiles model policies, programs and initiatives that counties nationwide enacted to prevent obesity.
Guidelines for Working with Restaurants (PDF, 254 kb)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/index.htm
In 2005, the AMA, HRSA and CDC convened an Expert Committee to revise the 1997 childhood obesity recommendations. The initial recommendations were released on June 6, 2007, in a document titled “Appendix: Expert Committee Recommendations on the Assessment, Prevention and Treatment of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity”
Childhood Obesity Action Network’s Implementation Guide for the Expert Committee Recommendations on the Assessment, Prevention, and Treatment of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity
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Last Updated August 21, 2008
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