Online Resources

Below is a list of web sites containing health information you might find useful. We've included sites that promote kids' health and nutrition, as well as sites that might be of interest to parents and grandparents. There's also a brief description of what you might find on each site to give you an idea of what to expect.

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• Kidnetic.com
  www.kidnetic.com
  Kids and families/healthy eating and physical activity
• American Heart Association
  www.americanheart.org
  General/heart health
• National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
  www.nhlbi.nih.gov
  General/heart health
• Food & Health Communications
  www.foodandhealth.com
  General/nutrition
• American Dietetic Association
  www.eatright.org
  General/nutrition
• American School Food Service
  www.asfsa.org/kidzone
  Children/nutrition
• National Institutes of Health
  www.niddk.nih.gov/health/nutrit/nutrit.htm
  General/nutrition
• National Cancer Institute
  www.5aday.com
  General/importance of fruits, vegetables
• Produce Marketing Association and Produce for a Better Health Foundation
  www.aboutproduce.com
  General/fruits and vegetables
• Got Milk? Campaign
  www.whymilk.com
  General/benefits of milk
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  www.cdc.gov
  General/general, nutrition and physical fitness
• 24 Carrot Press/Connie Evers
  www.nutritionforkids.com
  General nutrition
• National Dairy Council
  www.nutritionexplorations.com
  General nutrition
• Dr. C. Everett Koop
  www.shapeup.org
  General/physical activity
• Harvard Medical School
  www.med.harvard.edu/publications/Health_Publications
  General/general health and fitness
• Soybean Growers
  www.soybean.org
  List of soybean websites
• Fifty Plus Fitness Association
  www.50plus.org
  Seniors/fitness
• About The Human Internet
  www.walking.about.com
  General/walking
• The Girl Powers Website
  www.health.org/gpower/girlarea/sports/general.cfm
  school, community/physical activity and sports for girls ages 9-14.
• Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
  www.usda.gov/cnpp
  General/nutrition
• Food and Nutrition Information Center
  www.nal.usda.gov/fnic
  General/nutrition
• California Adolescent Nutrition and Fitness Program
  www.canfit.org
  General/nutrition, fitness
• National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity
  www.ncppa.org
  General/fitness
• National Maternal and Child Health Clearinghouse
  www.brightfutures.org
  General health/nutrition, fitness
• American Medical Association Consumer Health
  www.ama-assn.org/consumer.htm
  General/general health
• Dr. C. Everett Koop
  www.drkoop.com
  General/general health
• Mayo Clinic Health
  www.mayohealth.org
  General/general health

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