Nutrition and Health Studies Resources

Teachers/Educators:

http://www.ausd.k12.ca.us/shape   A tool for the teachers parents, community members working to improve the health and academic success of students.

http://www.dhs.ca.gov/lean  Information about the program to encourage nutrition and physical activity Jump Start for Teens High School Resource Kit, featuring interactive lessons for language arts, math, science, social studies, and more.

http://www.cde.ca.gov  Programs to improve student health with nutrition information for school environment.

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/pubs/bibs/gen/holiday.html  Food and Nutrition Information Center's site for Holiday Food and Nutrition Resources 

http://www.cfaitc.org offers instructional materials about California agriculture for K-12 teachers

http://www.cashe.org

Parents:

http://www.aap.org   A resource for parents with regards to health and well being from infancy through young adulthood.

http://www.kidsfood.org  Fun games for kids and useful information for parents and teachers.

http://spectre.ag.uiuc.edu/~food-lab/nat/   This web- based program allows anyone to analyze the foods they eat for various different nutrients.

http://kidshealth.org  Information for parents on everything from common infections, nutrition, growth, and development.

Recommended Reading:

Fad-Free Nutrition.  Frederick J. Stare, MD & Elizabeth Whelan, Sc.D., MPH, 1998.

Good Food Gourmet. Jane Brody

The Honest Herbal:  A Sensible Guide to the use of Herbs and Related Remedies.  Varro E. Tyler, PhD., 1999.

The New American Diet Cookbook.  Sonja L. Connor, MS, RD and William E. Connor, MD.

Nutrition Bible.  Deskin & Anderson, 1997.

Nutrition for Dummies.  Carol Rinzler, 1997.

Young Adults:

http://library.advanced.org/10991/   Informative and interactive nutrition information for teens.

http://www.whymilk.com  Take a look at all those famous "Got Milk" faces or take a health quiz and get feed back from a personal trainer!

http://www.moomilk.com/   A fun site for young adults where you can learn more about milk and cows, and even a virtual dairy tour!

http://www.dole5aday.com  Feature games, nutritional information and young adult cookbook

Organizations and National Agencies

http://www.acsh.org  Contains a wide variety of informations regarding diet and health.

http://www.eatright.org  Nutrition resource site, you will find registered dietitian in your area and provide nutrition facts sheet on a variety of topics.

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic   Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) offers resource lists and databases and nutrition related links.

http://www.shapeup.org  Provides the latest information about safe weight management, healthy eating, increased activity and physical fitness.

CANCER:

American Cancer Society
American Institute for Cancer Research
National Cancer Institute


DATABASE FOR JOURNAL INFORMATION:

Combined Health Information Database
Healthfinder
HealthGate
InteliHealth - Johns Hopkins Health Information
Medical Matrix
Mayo Health 0@sis: Mayo Clinic
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
National Health Information Center
PubMed - National Library of Medicine


NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES:

American Dental Association
American Heart Association 
American Medical Association
American Medical Women's Association
American Public Health Association
American Red Cross
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institute of Health
National Institute of Mental Health
U.S Department of Agriculture
American Dietetic Association
Dairy Council of California


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