Training
and Tools
Training
2000 CDC Growth Chart
Training Modules and Materials
You will find CDC Growth Chart Training Modules, CDC Growth Charts
2000 Slide Set and other resources for using the 2000 CDC Growth Charts.
Hemochromatosis: What Every Clinician and
Health Care Professional
Needs to Know
An online training course for primary care providers
describing the pathophysiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment, and
management of patients with adult onset hemochromatosis.
Physical
Activity & Public Health (PAPH) Courses*
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Division of Nutrition and
Physical Activity and the University of South Carolina School of Public
Health, Prevention Center offers annual training courses on physical
activity and public health. These courses serve to better prepare
researchers and practitioners to conduct physical activity research and
community-based initiatives and interventions to promote physical
activity. In September 2004, the practitioners and researchers course will
be offered for the 10th year. Acceptance into the program is done on a
competitive basis. Approximately 25 fellows are accepted for each course.
Tools
ANTHRO
This is a software application for calculating pediatric anthropometry,
based on the 1978 NCHS/CDC/WHO growth reference.
Epi Info
This is a software application that offers a word processing,
database, and statistics system for epidemiology on microcomputers.
One of the key features of Epi Info 2002 is NutStat, a nutrition
anthropometry program that calculates percentiles and z-scores using
either the 2000 CDC or the 1978 CDC/WHO growth reference.
Inventory of Qualitative
Research
This on-line, searchable resource provides basic information about
qualitative studies that have been conducted in nutrition, physical
activity, and other related fields. Use this site to find research
studies, gather ideas, and share information.
State Legislative Information
The Legislative Database contains summaries of state legislative bills
related to nutrition and physical activity from 2001 to present. Links are
provided to each state legislature site to obtain the full-text version of
the bill.
State-based
Physical Activity Program Directory
This on-line, searchable resource helps states develop, share, and monitor physical activity programs at the
state and national levels. Search for programs in other states or update
your state's information with just a few clicks!
Related Information
*Links to non-Federal organizations are provided
solely as a service to our users. Links do not constitute an endorsement of any
organization by CDC or the Federal Government, and none should be inferred. The
CDC is not responsible for the content of the individual organization Web pages
found at this link.
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