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Topic	Found In
ACES	ACES: Active Community Environments Initiative
Adolescent Obesity	Overweight and Obesity Among Children and Adolescents
Active Cities Contest	World Health Day
Active Community Environments Initiative	ACES: Active Community Environments Initiative
Activities	What are some examples of activities and their intensity levels?
Anemia	Anemia and Iron Status IMMPaCt - International Micronutrient Malnutrition Prevention and Control Program
ANTHRO Software	ANTHRO - Software for Calculating Pediatric Anthropometry
Anthropometry	ANTHRO - Software for Calculating Pediatric Anthropometry
At-A-Glance Reports	Nutrition & Physical Activity Publications
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Topic	Found In
Barriers to Being Active	How can I overcome barriers to physical activity?
Blueprint for Action	National Blueprint: Increasing Physical Activity Among Adults Age 50 and Older
BMI	BMI: Body Mass Index
Body Composition	Components of Physical Fitness
Body Mass Index	BMI: Body Mass Index
Bone Health	National Bone Health Campaign Powerful Bones. Powerful Girls.^TM Campaign Powerful Bones. Powerful Girls. Web Site for Parents
Borg Scale	Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion Scale
Breastfeeding	Breastfeeding
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Topic	Found In
Calcium	National Bone Health Campaign
Calories	Factors Contributing to Obesity
Cancer	5 A Day Research For more on Cancer see the CDC's Division of Cancer Prevention and Control.
Cardiorespiratory Endurance	Components of Physical Fitness
Cardiovascular Health	WISEWOMAN - Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation
Childhood Obesity	Overweight and Obesity Among Children and Adolescents Prevalence of Overweight Among Children and Adolescents: United States, 1999-2000
Chronic Disease Prevention	For information on chronic disease prevention see the CDC's National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
Clinical Guidelines	Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults
Commissioned Corps	Healthy Lifestyles Program of the Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service (USPHS)
Components of Physical Fitness	Physical Activity, Components of Physical Fitness
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Topic	Found In
Data	Data and Statistics
Diabetes	Overweight and Obesity Trends For more information on Diabetes see the CDC's Division of Diabetes Translation.
Diet	5 A Day Research
Dietary Guidelines	Dietary Guidelines for Americans
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Topic	Found In
Elderly	See Older Adults below.
Environmental Factors	Factors Contributing to Obesity
Environmental Interventions	ACES: Active Community Environments Initiative Promoting Physical Activity Through Trails
Epi Info Software	Epi Info
Evaluation	Physical Activity Evaluation Handbook
Exercise	See Physical Activity below.
Exertion	Measuring Physical Activity Intensity, Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion Scale
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Topic	Found In
Five A Day	5 A Day Fruits and Vegetables 5 Al Dia
Flexibility	Components of Physical Fitness
Folic Acid	IMMPaCt - International Micronutrient Malnutrition Prevention and Control Program, Folic Acid deficiencies
Food Guide Pyramid	For information on the Food Guide Pyramid see the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion.
Food Safety	Healthier and Safer Food into the 21st Century
Fruits and Vegetables	5 A Day Fruits and Vegetables 5 Al Dia
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Topic	Found In
Genetics	Factors Contributing to Obesity For information on Genetics see the CDC's Office of Genomics and Disease Prevention, Obesity and Genetics: A Public Health Perspective
Genetics and Iron Status	Iron Overload Disease due to Hereditary Hemochromatosis Hemochromatosis: What Every Clinician and Health Care Professional Needs to Know For information on Genetics and Iron Status see the CDC's Office of Genomics and Disease Prevention, Hereditary Hemochromatosis
Glossary	Physical Activity Terms
Growth Charts	CDC Growth Chart Training Modules and Resources
Guidelines	See Recommendations below.
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Topic	Found In
Health Promotion	National Girls and Women in Sports Day* National Nutrition Month, American Dietetic Association* National Physical Fitness and Sports Month World Health Organization, Active Cities Contest
Healthy Eating	5 A Day Fruits and Vegetables 5 Al Dia Healthy Eating Tips
Heart Disease	WISEWOMAN - Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation
Hemochromatosis	Iron Overload and Hemochromatosis Hemochromatosis: What Every Clinician and Health Care Professional Needs to Know
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Topic	Found In
IMMPaCt	IMMPaCt - International Micronutrient Malnutrition Prevention and Control Program
Injury	What are some tips for avoiding activity-induced injuries?
Intensity	Measuring Physical Activity Intensity
Interventions	5 A Day Fruits and Vegetables 5 Al Dia ACES: Active Community Environments Initiative IMMPaCt - International Micronutrient Malnutrition Prevention and Control Program KidsWalk-to-School National Bone Health Campaign Obesity and Overweight State Programs Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation (WISEWOMAN) For information on Interventions or Programs see the CDC's National Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Exemplary State Programs.
Iodine	IMMPaCt, Iodine Deficiency
Iron Deficiency	IMMPaCt, Iron Deficiency
Iron Overload	Iron Overload and Hemochromatosis Hemochromatosis: What Every Clinician and Health Care Professional Needs to Know
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Topic	Found In
KidsWalk-to-School	KidsWalk-to-School
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Topic	Found In
Legislation	State Legislative Information
Lifestyle	Making Physical Activity Part of Your Life
Light-intensity Physical Activities	What are some examples of activities and their intensity levels?
Links	Nutrition & Physical Activity Related Links
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Topic	Found In
Malnutrition	IMMPaCt - International Micronutrient Malnutrition Prevention and Control Program
Maps	Obesity Trends
Measurement	ANTHRO - Software for Calculating Pediatric Anthropometry Measuring Physical Activity Intensity
MET	Physical Activity, Metabolic Equivalent (MET) Level
Metabolic Syndrome	Prevalence Among U.S. Adults of a Metabolic Syndrome Associated with Obesity
Micronutrients	IMMPaCt - International Micronutrient Malnutrition Prevention and Control Program
MMWR	Nutrition & Physical Activity Publications
Moderate-intensity Physical Activities	What are some examples of activities and their intensity levels?
Muscular Endurance	Components of Physical Fitness
Muscular Strength	Components of Physical Fitness
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Topic	Found In
National Blueprint	Press Release Archive, National Blueprint: Increasing Physical Activity Among Adults Age 50 and Older
National Bone Health Campaign	National Bone Health Campaign
Nutrient Deficiency	IMMPaCt - International Micronutrient Malnutrition Prevention and Control Program
NuPAC	Nutrition and Physical Activity Communication Team (NuPAC)
Nutrition	Nutrition & Physical Activity, Nutrition Topics
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Topic	Found In
Obesity	Nutrition & Physical Activity, Overweight and Obesity For more information on Obesity see The Partnership for Healthy Weight Management.
Older Adults	Press Release Archive, National Blueprint: Increasing Physical Activity Among Adults Age 50 and Older Physical Activity, Are there special recommendations for older adults? Physical Activity, Health Professional Resources Strength Training for Older Adults
Osteoporosis	National Bone Health Campaign, Bone Health
Overweight	Nutrition & Physical Activity, Overweight and Obesity For more information on Overweight see The Partnership for Healthy Weight Management.
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Topic	Found In
Pediatric Growth	2000 CDC Growth Chart Training Modules and Resources
Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System (PedNSS)	PedNSS, Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance System 2002 Pediatric Nutrition Surveillance Report (PDF - 540K)
PEP	PEP, A Personal Energy Plan
Physical Activity	ACES: Active Community Environments Initiative Nutrition & Physical Activity, Physical Activity Strength Training for Older Adults U.S. Physical Activity Statistics
Physical Activity Promotion	Physical Activity, Health Professional Resources Promoting Physical Activity: A Guide for Community Action
Physical Education	Physical Activity, Health Professional Resources
Physical Fitness	Components of Physical Fitness Strength Training for Older Adults
PNSS, Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System	PNSS, Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System
Policy	State Legislative Information
Population-based Strategies	Effective Population-Level Strategies to Promote Physical Activity
Powerful Bones. Powerful Girls.^TM Campaign	Powerful Bones. Powerful Girls.^TM Web site The National Bone Health Campaign
Pregnancy	PNSS, Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System
Press Releases	Nutrition & Physical Activity Press Releases
Programs	See Interventions above.
Publications	Nutrition & Physical Activity Publications
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Topic	Found In
Qualitative Research	Qualitative Research Inventory
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Topic	Found In
Ready. Set. It's Everywhere You Go!	Ready. Set. It's Everywhere You Go! Tool Kit
Recipes	5 A Day Fruits and Vegetables 5 A Day Fruits and Vegetables of the Month 5 Al Dia
Recommendations	Effective Population-Level Strategies to Promote Physical Activity from the Guide to Community Preventive Services Increasing Physical Activity Among Adults Age 50 and Older Nutrition and Physical Activity Recommendations Overweight and Obesity Recommendations Physical Activity Recommendations
Research	Manuscripts published by the CDC's Nutrition and Physical Activity Program: 2001 2002
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Topic	Found In
Schools	Kids Walk-to-School 5 A Day, School Nutrition Links
Seniors	See Older Adults above.
Software	Training and Software Tools
Stairwells	StairWELL to Better Health
States	National Bone Health Campaign, What Are the States Doing? Overweight and Obesity, State Programs State-based Physical Activity Program Directory State Legislative Information For information on States see the CDC's National Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Exemplary State Programs. The National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Database contains state profiles enabling the user to find information such as fact sheets, funding, legislation, reports, state-based programs and projects, statistics, and data for each of the 50 states.
Statistics	Data and Statistics
Strength Training	Strength Training for Older Adults
Surveillance	5 A Day, Surveillance Physical Activity, Data and Statistics
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Topic	Found In
Talk test	Physical Activity, Measuring Physical Activity Intensity, Talk Test
Target heart rate	Physical Activity, Measuring Physical Activity Intensity, Target Heart Rate and Estimated Maximum Heart Rate
Tips	5 A Day Tips! 5 A Day Fruit and Vegetable Quick Tips Quick tips and recipes to help you meet the "5 A Day" goal for fruits and vegetables. Tipping the Scales in Your Favor Weight management ideas. Healthy Children, Healthy Choices Advice and tips for parents to promote healthy weight in growing children. Staying Strong: Calcium Cool-Cuisine Tips for Girls Great ideas for quick ways to make sure you eat plenty of calcium every day. What are some tips for being more active?
Trails	Promoting Physical Activity Through Trails Trails for Health: Promoting Healthy Lifestyles & Environments (PDF - 95.5K) This is also available as a text-only 508-accessible version (PDF - 86.3K).
Training	Training and Software Tools
Trends	Overweight and Obesity, Obesity Trends
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Topic	Found In
Vegetables	5 A Day Fruits and Vegetables 5 Al Dia
Vegetarian	Vegetarian Nutrition
Vigorous-intensity Physical Activities	What are some examples of activities and their intensity levels?
Vitamin A	IMMPaCt - International Micronutrient Malnutrition Prevention and Control Program, Micronutrient Facts
Vitamin D	Vitamin D Expert Panel Meeting (PDF–391K)
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Topic	Found In
Walking	Kids Walk-to-School Promoting Physical Activity Through Trails What are some examples of activities and their intensity levels? StairWELL to Better Health
Weight Loss	Partnership for Healthy Weight Management
Weight Management	Partnership for Healthy Weight Management Overweight and Obesity, Obesity Trends, Percentage of United States Adults Who Use Specific Weight Control Practices By BMI
Weight-Bearing Physical Activity	National Bone Health Campaign Bone Health
WISEWOMAN	WISEWOMAN - Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation
Worksite Wellness	Healthy Lifestyles Program of the Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service (USPHS)
World Health Day	World Health Day
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Topic	Found In
Youth	Kids Walk-to-School 2000 CDC Growth Chart Training Modules and Resources Physical Activity, Health Professional Resources, Youth For more on Youth see the CDC's Division of Adolescent & School Health

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