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Link USDA Food and Nutrition
Information Center USDA,
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The Food Allergy Network*
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American School Food Service
Association*
Guidelines for School Health Programs to Promote Lifelong Healthy Eating School
Health Index for Physical Activity and Healthy Eating: A Self-Assessment
and Planning Guide, CDC USDA Healthy School Meals
Resource System USDA Team Nutrition
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Association for
Commuter Transportation* The Bike Hub: National
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and Walking* National Safety Council (NSC)* Rails to Trails Conservancy*
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2001 Nationwide Household
Transportation Survey 1995
Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey American Travel Survey Behavioral Risk Factor
Surveillance System (BRFSS) Bureau of Transportation Statistics
(BTS) Roper Center for Public
Opinion* Transportation Research
Board (TRB)*
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Healthy Weight & Obesity Links |
International Obesity TaskForce*
The IOTF is working to alert the world of the growing health crisis
threatened by the soaring levels of obesity. The TaskForce collaborates
with the World Health Organization and has working groups examining a
range of issues.
International Size
Acceptance Association, Inc.*
The International Size Acceptance Association's purpose is to promote
size acceptance and fight size discrimination. Their goal is to educate
corporations, lawmakers, and the general public about size acceptance.
National Association to Advance Fat
Acceptance (NAAFA)*
NAAFA is a nonprofit human rights organization dedicated to improving
the quality of life for fat people. NAAFA has been working since 1969 to
eliminate discrimination based on body size and provide fat people with
the tools for self-empowerment through public education, advocacy, and
member support.
Partnership for
Healthy Weight Management
The Partnership for Healthy Weight Management is a coalition of
representatives from science, academia, the health care professions,
government, commercial enterprise and organizations whose mission is to
promote sound guidance on strategies for achieving and maintaining healthy
weight.
American Anorexia Bulimia
Association (AABA)*
The American Anorexia Bulimia Association is a national, non-profit
organization of concerned members of the public and healthcare industry
dedicated to the prevention and treatment of eating disorders. Through
education, advocacy and research, AABA serves as a national authority on
eating disorders and related concerns.
Eating Disorders Awareness and
Prevention, Inc. (EDAP)*
EDAP, Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention, Inc., is a national
nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing the awareness and
prevention of eating disorders through education and community activism.
Founded in 1987, EDAP has grown to become one of our nation's largest
nonprofit organizations dedicated solely to the prevention and awareness
of eating disorders.
Harvard Eating Disorders Center*
The Harvard Eating Disorders Center is a national nonprofit
organization dedicated to research and education. They seek to expand
knowledge about eating disorders, their detection, treatment, and
prevention, and to share that knowledge with the community-at-large. At
the heart of the Center's program is a commitment to promote the healthy
development of children, women and all at risk.
Overeaters Anonymous
(OA)*
Overeaters Anonymous (OA) is a fellowship of individuals who share
experience, strength, and hope, while recovering from compulsive
overeating. OA offers a program of recovery from compulsive overeating and
holds meetings worldwide. OA is not just about weight loss, obesity, or
diets—it addresses physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. It is
not a religious organization and does not promote any particular diet. To
address weight loss, OA encourages members to develop a food plan with a
health care professional and a sponsor.
Weight
Control Information Network-Binge Eating Disorders
This fact sheet presented by the National Institute of Diabetes &
Digestive & Kidney Diseases discusses binge eating disorders with
common questions answered. Such questions include: How does someone know
if he or she has a binge eating disorder? How common are binge eating
disorders and who is at risk? What causes binge eating disorders?
American Obesity Association*
The American Obesity Association promotes education, research, and
community action to improve the quality of life for people with obesity.
It aims to educate the public about obesity and its role in causing
illness and unnecessary deaths, helps health professionals to provide the
best possible care for people with obesity, and encourages efforts to
prevent obesity, especially in children.
Centers for
Obesity Research and Education (C.O.R.E.)*
The Centers for Obesity Research and Education (C.O.R.E.) was formed in
1998 to provide guidance and training for health care providers on how to
manage their obese patients. C.O.R.E. includes eight of the leading
centers involved in the management of overweight and obesity in the United
States.
Federal Trade
Commission—The Facts About Weight Loss Products and Programs
Produced by the National Association of the Attorneys General, this
brochure is designed to give consumers the facts behind the claims, to
help them avoid the outright scams, and to encourage them to consider
thoroughly the costs and consequences of the dieting decisions they make.
Federal
Trade Commission (FTC) Releases Guidance to Media on False Weight-Loss
Claims
The “Red Flag” education campaign is designed to assist media outlets
and screen out deceptive weight loss advertising.
International Association for the
Study of Obesity*
IASO represents scientists, medical and health professionals working to
advance knowledge and understanding of the relationship between bodyweight
and health through research and dialogue all over the world.
National
Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)—Weight
Control & Loss
This site presented by the National Institute of Diabetes &
Digestive & Kidney Diseases discusses overweight and obesity terms and
their measures. Direct link to the Weight Control Information Network and
several publications related to obesity. It also presents statistics
related to overweight and obesity in the United States.
National
Task Force on Prevention and Treatment of Obesity
The National Task Force on Prevention and Treatment of Obesity was
established by the NIDDK in June of 1991. This Task Force, composed of
leading obesity researchers and clinicians, is charged with synthesizing
current scientifically-based information about the prevention and
treatment of obesity, and with developing statements about topics of
clinical importance that are based on critical analyses of the literature.
NHLBI Obesity
Education Initiative
The overall purpose of the Obesity Education Initiative is to help
reduce the prevalence of overweight and obesity along with the prevalence
of physical inactivity in order to reduce the risk of coronary heart
disease (CHD) and overall morbidity and mortality from CHD. In addition,
reducing the prevalence of overweight/obesity will help reduce the
prevalence and severity of sleep apnea.
NIDDK/NIH
Clinical Nutrition and Obesity Research Centers
The Clinical Nutrition Research Centers (ONRCs) are part of a core
center grant program established by the National Institute of Diabetes and
Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) to advance obesity and nutrition
research. The Clinical Nutrition Research Units (CNRUs) are part of the
program established by NIDDK and the National Cancer Institute to bring
together basic science and clinical investigators in a manner that
enriches the effectiveness of nutrition research.
North American Association for the
Study of Obesity (NAASO)*
The North American Association for the Study of Obesity is an
interdisciplinary society whose purpose is to develop, extend and
disseminate knowledge in the field of obesity.
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American Association for Retired Persons (AARP)* American Medical Association
(AMA)* American Public Health Association (APHA)* Center for the Advancement of Health* Combined Health Information
Database (CHID) Educational Resources Information
Center (ERIC) Federal Consumer Information
Center Federal Resources for Educational
Excellence (FREE) Federal Trade Commission HealthierUS.gov
Healthy People 2010 Maternal and Child
Health Library National Center for Complementary
and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) National Health Information
Center (NHIC) National Institute of Child
Health and Human Development National Institutes of Health (NIH) NIH—Health Information National Institute of Mental
Health National Maternal & Child
Health Clearinghouse National Wellness
Institute* National Women's Health Information
Center (NWHIC)* Office of Disease Prevention
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Services (USDHHS) USDHHS—Healthfinder* US National Library of
Medicine US
National Library of Medicine—Directory of Information Resources Online World Health Organization* *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. |