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Nutrition
Fruit and Vegetable Information and Resources
Obesity and Weight Management
Breastfeeding
Eating Disorders
Physical Activity & Active Living Resources
Screen-Time
Resources for Public Health Professionals
Nutrition
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) – MyPlate Resource
http://www.choosemyplate.gov
The Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010
http://health.gov/dietaryguidelines/
USDA Food and Nutrition Information Center
http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=4&tax_level=1
US Food and Drug Administration Food Labeling and Nutrition Overview
http://www.fda.gov/food/labelingnutrition/default.htm
US Department of Health and Human Services – Healthy People 2020
http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/default.aspx
Long Live Texans – Healthy Eating
http://www.longlivetexans.com/index.php/site/healthy-eating
Plan Healthy, Texas
http://www.planhealthytexas.org
Prevention Institute – Nutrition and Health Disparities
http://www.preventioninstitute.org/home.html
American Dietetic Association
http://www.eatright.org/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – Nutrition Basics
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/nutrition/nutrition_for_everyone/basics/index.htm
Fruit and Vegetable Information and Resources
CDC Fruit and Vegetable Promotion
http://www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov/
Plan Healthy, Texas
http://www.planhealthytexas.org
Produce for Better Health Foundation
http://www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org/
Texas Department of Agriculture – Guide to Farmer’s Markets
http://www.picktexas.com/index.htm
Local Harvest – Guide to Local Growers
http://www.localharvest.org/
Obesity and Weight Management
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Defining Obesity
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/defining.htm
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Weight Management Research to Practice
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/nutrition/health_professionals/practice/index.htm
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) – Obesity Education Initiative
The Obesity Society
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/lose_wt/index.htm
NHLBI – Clinical Guidelines for Obesity
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/ob_home.htm
NHLBI – Portion Distortion
http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/portion
The Obesity Society
http://www.obesity.org/
Plan Healthy, Texas
http://www.planhealthytexas.org
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Chronic Disease Prevention; Health Disparities Bibliographies
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/publications/healthdisparities/
Breastfeeding
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Breastfeeding Resources
http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/
Breastfeeding Data and Statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/data/index.htm
Breastmilk Counts
http://www.breastmilkcounts.com
La Leche League
http://www.lalecheleague.org/
Plan Healthy, Texas
http://www.planhealthytexas.org
Eating Disorders
Academy for Eating Disorders
http://www.aedweb.org/
National Eating Disorders Association
http://nationaleatingdisorders.org/
Eating Disorders Coalition
http://www.eatingdisorderscoalition.org/
International Association of Eating Disorder Professionals Foundation
http://www.iaedp.com/
National Institute of Mental Health
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/eating-disorders/index.shtml
Physical Activity & Active Living Resources
Active Living
http://www.activeliving.org/
Active Living by Design:
http://www.activelivingbydesign.org/
Active Living Resource Center
http://www.activelivingresources.org/index.php
American College of Sports Medicine
http://www.acsm.org/
CDC: Guide to Community Preventive Services
http://www.thecommunityguide.org/pa/index.html
CDC: Physical Activity Topics
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/physical/index.htm
The Cooper Institute
http://www.cooperinst.org/index.cfm
Long Live Texans – Active Living
http://www.longlivetexans.com/index.php/site/active-living
The National Center for Bicycling and Walking
http://www.bikewalk.org/
National Society of Physical Activity Practitioners in Public Health
http://www.nspapph.org/
Plan Healthy, Texas
http://www.planhealthytexas.org
The Presidents Council on Physical Fitness & Sports
http://www.fitness.gov/index.html
Rails to Trails
http://www.railtrails.org/index.html
Safe Routes: National Center for Safe Routes to School
http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/index.cfm
Safe Routes to School, Texas
http://www.txdot.gov/government/processes-procedures/traffic/safety/safe-routes.html
Texas Recreation and Park Society
http://www.traps.org/
Texas Trails Network
http://www.texastrails.org/
Screen-Time
Center for Screen Time Awareness
http://www.screentimeinstitute.org/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute – Tools and Resources to Reduce Screen Time
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/wecan/tools-resources/tools-reduce-screen-time.htm
Plan Healthy, Texas
http://www.planhealthytexas.org
Resources for Public Health Professionals
ENACT Local Policy Database
http://www.preventioninstitute.org/sa/policies/index.php.
Long Live Texans – Community Action
http://www.longlivetexans.com/index.php/site/community-organizations
National Association of Counties Healthy Counties Database profiles model policies, programs and initiatives that counties nationwide enacted to prevent obesity
http://www.naco.org/Pages/default.aspx
Guidelines for Working with Restaurants (PDF, 254 kb)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/index.htm
In 2005, the AMA, HRSA and CDC convened an Expert Committee to revise the 1997 childhood obesity recommendations. The initial recommendations were released on June 6, 2007, in the document titled,
Appendix: Expert Committee Recommendations on the Assessment, Prevention and Treatment of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity (PDF, 65 KB)
Childhood Obesity Action Network’s Implementation Guide for the Expert Committee Recommendations on the Assessment, Prevention, and Treatment of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity
http://www.nichq.org/documents/coan-papers-and-publications/COANImplementationGuide62607FINAL.pdf (PDF, 220 KB)
Plan Healthy, Texas
http://www.planhealthytexas.org
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