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Physical Activity & Nutrition
Diabetes
www.diabetes.org – American Diabetes Association
www.niddk.nih.gov – National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
www.jdf.org – Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International
www.cdc.gov/diabetes - CDC Diabetes Public Health Resource
www.aadenet.org – American Association of Diabetes Educators
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/diabetes - MEDLINEplus: Diabetes
www.ndep.nih.gov – National Diabetes Education Program
www.eatright.org – American Dietetic Association
Stroke
www.stroke.org – National Stroke Association
www.ninds.nih.gov – National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
www.strokeassociation.org – American Stroke Association
www.stroke-site.org – The Brain Attack Coalition
www.americanheart.org – American Heart Association
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/stroke - MEDLINEplus: Stroke
www.mayo.edu/cerebro/education/stroke - Mayo Clinic Division of Stroke Education
www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/stroke - CDC, National Center for Health Statistics FASTATS – Stroke
Obesity
www.obesity.org – American Obesity Association
www.niddk.nih.gov/health/nutrit/nutrit - National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases: Health Information: Weight Loss & Control
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/obesity - MEDLINEplus: Obesity
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute obesity guidelines
www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity - CDC Health Topic: Obesity and Overweight
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article - MEDLINEplus: Obesity
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/disease/Obesity - National Center for Biotechnology Information
www.americanheart.org – American Heart Association Obesity and Overweight Children
www.health.gov/nhic - National health Information Center
www.eatright.org – American Dietetic Association
Hypertension
www.ash.us.org – American Society of Hypertension
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/hypertension/jncintro - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/highbloodpressure - MEDLINEplus: High Blood Pressure
Heart Disease
www.nhlbi.nih.gov - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/cvd - CDC’s Cardiovascular Health Program
www.americanheart.org – American Heart Association
www.healthgap.omhrc.gov/heart_disease - Closing the Health Gap: Heart Disease
Tobacco
Cancer
www.cancer.org – American Cancer Society
www.nci.nih.gov – National Cancer Institute
www.nccn.org – The National Comprehensive Cancer Network
www.cdc.gov/cancer - CDC Cancer Prevention and Control
www.seer.cancer.gov – Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results
COPD
www.lungusa.org/diseases/copd_factsheet - American Lung Association
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/copdchronicobstructivepulmonarydisease - MEDLINEplus: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Substance Abuse
www.samhsa.gov – The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
www.health.org – The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/substanceabuse - MEDLINEplus: Substance Abuse
www.drugabusestatistics.samhsa.gov – Drug abuse statistics from SAMHSA
www.rwjf.org/resourceCenter/substanceAbuse - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
www.dol.gov/asp/programs/drugs/said - Workplace substance abuse
Environmental Health
Air
www.epa.gov/airnow - Environmental Protection Agency
www.cnie.org/nle - National Library for the Environment
Food
www.foodsafety.gov – Food Safety News
www.fsis.usda.gov - The Food Safety and Inspection Service Home Page
vm.cfsan.fda.gov/list - Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Water
www.epa.gov/safewater/dwhealth - Environmental Protection Agency
www.cdc.gov/safewater - Safe water system
www.awwa.org – American Water Works Association
Household Hazardous Waste Disposal
Bioterrorism
www.bt.cdc.gov – CDC Public Health Emergency and Preparedness
www.bioterrorism.uab.edu – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the University of Alabama at Birmingham
www.fda.gov/oc/bioterrorism/bioact - Food and Drug Administration Bioterrorism Act of 2002
Emergency Preparedness and Response
www.ready.gov
www.bt.cdc.gov
www.pandemicflu.gov
www.adph.org/cep
www.redcross.org
www1.southcentralpartnership.org/websites/SCCPHP/default.asp?ID=136 - The Preparedness Minute, a series of video clips describing what you can do to be ready for emergency situations.
Responsible Behavior
HIV/STD
www.ashastd.org – American Social Health Association
www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/stdinfo - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
www.cdc.gov/nchstp/dstd/Fact_Sheets - CDC STD fact sheet
www.cdcnpin.org/std/common - CDC National Prevention Information Network
www.cdc.gov/hiv/dhap - CDC Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention
www.kaisernetwork.org – Daily HIV/AIDS reports
www.sis.nlm.nih.gov/HIV/HIVMain - NIH Specialized Information Services
www.hopkins-aids.edu – Johns Hopkins AIDS Service
www.aidsalabama.org – AIDS Alabama
Infant Mortality
www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/infmort - CDC, National Center for Health Statistics FASTATS: Infant Mortality
www.sidscenter.org – National SIDS Resource Center
www.healthgap.omhrc.gov/sids - Closing the Health Gap: Infant Mortality and SIDS
www.acog.org – The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Fetal and Infant Mortality Review
www.hhs.gov/news/press/2002pres/infant - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 2002 Fact Sheet
Mental Health
Injury
www.cdc.gov/ncipc - CDC National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
www.injuryprevention.org – Injury Prevention Web
www.nhtsa.dot.gov – National Highway Traffic Safety Administration child passenger safety
www.biausa.org – Brain Injury Association of America
Violence
www.pavnet.org – Partnerships Against Violence
www.ndvh.org – National Domestic Violence Hotline
www.ojp.usdoj.gov – Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women
www.ncadv.org – National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Mental Health
www.nimh.nih.gov – National Institutes of Mental Health
www.mentalhealth.org – The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration National Mental Health Information Center
www.nmha.org – National Mental Health Association
Access to Care
Aging Population
www.aoa.gov – Administration on Aging
www.seniors.gov – National Association of Retired Federal Employees
www.aarp.org – American Association of Retired Persons
www.adss.state.al.us – Alabama Department of Senior Services
www.nia.nih.gov – National Institute on Aging
Asthma
www.lungusa.org – American Lung Association
www.aaaai.org – American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology
www.aafa.org – Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
www.epa.gov/iaq/asthma - Environmental Protection Agency
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/asthma - MEDLINEplus: Asthma
www.niaid.nih.gov – National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Immunization
www.cdc.gov/nip - CDC National Immunization Program
www.immunizationinfo.org – National Network for Immunization Information
www.partnersforimmunization.org – National Partnership for Immunization
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/immunizationvaccination - MEDLINEplus: Immunizations/Vaccinations
www.aafp.org – American Association of Family Physcians Childhood Immunization Schedule