Food Recovery (A Citizen's Guide to Food Recovery)
http://www.usda.gov/news/pubs/gleaning/content.htm

Food Research and Action Center
http://www.frac.org

Food Security in the US Briefing Room
http://www.ers.usda.gov/briefing/foodsecurity

Food Stamp Program
http://www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/

Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger
http://www.mazon.org

Meals on Wheels Association of America
http://www.mowaa.org

National School Lunch Program
http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Lunch/Default.htm

Nutrition Assistance Program for Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Marianas
http://www.fns.usda.gov/fns/menu/programs.htm

School Breakfast Program
http://www.fns.usda.gov.cnd/Breakfast/Default.htm

Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program
http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/SeniorFMNP/SFMNPmenu.htm

Share Our Strength
http://www.strength.org

Special Milk Program
http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Milk/Default.htm

Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/

Summer Food Service Program
http://www.summerfood.usda.gov

WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program
http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/FMNP/FMNPfaqs.htm

World Hunger Year (WHY)
http://www.worldhungeryear.org

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ContentBank The Children’s Partnership. For individuals who work in community-based organizations looking for online resources that meet their clients’ needs. Contentbank collects, highlights, and promotes online content created for and by low-income and underserved communities.
http://www.contentbank.org

Directory for Food Assistance Providers for Lincoln, NE (Nov 2005)
http://www.lincoln-action.org/

Federal Food Programs
http://www.frac.org/html/federal_food_programs/federal_index.html

Food Stamps
http://www.nal.usda.gov/foodstamp

Migrant Clinicians Network new online resource Links to Care for the Underserved!
http://www.migrantclinician.org/excellence/patientassistance

Recipe Finder designed for Food Stamps participants
http://foodstamp.nal.usda.gov/recipes.php

Tips for working with low income - culturally diverse audiences and develop nutrition education programs. Oregon State University Extension.
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/fcd/nutrition/commprograms/index.php

WIC web site, check out WIC Works Resource System
http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic

WIC on-line education modules
http://www.co.mohave.az.us

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The American Egg Board
http://www.aeb.org/

Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream, Frozen Yogurt and Sorbet
http://www.benjerry.com/

National Dairy Council provides an interactive map; click on each state to find out which dairy council serves what area.
Dairy Council Map of States

Dairy Council - Nutrition Explorations
http://www.familyfoodzone.com/

Dairy Management Inc. Home Page
http://www.dairyinfo.com

Dole 5 A Day - Promotes 5-A-Day for Better Health
http://www.dole5aday.com/

National Coffee Association of USA, Inc
http://www.ncausa.org

Godiva Online Home Page
http://www.godiva.com/welcome.aspx

Hershey Foods Corporation
http://hersheys.com

IFIC - International Food and Information Council
http://ific.org/

National Fisheries Institute
http://www.aboutseafood.com/

Safefood.org-National Food Processor's Assoc.
http://www.fpa-food.org/

National Pork Producers Council
http://www.nppc.org/

California Olive Industry
http://www.calolive.org/

Quaker Oatmeal
http://www.quakeroatmeal.com/

Quaker Company
http://www.quakeroats.com/

Salt Institute
http://www.saltinstitute.org/

American Beverage Association
http://www.nsda.org/WhatsIn/caffeinecontent.html

U.S. Soyfoods Directory
http://soyfoods.com/

California Strawberry Commission
http://www.calstrawberry.com/

The Sugar Association, Inc.
http://www.sugar.org/

Tea Council of the USA
http://www.teausa.com/

Trade Secrets – Foodservice Solutions from Bill Main
http://www.profittools.com/d/dists/billmain/

National Watermelon Promotion Board
http://www.watermelon.org/

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Epicurious Food. Includes recipes, an extensive food dictionary, metric conversion chart, and lots of other food-related information
http://www.epicurious.com/

Epicurious Food Dictionary - Search the dictionary of more than 4,000 food terms and you'll never have to eat your words. Just type the word or phrase you're looking for in the search box or you may also browse through the dictionary by selecting any of the letters.
http://www.epicurious.com/cooking/how_to/food_dictionary/

Herbal Information - FNIC, USDA
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/ds_herbinfo.html

MAC Link List - Often it is difficult to find the topic you are searching for on the web. If you are looking for alternative agriculture information, it just got easier! We have compiled a list of links of Extension Guidesheets from some of the top university research centers in the world. On these links you will be able to find information on everything you want to raise or grow -- from Asparagus to Watermelons, and Aquaculture to Worms!
http://agebb.missouri.edu/mac/links/

Plant Foods: Cereals, Fruits, Grains, Seeds, Vegetables - reference information on just about any component in food you can think of including herbs. Click on any of the food components listed on the left side of the screen for a brief description.
http://food.oregonstate.edu/p.html

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Foodservice.com
http://www.foodservice.com/

Nu Connexions: Links: Food-Related Businesses & Other Organizations
http://www.nuconnexions.com/Links/Busindfd.htm

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Write Your Representative - Look up your congressional representative and send an electronic message
http://www.house.gov/writerep/

State Legislative Information – Search for Bills
http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/DNPALeg/

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) WONDER provides a point of access to a variety of CDC reports, guidelines, a nd even numeric public health data
http://wonder.cdc.gov/

Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition - FDA/CFSAN Resources Page
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/index.html

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/default.asp?

Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
http://www.usda.gov/cnpp

Childcare Nutrition Program - Team Nutrition
http://www.nal.usda.gov/childcare/Resources/TN_Materials.html

Children's Nutrition Research Center (CNRC) Part of USDA's Ag Research Service - Kidnutrition at Baylor University
http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/cnrc/

Combined Health Information Database - CHID is a joint effort of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Access to the database is free. This database provides easy access to health information, including more than 101,000 health-related materials that have appeared in magazines, journals, newspapers, brochures, book chapters, and videotapes. The content is summarized in abstracts, and contact information is provided for the producers of hard-to-find items. CHID is intended to be used by both health professionals and the public.
http://chid.nih.gov/

Extension Service (CSREES) - USDA
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/qlinks/partners/state_partners.html

Federal Citizen Information Center FCIC
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/

Federal Food Programs
http://www.frac.org/html/federal_food_programs/federal_index.html

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
http://www.fda.gov

Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC)
http://www.nalusda.gov/fnic/

FNIC Consumer Corner - Consumer Corner contains information about the food and nutrition topics the public most frequently asks about. Much of the information is presented in full-text documents for your convenience.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/consumersite

FNIC - Food and Nutrition topics from A to Z - Links to a large selection of internet resources on health and nutrition produced by the Food and Nutrition Information Center. FNIC's mission, since 1971, has been to collect and disseminate information about food and human nutrition.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/fnic.html

FNIC - Interactive Toolbox - The Interactive Toolbox contains links to Web sites that allow consumers and professionals to input information and receive individual feedback to help with dietary assessment and planning, checking personal health risks, testing knowledge, and evaluating needs.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/000035.html

Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Food stamps, Team Nutrition, etc.-USDA
http://www.fns.usda.gov

Food & Nutrition Research Briefs - Overview of current nutrition research findings from different sources
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/usda/fnrb/

Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) USDA's regulatory wing (like FDA in DHHS)
http://www.usda.gov/agency/fsis/homepage.htm

Food Safety.gov
http://www.foodsafety.gov/

Food Safety Web - Food safety resources for non-English speakers in 42 languages.
http://peaches.nal.usda.gov/foodborne/fbindex/NonEnglishResources.asp

Global Health Issues, Department of Health and Human Services – Addresses global health and the link between domestic and international health issues.
http://www.globalhealth.gov/

Healthfinder -- Gateway to consumer health information from the US government
http://www.healthfinder.gov/

Health and Human Services (DHHS) - Healthy People 2010
http://www.healthypeople.gov/

National Agricultural Library
http://www.nalusda.gov

National Archives and Records Administration Search the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) plus other government documents
http://www.archives.gov/

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health
http://nccam.nih.gov

National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/

National Food Service Management Institute
http://www.nfsmi.org/

The National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/

New Seafood and Health Page on NOAA Web Site - A new NOAA Web page provides information on the connection between seafood and health. NOAA’s goal is to provide balanced information that puts the benefits and risks of seafood consumption into perspective to help consumers make educated decisions about their diet.
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/seafood.htm

National School Lunch Program - includes School Breakfast Program, Summer Food Service Program for Children
www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Lunch/default.htm

Nutrient Data Laboratory Home Page - USDA Search for nutrient content of foods
http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/site_main.htm?modecode=12354500

State Nutrition Action Plans-SNAP Online - The State Nutrition Action Plan and related presentations from the 2nd National Nutrition Education Conference (NNEC2) 2005. Updated plans and accomplishments and examples of cross-programs SNAP activities.
http://www.fns.usda.gov/oane/SNAP/SNAP.htm

USDA Home Page
http://www.usda.gov/

Womens Health.gov - The National Women's Health Information Center, Health and Human Services (DHHS)
http://www.4woman.org

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Centers for Disease Control (CDC) WONDER provides a point of access to a variety of CDC reports, guidelines, a nd even numeric public health data
http://wonder.cdc.gov/

Extension Service (CSREES) - USDA
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/qlinks/partners/state_partners.html

Federal Citizen Information Center FCIC
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/

Food Safety.gov
http://www.foodsafety.gov/

Healthfinder -- Gateway to consumer health information from the US government
http://www.healthfinder.gov/

HealthierUS Initiative - Links to many websites with credible, accurate information to help Americans choose to live healthier lives. Focuses on four areas – nutrition, physical activity, prevention and avoiding risky behaviors.
http://www.healthierus.gov/

NLM Gateway - A Web-based system that lets users search simultaneously in multiple retrieval systems at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM). It initiate searches from one Web interface, providing "one-stop searching" for many of NLM's information resources or databases.
http://gateway.nlm.nih.gov/gw/Cmd

Science.gov - Government online source of reliable information about science and technology from a number of federal government agencies
http://www.science.gov

Womens Health.gov - The National Women's Health Information Center, Health and Human Services (DHHS)
http://www.4woman.org

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Nebraska Comprehensive Cancer Control Program
http://www.hhss.ne.gov/NebraskaCARES

Nebraska Cardiovascular Health Program
http://www.hhss.ne.gov/cvh

Nebraska Diabetes and Prevention Program
http://www.hhss.ne.gov/dpc/ndcp.htm

Nebraska’s Local Health Departments: To find your local health department, visit:
http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/lhd/

Nutrition Services, NE Dept of Education - National School Lunch Program (NSLP), Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), School Breakfast Program (SBP), Child and Adult Care Feeding Programs (CACFP)
http://www.nde.state.ne.us/NS/

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Action Now: Community Diabetes Prevention & Control
http://www.123ActionNow.org

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The Arc of America - a national association addressing mental retardation and related developmental disabilities through education, research, and advocacy.
http://www.thearc.org

Children with disabilities
http://www.telability.org/index.pl

Exceptional Parent Magazine - EP’s on-line resource. Continuing 35 award-winning years of providing information, support, ideas, encouragement & outreach for parents and families of children with disabilities, and the professionals who work with them.
http://www.eparent.com

Family Village - a global community of disability-related resources. Resources include information about specific diagnoses, adaptive technology and products, recreation, and educational opportunities.
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/index.htmlx

Family Voices - national clearinghouse for information about children with special health care needs. Family Voices, as a leader in helping families of children and youth with special health care needs, has created a Legislative Action Center to keep families and others informed of what is happening in Congress that impacts health care policy and programs.
http://familyvoices.org

The National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities - an information and referral service for families with children with disabilities and for professionals who work with children with disabilities.
http://www.nichcy.org

The National Center of Medical Home Initiatives - The Center for Children with Special Needs - provides information and resources for families and health care providers (American Academy of Pediatrics)
http://www.medicalhomeinfo.org/

National Organization of Rare Diseases (NORD) - a clearinghouse for information about rare disorders.
http://www.rarediseases.org

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Allergy Advisor Digest
http://allallergy.net/abstracts/index.cfm

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology does the study and treatment of allergies. Has links, physian referral directory, media information, and links of interest.
http://www.aaaai.org/

Food Allergy Research and Resource Program FARRP. Has developed assays to identify the common allergins in foods. Has workshops and contact information.
http://www.farrp.org/

The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network - Education. Advocacy. Research. Awareness
http://www.foodallergy.org/

Food Allergy Network contains information, updates, and a newsletter. Has FAQ, information, recipes, up-dates and hot topics.
http://www.foodallergy.org/

Food Allergy Web site Just for Kids
http://www.fankids.org/FANKid/kidindex.html

Food Allergy News Just for Teens - This web site is designed for young adults who want to take a more active role in managing their food allergies.
http://www.fankids.org/FANTeen/index.html

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American Lung Association
http://www.lungusa.org

The National Heart Lung and Blood Institute - Diseases and Conditions Index
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/index.html

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Nebraska Comprehensive Cancer Control Project
http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/NebraskaCARES/

American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org

American Institute for Cancer Research
www.aicr.org

Suzanne Dixon, MPH, MS, RD - current research in oncology nutrition
www.cancernutritioninfo.com

Cancer Source
www.cancersource.com

Diana Dyer, MS, RD - Cancer survivor, author and dietitian
www.cancerRD.com

National Cancer Institute
www.cancer.gov

National Cancer Institute - Advocacy Groups
http://deainfo.nci.nih.gov/ADVISORY/dclg/dclg.htm

Advocacy groups - Link to list of advocacy groups
http://www.cancerlinks.com/advocacy.html

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine - NIH
http://nccam.nih.gov

Natural Medicine Comprehensive Database
http://www.pitt.edu/~cbw/database.html

Office of Dietary Supplements - NIH
http://dietary-supplements.info.nih.gov

Oncology Nursing Society
http://www.ons.org/

Oncology Nutrition Dietetic Practice Group - Practice group of the American Dietetic Association
http://www.oncologynutrition.org/

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American Heart Association - Professional and consumer information regarding coronary heart disease
http://www.americanheart.org/

Cardiology Review - excellent for daily research review in the area of cardiology
http://www.theheart.org

Heart Failure Society of America
http://www.hfsa.org

Learn More About Heart Failure - 11 Education Modules - Heart Failure Society of America
http://www.abouthf.org

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Nebraska Diabetes Control Program
http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/dpc/ndcp.htm

CDC Division of Diabetes Translation
http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes

American Assoc. of Diabetes Educators (AADE)
http://www.aadenet.org/

American Diabetes Association (ADA)
http://www.diabetes.org/home.jsp

Diabetes materials, available in Spanish
http://eesc.orst.edu/agcomwebfile/edmat/EM8855.pdf

CDC Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa

CIMRO of Nebraska
http://cimronebraska.org

Diabetes Program - Veterans Health Administration
http://www.va.gov/health/diabetes

A Glycemic Index
http://www.diabetesnet.com/gi.html

Health Resources and Services Administration
http://www.hrsa.gov

Indian Health Service (IHS)
http://www.ihs.gov/

International Diabetic Athletes Association (IDAA)
http://www.diabetes-exercise.org

International Diabetes Federation (IDF)
http://www.idf.org/home/

Joslin Diabetes Center
http://www.joslin.harvard.edu/

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF)
http://www.jdrf.org

Lancaster County diabetes prevention coalition
http://www.123actionnow.org

The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs

National Certification Board for Diabetes Educators
http://www.ncbde.org/

National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP)
http://ndep.nih.gov
http://www.cdc.gov/team-ndep
http://betterdiabetescare.nih.gov

The National Eye Institute
http://www.nei.nih.gov

National Health Information Center
http://www.health.gov/NHIC/

National Institute of Dental Research (NIDR)
http://www.nidr.nih.gov

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) Diabetes Home Page
http://www.diabetes.niddk.nih.gov

National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS)
http://www.loc.gov/nls

Nebraska Library Commission
http://www.nlc.state.ne.us

The Office on Women’s Health
http://www.4women.gov

Food and Drug Administration-Diabetes Site
http://www.fda.gov/diabetes

U.S. HHSS, Office of Minority Health
http://www.omhrc.gov

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GERD Information Resource Center - Educational resources on Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease for the general public, health care providers, and researchers
http://www.gerd.com

North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
http://www.naspgn.org/

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International Osteoporosis Foundation
http://www.osteofound.org/

National Osteoporosis Foundation
http://www.nof.org

National Institutes of Health, Osteoporosis, and Related Bone Disease, National Resource Center
http://www.osteo.org

Osteoporosis Society of Canada
http://www.osteoporosis.ca

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Recipes and ideas for people with PKU
http://www.peds.umn.edu/pku/Diet.html

Information related to PKU for people of all ages
http://www.pkuadults.com

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Knowledge Path on Childhood Nutrition - National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health. Guide to the Center’s website on the topic and selected electronic and print resources found elsewhere. Identifies downloadable electronic publications, databases, project descriptions, electronic discussion lists and websites.
http://www.ncemch.org/RefDes/kpchildnutr.htm

Mercury in fish
http://www.epa.gov/ost/fish

Pregnancy information
http://www.marchofdimes.com

Vegan Nutrition in Pregnancy and Childhood
http://www.vrg.org/nutrition/pregnancy.htm

WIC Works Resource System
http://www.nal.usda.gov/wicworks

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Breastfeeding and Working Mothers
http://www.workandpump.com

Feeding Infants: A Guide for Use in the Child Nutrition Programs - The guide presents information on infant development, nutrition for infants, breastfeeding and formula feeding, preventing tooth decay, feeding solid foods, drinking from a cup, choking prevention, sanitary food preparation and safe food handling, commercially prepared and home-prepared baby food, and some of the Infant Meal Pattern requirements.
http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/Resources/feeding_infants.html

Formula database for searching nutritional content and other formula characteristics as well as a connection to formula companies
http://grande.nal.usda.gov/wicworks/formulas/FormulaSearch.php

LaLeche League
http://www.lalecheleague.org

MilkWorks breastfeeding support and supply
http://www.milkworks.org

Medela breastfeeding supplies
http://www.medela.com

MSPI book with breastfeeding assistance
http://www.mspiguide.com/aboutus2.cfm

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Advertising and Children - American Psychological Association: Task Force on Advertising and Children
http://www.apa.org

American Academy of Family Physicians
http://www.familydoctor.org

American Academy of Pediatrics
http://www.aap.org

Body Positive - Through videos, workshops and consulting, the creators of Body Positive teach young people how to have a positive body image and a healthy relationship with food
http://www.thebodypositive.org

BLUE Dog! - This site contains interactive games and teaching tips
http://spec.lib.vt.edu/culinary/Nutrition.Central/kids.html

Bright Futures - Prevention and Health Promotion for infants, children, adolescents and their families. American Academy of Pediatrics
http://brightfutures.aap.org/web/

CDC – Healthy Schools, Healthy Youth
http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/

Dole 5 A Day - Explore the wide world of fruits and vegetables. Kids can play produce games, meet cartoon fruit and veggie characters, and learn all about the tasty benefits of 5 A Day. Teachers can preview 5 A Day resources, and find out how to order cookbooks and CD-ROM games.
http://www.dole5aday.com

Ellyn Satter is a leader in the infant/child feeding arena. She incorporates good sound nutrition advice with personal responsibility and appropriate developmental stages
http://www.ellynsatter.com

Florida Citrus Land for Kids - At Florida Citrus Land for Kids, kids can discover how orange juice is made, discover great recipes, and play for of fun and interactive games.
http://www.floridajuice.com/cm_nutrition_teachers.php

The Food Allergy Network
http://www.foodallergy.org/index.html

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Kids Home Page
http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids/default.htm

Food for Fitness and Fun (ISU)
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/food

Food Safety Links - Food Safety for Children from the USDA
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodborne/fbindex/016.htm

Food Safety for Home Child Care Providers. All information is in both Spanish and English. This Web site has been developed for home child care providers, parents and guardians, educators, and anyone who wants information on how to prevent foodborne illness. The site is an adaptation of a comprehensive curriculum created by New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service. The curriculum features a cartoon character named BAC, who represents bad bacteria that can be found in foods.
http://www.childcarefoodsafety.com/

The Gateway - educational resources for children. This web site is a GREAT place to find nutrition resources for children. Once you open this page, type in the search box "nutrition" to get to the nutrition resources
http://thegateway.org

Head Start
http://www2.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/hsb

Health Statistics for childhood hunger and poor health
http://dcc2.bumc.bu.edu/csnappublic/home.html

Healthy snacks ideas
http://www.cspinet.org/nutritionpolicy/snacks_summary.pdf

Immunization information
http://www.cdc.gov/nip

Just for Kids - Read about the adventures of PearBear, download cute pictures to color, and enjoy "Healthy Kid" recipes. Discover everything you wanted to know about pears (and more) including purchasing and storage tips, delicious recipes, health facts, and advice on growing them.
http://www.usapears.com/justforkids/default.asp

Kidnetic - Interactive web site for children regarding physical activity
http://www.kidnetic.com

Kids Health - Investigate the Food Guide Pyramid and food labels, as well as the latest facts about eating disorders and sports nutrition on this very cool site. Contains tons of information about kids' health issues, several interactive games, and medical word list, and other tasty treats.
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid

Kids World - kids learn nutrition tips to promote good dental health
http://www.colgate.com/app/Kids-World/US/HomePage.cvsp

Got Milk: Where's Your Mustache? - At this cool commercial site, you will find: milk mustaches on lots of famous faces; interactive Club Milk; contests, games and prizes; a personal trainer for nutrition and fitness advice; tons of tasty milk-based recipes; and a milk mustache screen saver that you can download into your computer.
http://www.whymilk.com/

MyPyramid for Kids - This site has MyPyramid materials designed specifically for children aged 6 to 11 including the MyPyramid Blast Off game, posters, color sheets, tips for parents, and resources for teachers.
http://www.mypyramid.gov/kids/

National Pork Growers Food Fun for Kids
http://www.pork4kids.com

The Nebraska Foundation for Children’s Vision (NFCV) - a 501(c)3 educational and charitable foundation, seeks to ensure that every child entering school in Nebraska is visually ready to learn through expanding the SEE TO LEARN® program in Nebraska, offering a free vision assessment to all three year olds by a professional eye care provider, through providing educational materials and resources for children and parents as well as a multidisciplinary Symposium.
http://www.nechildrensvision.org/

Nutrition Cafe ~ Where Nutrition Information is Fun - Play fast-paced nutrition games from the pacific Science Center and Washington state Dairy Council. Your students can try their skill at nutrition Sleuth, Grab a Grape, and Have-a-Bite. You can also link to the Dairy Council's site filled with nutrition information and a catalog of educational materials.
http://exhibits.pacsci.org/nutrition/nutrition_cafe.html

Nutrition Explorations: The Fun and Easy Way to Teach and Learn Nutrition - This site has resources for parents, teachers, and school foodservice.
http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/

Nutrition Explorations - The Kids pages
http://familyfoodzone.com/kids/main.asp

Nutrition for Kids by 24 Carrot Press - This site provides books, teaching kits and other other resources about news, articles, tips, recipes and more. A REE Feeding Kids Newsletter is available. You'll also find lots of useful tips and quick updates when you visit the weekly carrot and scroll through the "carrots" archive.
http://nutritionforkids.com/

Pediatric health and development information
http://kidshealth.org/parent/growth/index.html

PBS Teacher
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/health_fitness/preschool.shtm

Produce for Better Health Foundation
http://www.5aday.com

Quaker Snackbars web site - Family Fun - The Quaker Granola Bar Web Site is a great source for kids and parents to plan nutritious activities and snacks!
http://www.quakersnackbars.com/CHW_FamilyFun/index.cfm

USDA Resource for Children's nutrition
http://www.nal.usda.gov/Childcare/Resources/index.html

USDA Science for Kids. Whiz Kid Activities are chock full of fun and clever graphics to meet your needs AND delight your students.
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids/index.html

Wheat Foods Council - Fun for Kids -
http://www.wheatfoods.org/Kids-4/Index.htm

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Child Nutrition Agencies - By State
http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Contacts/StateDirectory.htm

Child Nutrition Home Page
http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Default.htm

Children's Nutrition Research Center - Baylor College of Medicine. The Children's Nutrition Research Center (CNRC) is dedicated to defining the nutrient needs of children, from conception through adolescence, and the needs of pregnant women and nursing mothers.
http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/cnrc

National Head Start Association. NHSA is the only nonprofit organization that specifically represents Head Start's millions of impoverished children and families before Congress and offers training and support to Head Start staff.
http://www.nhsa.org/

National Network for Child Care
http://www.nncc.org/

PBS Kids. PBS Ready to Learn is supported by a cooperative agreement from the National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education in the U.S. Department of Education
http://www.pbskids.org

The Child Care Nutrition Resource System
http://www.nal.usda.gov/childcare

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Nutrition Services, NE Dept of Education
http://www.nde.state.ne.us/ns

Nutrition Services - School based nutrition presentations
http://www.nde.state.ne.us/ns/slide_shows.htm

Action for Healthy Kids AFHK is a nonprofit which address overweight, undernourishment and physical activity in the school setting sedentary youth by focusing on changes at school. Guidelines for Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs: Promoting Healthy Weight in Children
http://www.actionforhealthykids.org

Activities for children related to leafy greens
http://www.leafy-greens.org

Discover School Breakfast Toolkit
http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Breakfast/toolkit/Default.htm

Food Buying Guide
http://schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov/FBG/buyingguide.html

Guidance: Accommodating Children with Special Dietary Needs
http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Guidance/default.htm

Guidance: Free and Reduced Price Meal Eligibility Guidance
http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Guidance/default.htm

Guidance: Developing a School Food Safety Program Based on the process Approach to HACCP.
http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/CNlabeling/Food-Safety/HACCPGuidance.pdf

Guidance for School Food Authorities
http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/guidance/default.htm

Healthy School Meals - The Healthy School Meals Resource System (HSMRS) is a searchable web site, providing information to persons working in USDA Child Nutrition Programs.
http://schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov/

Healthy snack ideas
http://www.cspinet.org/nutritionpolicy/snacks_summary.pdf

Michigan Department of Education: The Role of Michigan Schools in Promoting Healthy Weight: A Consensus paper (2001) provides guidance on excessive weight and weight gain, social pressure for excessive slenderness and unsafe weight loss practices
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/healthyweight_13649_7.pdf

Michigan Team Nutrition: Dozens of resources for schools, including exciting ways to link nutrition and physical activity with literacy - promoting reading and health together
http://www.msue.msu.edu

National Dairy Council Health Education kits - These new education kits are available for fee download
http://www.nationaldairycouncil.org

National School Foodservice Management Institute: a comprehensive catalog of materials for child nutrition professionals and extensive research studies on child nutrition, foodservice, and healthy school nutrition environments
http://www.nfsmi.org

Nutrition Explorations provides dozens of fun and easy ways to teach and learn nutrition
http://www.nutritionexplorations.org

Policy options for school systems food service
http://departments.oxy.edu/uepi/cfj/resources/healthy_school_food_policies_05.pdf

Industry Recipes and Tips for School Food Service
http://schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov/Industry/tips.html

Recipes and Menus from USDA
http://schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov/Recipes/

Take 10 is a K-5 curriculum for increasing daily physical activity
http://www.take10.net

Local Wellness Policy
http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/Healthy/wellnesspolicy.html

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N.O.W.: Nutrition on the Web ~ for teens!! - If you work with teens, turn them on to this site ~ designed by teens for teens. It offers teen-tested recipes (including many fun breakfast foods), a nutritious chat room for teens only, and a Q & A forum covering nutri-topics. Best of all you can access this information in English, Spanish, and German.
http://library.advanced.org/10991/

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Aging Activities, National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Health statistics on the elderly including health status, life expectancy, leading cause of death, and percent of elderly with limited activity capability.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/agingact.htm

Elderly Nutrition, Food Stamp Nutrition Connection. Part of the Food and Nutrition Information Center, contains many resources on elderly nutrition.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodstamp/Topics/elderly_nutrition.html

Exclusively Seniors. Compilation of websites related to older adults.
http://www.exclusivelyseniors.com/resources.asp

Jean Mayer Human USDA Human Nutrition Center on Aging at Tufts University
http://www.hnrc.tufts.edu/

National Institute on Aging. Provides information on current research on aging, and consumer-oriented information on a wide range of topics important to older people and their families.
http://www.nia.nih.gov/

Nutrition and the Elderly: A Resource Guide for Community Educators, Food and Nutrition Information Center, November 2002
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/pubs/bibs/gen/nutritionelderly.html

Senior Nutrition Awareness Program (SNAP), University of Connecticut and University of Rhode Island. Nutrition information and resources for seniors.
http://www.canr.uconn.edu/nusci/outrch/snap/snap.html

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American Dental Association
http://www.ada.org/

MedlinePlus Child Dental health
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/dentalhealth.html

Dental health and nutrition information - MN Dental Health Association
http://www.mndental.org

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BSE Information and Resources, USDA
BSE Information and Resources

Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Outreach and Information Center. Provides accurate and meaningful information to the public about food safety, nutrition, dietary supplements, food labeling, cosmetics, food additives, and food biotechnology.
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~comm/oic-info.html

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). CDC is an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services, whose mission is to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability.
http://www.cdc.gov/

Dented can guidelines
http://www.cfs.purdue.edu/safefood/foodsafety/guidelinescan.html

Federal Food Programs FRAC - Government Food Safety Information
http://www.frac.org/html/federal_food_programs/federal_index.html

Fight Bac!
http://www.fightbac.org/main.cfm

Food Code - FDA, CFSAN
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/foodcode.html

Food Safety A-Z Reference Guide - FDA, CFSAN
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/a2z-toc.html

Food Safety Database - Penn State University
http://foodsafety.cas.psu.edu/database.html

Food Safety Mini-Posters, NFSMI - Fourteen Food Safety mini-posters in English on one side and Spanish on the other. Topics include hand washing, thermometers, the Danger Zone and other food safely topics.
http://www.nfsmi.org/Information/postindx.htm

Food Safety Web - Food safety resources for non-English speakers in 42 languages.
http://peaches.nal.usda.gov/foodborne/fbindex/NonEnglishResources.asp

Food Safety.gov
http://www.foodsafety.gov

Hand Washing Food Safety Links - Foodborne Illness Education Information Center
http://peaches.nal.usda.gov/foodborne/fbindex/Handwashing.asp

Kansas State University - Includes food safety tips, fact sheets and newsletter and links to other food safety sites.
http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/foodsafety/welcome.htm

Keeping Bag Lunches Safe, USDA - Fact sheet in English and Spanish.
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fact_Sheets/Keeping_Bag_Lunches_Safe/index.asp

News and Food Safety Alerts
http://www.foodsafety.gov/~fsg/fsgnews.html

The Thermy Campaign
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/thermy

UNL-Extension - Food Safety
http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/foodsafety.htm

UNL Extension - Food Safety Table Tents - Six table tents on food safety, including: The Thaw Law (safe thawing of meat); More Than 2 Is Bad For You (bacterial growth at room temperatures); Keep It Cold! (refrigerator/freezer temperatures); The Peel Deal (refrigerating peeled/cut fresh produce); Health Is In Your Hands (handwashing); and The Cool Rule (cooling food in shallow containers).
http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/tabletents.pdf

UNL Extension - Pass the Taste Test…Use a Thermometer!
http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/thermometer.pdf

USDA Foodborne Illness Education Information Center - The USDA/FDA Foodborne Illness Education Information Center provides information about foodborne illness prevention to educators, trainers, and organizations developing education and training materials for food workers and consumers.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/foodborne/index.html

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Food Safety for Children from the USDA
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodborne/fbindex/016.htm

Food Safety Coloring Book - USDA-FSIS
http://www.foodsafety.gov/%7Edms/cbook.html

Food Safety Music - Univ of California, Davis. Click on “Food Safety Music” on left scroll bar.
http://foodsafe.ucdavis.edu/

Food Safety Song/Coloring Sheet - USDA-FSIS and FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
http://www.foodsafety.gov/~fsg/f00color.html

Kids, Teens and Educators Page - USDA-FSIS games, puzzles, coloring sheets and information
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/educate.html

Science and Our Food Supply - Investigating Food Safety from Farm to Table, National Science Teachers Association and the Food and Drug Administration. Includes separate guides for middle level and high school science teachers, an interactive video, Dr. X and the Quest for Food Safety and the comprehensive Food Safety A to Z Reference Guide.
http://www.nsta.org/fdacurriculum

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Child Care Centers Fight Bac! Poster, USDA. Illustrates Fight Bac’s four simple messages for food safety: clean, separate, chill and cook.
http://schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov/Safety/FNSFoodSafety.htm

Child Care Mini Posters on Food Safety and Sanitation, USDA. Ten colorful 8 1/2" x 11" laminated mini-posters for use in child care centers. Printed in English on one side and Spanish on one side. Topics include hand washing; meat, poultry, and fish safety; cross contamination; grocery shopping tips; safe handling of baby food; breast milk; bottle feeding; diaper changing tips; and safe temperature for foods.
http://www.nfsmi.org/Information/postindx_cc.htm

Food Safety for Home Child Care Providers. All information is in both Spanish and English. This Web site has been developed for home child care providers, parents and guardians, educators, and anyone who wants information on how to prevent foodborne illness. The site is an adaptation of a comprehensive curriculum created by New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service. The curriculum features a cartoon character named BAC, who represents bad bacteria that can be found in foods.
http://www.childcarefoodsafety.com/

Food Safety Resources for Child Care, USDA
http://www.nal.usda.gov/Childcare/Safety/index.html

Keepings Kids Safe: A Guide for Safe Food Handling & Sanitation for Child Care Providers, USDA. Quick and easy reference on food safety and sanitation (25 page pdf booklet).
http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/resources/appendj.pdf

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Biosecurity Checklist for School Foodservice Programs - Developing A Biosecurity Management Plan (49 page pdf booklet), USDA
http://schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov/Safety/biosecurity.pdf

Biosecurity Checklist Amendments to October 2003 version
http://schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov/Safety/Boisecurity%20Checklist%20amendments1.pdf

Food Safety and Emergency Preparedness
http://schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov/Safety/EmergencyReadiness.htm

Food Safety Materials, USDA. Contains PDF versions of all food safety materials and resources developed for child nutrition programs by USDA Food and Nutrition Services.
http://schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov/Safety/FNSFoodSafety.htm

Food-Safe Schools Action Guide Kit. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Coalition for Food-Safe Schools. Helps schools identify gaps in food safety and develop an action plan for becoming food-safe. Includes PowerPoint presentation and materials in Spanish.
http://www.foodsafeschools.org/index.htm

Hand Washing Resources for Schools
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/school/index.htm

Responding to a Food Recall, NFSMI. Materials designed for foodservice directors and managers to reference when a food recall notice for a USDA commodity food is issued through USDA/FNS or a food recall notice is issued for a purchased food by the manufacturer or responsible government entity
http://www.nfsmi.org/Education/Satellite/ss29/satinfo.htm#print

Serving It Safe: A Manager’s Tool Kit, USDA. A comprehensive 239-page food service safety and sanitation training package for schools. Contains a teacher's manual, teaching aids, case studies and group activities. A colorful poster summarizes key points, and interactive training is also included on CD-ROM and diskettes.
http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/Resources/serving_safe.html

Thermometer Information Resource Training Kit, NFSMI. Lessons and resources which focus on the importance of consistently using thermometers in Child Nutrition Programs.
http://www.nfsmi.org/Information/thermometer_resource.html

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Food Safety for Summer Food Service Programs NFSMI
http://www.nfsmi.org/Information/summerfs.html

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Botanical Supplement Fact Sheets, National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements
http://ods.od.nih.gov/Health_Information/Botanical_Supplements.aspx

American Botanical Council (ABC) is the leading independent, nonprofit, international member-based organization providing education using science-based and traditional information to promote the responsible use of herbal medicine
http://www.herbalgram.org

Consumer Lab
http://www.consumerlab.com

Dietary Supplements Fact Sheets - National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements. Information and fact sheets on dietary supplements.
http://ods.od.nih.gov/Health_Information/Information_About_Individual_Dietary_Supplements.aspx

Herbal database - provides hyperlinked access to the scientific data underlying the use of herbs for health
http://www.herbmed.org

Institute of Food Technologists
http://www.ift.org

Information regarding herbs and botanicals
http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/11570.cfm

International Bibliographic Information on Dietary Supplements (IBIDS). National Institutes of Health database of scientific, credible literature on dietary supplements, including vitamins, minerals and botanicals.
http://ods.od.nih.gov/Health_Information/IBIDS.aspx

Office of Dietary Supplements
http://dietary-supplements.info.nih.gov

National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine
http://nccam.nih.gov

Definitions for complementary and alternative as well as related information
http://www.mdanderson.org/topics/complementary

Dietary Supplements: General Resources for Consumers
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/pubs/bibs/gen/dietsupp.html

Dietary Supplements: Resources for Professionals
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/pubs/bibs/gen/dietsupp_prof.html

Vitamin and Mineral Supplement Fact Sheets, National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplement
http://ods.od.nih.gov/Health_Information/Vitamin_and_Mineral_Supplement_Fact_Sheets.aspx

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FNIC - Newsletters on Food and Nutrition
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/000044.html

Food Reflections
http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/foodtalk.htm

Berkeley Wellness Letter
http://www.berkeleywellness.com

Cornell Nutrition Works
http://www.nutritionworks.cornell.edu/home/index.cfm

Environmental Health Newsletter
http://www.environmentalnutrition.com/

Harvard Heart Letter
http://www.chpg.net/heart.html

Johns Hopkins Community Health Newsletter
http://www.press.jhu.edu/journals/progress_in_community_health_partnerships

K State Nutrition Spotlight
http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/humannutrition/spotlight/welcome.htm

Mayo clinic health letter
https://www.2p9.com/MayoClinic/HealthLetter/0304camp/landing.cfm?trkid=20306S27642

Tufts Health and Nutrition Newsletter
http://www.healthletter.tufts.edu

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Calorie Control Council
http://www.caloriecontrol.org/

The Calorie Counter. Provides nutrition information for foods and beverages in a Nutrition Facts label format.
http://www.thecaloriecounter.com/

Contacting Food-Related Companies for More Information, University of Nebraska Lincoln-Cooperative Extension. List of links to specific food companies.
http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/ciq-contacts.htm

Fast Food Nutrition Fact Explorer. Online searchable database of fast food nutrition facts.
http://www.fatcalories.com/

Fiber Content of Foods
http://www.wehealny.org/healthinfo/dietaryfiber/fibercontentchart.html

FitDay – Your On-line Diet and Fitness Journal
http://www.fitday.com/

Food Composition Resource List for Professionals, Food and Nutrition Information Center, May 2001
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/pubs/bibs/gen/2001fdcomp.html

Food Processor - ESHA Research Nutrition Systems Food Processor and other nutrient analysis software
http://www.esha.com/

Fruit & Vegetable Nutrition Facts Chart, Dole. Nutrition information for over 100 fruits and vegetables.
http://www.dole5aday.com/ReferenceCenter/NutritionCenter/Chart/R_NutrChart.jsp?topmenu=1

Menu Planner – NHLBI
http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/menuplanner/menu.cgi

Nutrition Analysis Tools and Systems (NATS)
http://nat.crgq.com/suggest.html

NutritionData – Fast Food Nutrient Analysis
http://www.nutritiondata.com/

Restaurant Chains - Nutrient Analysis
http://www.dietriot.com/fff/rest.html

USDA – ARS – What We Eat in America
http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/site_main.htm?modecode=12-35-50-00

USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference. Search USDA’s database of nutrient content for over 5,900 different foods.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/

What’s in the Foods You Eat, Agricultural Research Service of USDA. A searchable database where users can view a 60-nutrient profile for each of more than 13,000 foods.
http://www.ars.usda.gov/Services/docs.htm?docid=7783

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Ask the Dietitian(tm) Joanne Larson, MS, RD
http://www.dietitian.com

Basal metabolism calculator
http://www.room42.com/nutrition/basal.shtml

Berkeley Nutrition Quest
http://www.nutritionquest.com/

CNN - Food and Health News Main Page
http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/index.html

Cooking Light's Main Menu Cooking Light Magazine
http://www.cookinglight.com/cooking/

Cooking Measures and Conversion Calculator
http://www.globalgourmet.com/cgi-bin/hts?convcalc.hts

FoodandHealth.communications
http://www.foodandhealth.com/

Health Calendar - Identify health events for each month
http://www.foodandhealth.com/healthcalendar.shtml

National Health Observance Days. Planning guide developed by the National Health Information Center which lists national health observances (days, weeks, or months), along with the sponsoring organizations and information about supporting materials that will be available.
http://healthfinder.gov/library/nho/

Intelihealth. A joint venture of Aetna U.S. Healthcare and Johns Hopkins University and Health System, this website contains lots of health-related information. The nutrition section is also very extensive.
http://www.intelihealth.com

NutriQuest
http://www.mhhe.com/hper/nutrition/nutriquest/

The Food Resource
http://food.oregonstate.edu/food.html

Food Science Central - From the publishers of Food Science and Technology Abstracts
http://www.foodsciencecentral.com/

Jean Fremont's Food and Nutrition on the Web
http://www.sfu.ca/%7Ejfremont/

Mayo Clinic - Tools for Healthier Lives
http://www.mayoclinic.com/

New York Times - Your Health Daily
http://yourhealthdaily.com/

Reuters Health
http://www.reutershealth.com/en/index.html

Food Timeline - A web site which includes information about foods dating back to 17,000 BC. For example, marshmallows and figs (2000 BC), sausages (900 BC), carrots and strawberries (1000 AD). It also includes commercial food inventions as Coca Cola (1886) and Jello (1897)
http://www.foodtimeline.org/

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Better Health Information for Better Nutrition - FDA initiative to make major improvements in the information consumers receive about the foods they eat.
http://www.fda.gov/oc/mcclellan/chbn.html

Claims That Can Be Made for Conventional Foods and Dietary Supplements, USDA
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/hclaims.html

Food Label Education Tools - General information on food labels, test your food label knowledge quiz, and education resources.
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/lab-gen.html

Food Labeling and Nutrition Information
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/label.html

Guidance on How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Panel
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/foodlab.html

NutritionData Nutrition Facts Calorie Counter. Generates nutrition facts labels and provides simplified nutritional analyses for all foods and recipes.
http://www.nutritiondata.com/

Trans Fat Now Listed With Saturated Fat and Cholesterol on the Nutrition Facts Label - Explains which foods often contain trans fat; how to choose foods with lower saturated fats, trans fats and cholesterol, and practical tips for daily use.
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/transfat.html

Trans Fat examples on Nutrition Facts Panel
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/labtr.html

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Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005
http://www.healthierus.gov/dietaryguidelines/

Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI) and Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA) - Links to all guidelines and reports.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/000105.html

MyPyramid USDA
http://mypyramid.gov

MyPyramid for Kids USDA
http://mypyramid.gov/kids/index.html

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American Council on Science and Health
http://www.acsh.org/

Anti-Quackery Ring - Sites that combat and debunk health-related frauds, myths, fads, and fallacies, on the basis of objective, scientific proof.
http://g.webring.com/hub?ring=antiquackerysite

Consumer Health Information for Better Nutrition Initiative. Designed to encourage makers of foods and dietary supplements to make science-based health claims about their products. The initiative also aims to help eliminate false or misleading claims related to dietary supplements.
http://www.fda.gov/oc/nutritioninitiative/whitepaper.html

Evaluating Online Health Information - Resources to help consumers evaluate websites to determine if accurate information is provided.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/consumersite/hot-online.htm

Fad Diet Review Handout, Communicating Food for Health Newsletter, 2004. Summarizes popular fad diets and why they don’t work. Includes list of good diet books.
http://www.foodandhealth.com/Sept04-5.pdf

Integrity in Science - Database providing information on the funding sources for any person or organization, to help identify any conflicts of interest in data or studies.
http://cspinet.org/integrity/

QuackwatchSM. Quackwatch, Inc. - a member of Consumer Federation of America, is a nonprofit corporation whose purpose is to combat health-related frauds, myths, fads, and fallacies.
http://www.quackwatch.org/

Red Flag Bogus Weight Loss Claims - Federal Trade Commission. The “Red Flag” education campaign assists media outlets voluntarily to screen out deceptive weight-loss product advertisements.
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/redflag/index.html

The National Council Against Health Fraud (NCAHF). A private nonprofit, voluntary health agency that focuses upon health misinformation, fraud, and quackery as public health problems.
http://www.ncahf.org/

Tips for Healthy Surfing Online - Internet Healthcare Coalition. Tips to evaluate the reliability of online health information and advice.
http://www.ihealthcoalition.org/content/tips.html

Weight Loss and Nutrition Myths - How Much Do You Really Know? National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (National Institutes of Heath)
http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/myths.htm

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The ADA Good Nutrition Reading List can be printed/viewed by clicking on the following link or you can look for these in your library.
Good Nutrition Reading List

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Feeding Vegan Kids - Vegetarian Resource Group
http://www.vrg.org/nutshell/kids.htm

Kids Health - Vegetarianism
http://kidshealth.org/parent/nutrition_fit/nutrition/vegetarianism.html

Vegan Nutrition in Pregnancy and Childhood
http://www.vrg.org/nutrition/pregnancy.htm

Vegetarian Nutrition, Food and Nutrition Information Center. Links to many websites.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/etext/000058.html

Vegetarian Nutrition Resource List, Food and Nutrition Information Center
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/pubs/bibs/gen/vegetarian.htm

Vegetarian Resource Group. Substantive, well-organized, and balanced material providing news, recipes, nutrition information, links, and ideas for those interested in eating a vegetarian diet. (Offers free monthly newsletter.)
http://www.vrg.org/

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FNS - USDA - local wellness policy
http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/healthy/wellnesspolicy.html

Wellness Council of America
http://www.welcoa.org

Dr. Koop's web site for wellness
http://www.drkoop.com

American Association of Retired Persons
http://www.aarp.org

Wellness and Lifestyle Topics - Medline
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/wellnessandlifestyle.html

Occupational Health - Medline
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/occupationalhealth.html

National Wellness Institute
http://www.nationalwellness.org

Health Enhancement Research Organization HERO
http://www.the-hero.org

American Journal of Health Promotion
http://www.healthpromotionjournal.com/publications/journal.htm

American Institute of Preventative Medicine
http://www.staywell.com/index.html

Association for Worksite Health Promotion
http://www.uwsp.edu/hphd/awhp

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Eat Smart, Move More program promotes physical activity and healthy eating through policy and environmental change
http://www.eatsmartmovemorenc.com

President's Challenge - You're It. Get Fit!
http://www.fitness.gov

CDC Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa

National Recreation and Park Association
http://www.nrpa.org

Team and individual opportunities for children and adults - Lincoln, NE
http://www.ymcalincoln.org

Baseball teams for children - Lincoln, NE
http://www.lincolnlittleleague.com

Personalized fitness diet journal
http://www.fitday.com

American College of Sports Medicine encourages physical activity to improve health
http://www.acsm.org/

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Food clipart - good variety to choose from
http://www.foodclipart.com

Food and Health.com clipart
http://www.foodandhealth.com

Microsoft Media and Clipart
http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/default.aspx?lc=en-us

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Action for Healthy Kids AFHK- To link to the Nebraska AFHK page click on the state pull-down menu, then click on Nebraska.
http://www.actionforhealthykids.org

American Cancer Society
http://www.cancer.org

American Institute of Cancer Research
http://www.aicr.org

American Diabetes Association - Information regarding diabetes research and services for the health professional and consumer
http://www.diabetes.org

American Dietetic Association
http://www.eatright.org

American Heart Association - Professional and consumer information regarding coronary heart disease
http://www.americanheart.org/

American Medical Association (AMA)
http://www.ama-assn.org/

American Obesity Association
http://www.obesity.org

American Society for Nutrition
http://www.asnutrition.org/

American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition ASPEN
http://www.nutritioncare.org

National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders
http://www.anad.org

National Eating Disorders Organization
http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org

National Medical Association
http://www.nmanet.org/

National Restaurant Association
http://www.restaurant.org/

Nebraska Association For Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (NAHPERD)
http://www.nebrwesleyan.edu/groups/nahperd/

Dietetics Online© - A networking organization of nutrition and dietetics professionals providing newsletters, CEUs, and numerous services promoting communication among professionals world wide.
http://www.dietetics.com/

Dietitians of Canada
http://www.dietitians.ca/

Canada Health Network
http://www.canadian-health-network.ca

Canadian Women Health Network
http://www.cwhn.ca

Institute of Food Technologists IFT
http://www.ift.org/

International Confederation of Dietetic Assns.
http://www.internationaldietetics.org/default.asp

International Osteoporosis Foundation
http://www.osteofound.org/

National Association of College & Univ. Food Services (NACUFS)
http://www.nacufs.org

National Osteoporosis Foundation
http://www.nof.org

National Institutes of Health, Osteoporosis, and Related Bone Disease, National Resource Center
http://www.osteo.org

Osteoporosis Society of Canada
http://www.osteoporosis.ca

School Nutrition Association
http://www.schoolnutrition.org/

Society for Nutrition Education
http://www.sne.org/

Weight Control Network
http://win.niddk.nih.gov/index.htm

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You may visit the Evidence Based Guidelines homepage at
http://ebg.adaevidencelibrary.com/

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Journal of the American Dietetic Association
http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/home_7018_ENU_HTML.htmp

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
http://www.ajcn.org/

American Journal of Health Promotion
http://www.healthpromotionjournal.com/publications/journal.htm

Journal of Nutrition
http://www.nutrition.org/

Journal Abbreviations and Full Titles - BIOSIS format
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/JAS.htm

New England Journal of Medicine On-line - Home Page
http://www.nejm.org/

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Combined Health Information Database is a database provides easy access to health information, including more than 101,000 health-related materials that have appeared in magazines, journals, newspapers, brochures, book, chapters, and videotapes
http://chid.nih.gov

2005 Obesity report PHCS Research Summary 2002
http://www.healthyamericans.org

NANA Study on Portion Sizing vs Value
http://www.aicr.org

Historic Nutrition information
http://www.nns.nih.gov

Annual Status Report on Hunger and Homelessness
http://www.usmayors.org/uscm/home.asp

Study on Physical fitness of children and performance in school
http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/EMIHC000/333/333/359214

Mapping a state's nutritional health
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2003/030425.htm

TheDataWeb is network of online data libraries that the DataFerrett application access the data through. Data topics include, census data, economic data, health data, income and unemployment data, population data, labor data, cancer data, crime and transportation data, family dynamics, vital statistics data
http://www.thedataweb.org/index.html

Statistics for childhood hunger and poor health
http://dcc2.bumc.bu.edu/csnappublic/home.html

CDC - a rich source of informatio