Links and Resources
Arthritis
National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
Blood Pressure
Lower Your Blood Pressure with DASH
Diabetes
National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Heart Disease & Stroke
American Heart Association (AHA) Publications and Statistics
The American Heart Association works with government agencies to derive our annual statistics for cardiovascular diseases, including coronary heart disease, stroke and high blood pressure. The statistics include data on risk factors, nutrition, quality of care, medical procedures and economic cost.
National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute
Your Guide to Physical Activity & Your Heart
Obesity
National Institutes on Health (NIH) Obesity Research
This website presents information about NIH-supported research to facilitate progress towards obesity prevention and treatment. Through its research mission, the NIH seeks to identify genetic, behavioral, and environmental causes of obesity; to understand how obesity leads to type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and other serious health problems; and to build on basic and clinical research findings to develop and study innovative prevention and treatment strategies. The NIH, other federal agencies and public and private organizations will all play important roles in reducing the epidemic of obesity in the U.S.
Obesity is the official journal of The Obesity Society
Formerly known as Obesity Research, Obesity is the official journal of The Obesity Society. Available in print and online, Obesity is dedicated to increasing knowledge, fostering research, and promoting better treatment for people with obesity and their loved ones. Obesity publishes important peer-reviewed research and cutting-edge reviews, commentaries, public health and medical developments.
MyPyramid food guidance system
Smoking & Tobacco
Sports and Fitness
The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association is the health and fitness industry’s only global trade association. IHRSA represents over 9,100 for profit health and fitness facilities and over 730 supplier companies in 78 countries. IHRSA’s mission is to grow, protect and promote the health and fitness industry, and to provide its members with benefits that will help them be more successful. Check Resource tab.
Sporting Goods Manufacturer’s Association (SGMA)
SGMA, the trade association of leading industry sports and fitness brands, enhances industry vitality and fosters sports and fitness participation through research, thought leadership, product promotion and public policy.
General Health Resources
Trust for America’s Health (TFAH)
Trust for America’s Health is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to saving lives by protecting the health of every community and working to make disease prevention a national priority. More than 90 million Americans live with chronic disease, which accounts for seven out of ten deaths in this country. Amazingly, the majority of these deaths are preventable, yet America continues to accept that people will inevitably become sick. Rather than concentrating primarily on treatment, we need to prevent illnesses in the first place, particularly for those most at risk. TFAH believes that preventing disease and stopping epidemics everyday requires a strong, effective, and responsive public health system.
American Academy of Family Physicians
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Health Information by the National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Mental Health
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
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