Healthy Living

Eating Right

United States Department of Agriculture:

Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion My Pyramid Tracker: An online dietary and physical activity assessment tool that provides information on your diet quality, physical activity status, related nutrition messages, and links to nutrient and physical activity information. https://www.supertracker.usda.gov/Login.aspx

Calorie King for Food Awareness:

Food and exercise diary coupled with America's largest food database. http://www.calorieking.com/

Fruits & Veggies, More Matters:

Easy and helpful nutrition information, recipes, and advice for feeding kids. http://www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org/

 

Regular Exercise

Map My Walk:

Map walks, find new walking routes and log training using online tools. http://www.mapmywalk.com/

Shape Up:

Focuses on obesity and provides practical advice and applicable resources including a Body Mass Index calculator. http://www.shapeup.org/

 

I want to quit smoking

Suwannee River Area Health Education Center Quit Smoking Now program:

http://www.srahec.org/#!tobacco/c1c3g

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Smoking and Tobacco Use:

Information on how to quit smoking plus cessation program materials. http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/quit_smoking/index.htm

American Lung Association: Quit Smoking:

Facts and figures of smoking plus resources and support for quitters. http://www.lungusa.org/site/c.dvLUK9O0E/b.33484/

 

Diabetes Education

National Diabetes Education Program:

Information and resources including specific information for races and ages. http://www.ndep.nih.gov/

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion: Public Health Resource:

Information for the public and professionals about diabetes, including research, statistics and educational publications. http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/

 

Maintaining a Healthy Heart

American Heart Association: Healthy Lifestyle:

Provides educational information about the heart and its functions as well as tips and tools to live a healthy lifestyle. http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200009

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute: Information for Patients and the Public, Heart and Vascular Diseases:

Includes information on congenital heart defects, cholesterol, heart attacks and more. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/index.htm

My Heart Central: Heart Health Quizzes and Tools:

Test your knowledge with quizzes about heart health as well as resources including common questions of bypass patients and more. http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/quizzes.html

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