|
Health Education Programs
|
|
National and Statewide
Weight Management, Nutrition and Physical Activity Information List
American Academy of Family Physicians Patient Information*
(Click on Healthy Living. See choices under Food and
Nutrition, Physical Activity and Health Tools. Then click
on the picture of the scale for ideas in overcoming obesity.
Click on Parents and Kids and see age choices under
Parents, Kids and Teens.) |
www.familydoctor.org |
Healthfinder*
National Chapter
(Click on Health Library, then Prevention and Wellness,
and choose Obesity, Physical Activity, Nutrition or Exercise
to get direct links to other Web sites covering these topics.) |
www.healthfinder.gov |
American Heart Association Fitness Center
(Includes a fitness diary to track progress online, fitness
resources, frequently asked fitness questions, and tips on
starting a fitness plan according to current activity levels.) |
www.justmove.org |
American Heart Association
(Ask for diet and nutrition pack.) |
1-800-242-8721 (toll free)
|
Delicious Decisions
(American Heart Association online cookbook) |
www.deliciousdecisions.org |
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Aim for A Healthy Weight*
(Includes risk assessment for weight and exercise using a
Body Mass Index calculator, exercise suggestions, diet
counseling — including shopping lists, menus, recipes,
and menu planner.) |
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/
heart/obesity/lose_wt/patmats.htm |
| To order NHLBI publications or ask for special topic information |
1-800-575-9355 (toll free) |
| Weight Control Information* |
1-877-946-4627 (toll free) |
The President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
(Information on beginning a fitness program, including a
fitness log; tips on how to get fit for different age groups
and varying beginning levels of fitness. Publications and
videos on healthy living and activity are available for
viewing online.)
|
www.fitness.gov |
FirstGov for Consumers*
(One-stop access to federal consumer information.
Click on Diet and Weight Control, Exercise and Fitness
and/or Nutrition.)
|
www.consumer.gov/health.htm |
Medline Plus*
(Click on Health Topics, then Weight Loss and Dieting
for direct links to diet tools, an overview of weight-loss
links and information on fad diets. Click on Child Nutrition
for links to rating your child’s food and fitness habits,
helping your child with healthy eating habits, and
healthy food choices for children.)
|
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus |
Healthy Refrigerator
(Consumer-oriented information about a heart-healthy
diet. Great site for kids.)
|
www.healthyfridge.org |
Weight-control Information Network (WIN)*
(Up-to-date science-based information on weight control,
obesity, physical activity and related nutritional issues.
Click on Publications for the Public for a variety of topics
related to weight loss.)
|
http://win.niddk.nih.gov/index.htm |
Small Steps (Department of Health and Human Services Web site)
(Includes steps to eating better and becoming more active.
Click on Get the Facts, Eat Better, Get Active and
Learn More. Contains the publication, A Parent’s Guide to
Healthy Eating and Physicial Activity.)
|
www.smallstep.gov |
American Council on Exercise*
(Look for Get Started section on home page and click on
ACE Fit Facts for concise, one-page information sheets
covering different health and fitness topics; Fitness Tips;
Healthy Recipes; or Operation FitKids.)
|
www.acefitness.org |
Shape Up America Body Fat Lab
(Learn more about your percentage of body fat and the
role it plays in your overall health in this interactive site.)
|
www.shapeup.org/bodylab/frmst.htm |
Instititute of Medicine Fact Sheet on Preventing Childhood Obesity
(The important role that parents play in preventing
obesity in children, including specific actions parents
can take, is outlined in this fact sheet.)
|
http://www.iom.edu/file.asp?id=22617 |
American Running Association
(Articles about family fitness and weight management,
fact sheet on ways to help children be more active
and other fitness tips.)
|
http://www.americanrunning.org/
displayindustrynews.cfm |
The Interactive Healthy Eating Index (HEI)
(An online dietary assessment tool that provides information
on your diet quality, your physical activity, related
nutrition messages and links to nutrient information.)
|
http://209.48.219.53 |
Kids Health Exercise Opportunities*
(Gives examples of games and fun ways for kids to
exercise alone or with friends — in all kinds of weather.)
|
www.kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/
fit/what_time.html |
Cooperative Extension Office
(Listings of programs/information available
for weight management, healthy cooking/nutrition
and physical activity.)
|
Contact your local county office. |
| *Available in English and Spanish |
Includes information on child/teen obesity |
NOTE: The Healthy Weigh! Education Program is for health education
purposes only. We do not offer medical advice or medical services. Always consult
your treating physician for any medical advice or services you may need. You, as
a member, are responsible for selecting providers, services or products. All
information furnished by you is kept strictly confidential and only used to provide
us with information necessary for participation in The HealthyWeigh! Education
Program. While we believe the information on these Web sites may be of interest
and helpful to you, we do not recommend any products or services offered therein,
nor do we necessarily endorse or approve of any of the content of the Web sites.
Sole responsibility for the content of all such Web sites remains with the
applicable Web site-sponsoring organization.
Special Notice:
By clicking on one of the links above, you will be exiting the BlueAdvantage
Administrators of Arkansas Web site. If you choose to access other Web sites from
this Web site, you agree, as a condition of choosing any such link or access, that
BlueAdvantage Administrators of Arkansas is not and shall not be responsible or
liable to you or to others in any way for your decision to link to such other Web
sites. You further agree that BlueAdvantage Administrators of Arkansas and its affiliates,
its directors, officers, employees and agents ("the BlueAdvantage Administrators
of Arkansas Parties") are not responsible for the content of any other Web site
to which you may link, nor are BlueAdvantage Administrators of Arkansas or the BlueAdvantage
Administrators of Arkansas Parties liable or responsible under any circumstances
for the activities, omissions or conduct of any owner or operator of any other Web
site. Once you choose to link to another Web site, you understand and agree that
you have exited this Web site and are no longer accessing or using any BlueAdvantage
Administrators of Arkansas Data. You understand and agree that by making any third-party
Web site link available as an option to you, BlueAdvantage Administrators of Arkansas
does not in any way endorse any such Web site, nor state or imply that you should
access such Web site or any services, products or information which may be offered
to you through such other Web sites or by the owner or operator of such other Web
sites. The owners or operators of any other Web sites (not BlueAdvantage Administrators
of Arkansas) are solely responsible for the content and operation of all such Web
sites. BlueAdvantage Administrators of Arkansas makes no warranties or representations
of any kind, express or implied, nor of merchantability or fitness for a particular
purpose, nor of noninfringement, with regard to the content or operation of any
other Web site to which you may link from this Web site.
|