Organization List

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ClinicalTrials.gov: -The National Institutes of Health, through its National Library of Medicine, developed ClinicalTrials.gov to provide patients and the general public with current information about clinical research studies.

Information on Obesity

Association for Coordination and Research in Obesity and Nutrition (in French and English)

CDC: Overweight and Obesity

Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults: Evidence Report

Food and Nutrition Center (USDA)

Food Surveys Research Group (USDA)

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health

Patient Information Documents on Nutrition and Obesity (NIDDK)

Shape Up America

TOPS: Take Off Pounds Sensibly

Toward a National Action Plan on Overweight and Obesity: The Surgeon General's Initiative (December 7 & 8, 2000) (archived videocast)

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Resources of Health and Fitness Organizations

Health and Fitness Organizations

Action for Healthy Kids X

AllRefer Health

Amateur Athletic Union (AAU)

American Alliance for Health, Physical Education Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) X

•American Association for Active Lifestyles and Fitness (AAALF)

•American Association for Health Education (AAHE)

•American Association for Leisure and Recreation (AALR)

•National Association for Girls and Women in Sport (NAGWS)

•National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE)

•National Dance Association (NDA)

•Research Consortium

American Academy of Family Physicians

American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) X

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)

American Association of School Administrators (AASA)

American Cancer Society (ACS)

American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) X

American Council on Exercise (ACE) X

American Diabetes Association

American Dietetic Association (ADA)

American Heart Association (AHA)

American Hiking Society (AHS)

American Kinesiotherapy Association (AKTA)

American Medical Association (AMA)

American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) X

American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)

American Public Health Association (APHA) X

American Running Association (ARA)

American Red Cross

American Volkssports Association

American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO)

Aquatic Exercise Association (AEA)

Arthritis Foundation

Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development (ASCD)

AthleticRunner.com

Boys and Girls Clubs of America X

Boy Scouts of America

California Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports

Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center

Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research

Diabetes and Wellness Foundation

•www.diabetespresidentschallenge.org

Disabled Sports USA (DS/USA)

Dwarf Athletic Association of America (DAAA)

Girl Scouts of the USA

Health Insurance (non-profit information)

IDEA, The Fitness Source X

International Food Information Council (IFIC) Foundation

International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Assoc. (IHRSA)

International Platform on Sport and Development

Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA)

Maternal and Child Health Library X

•Knowledge Path: Physical Activity and Children and Adolescents

National Association for Health and Fitness (NAHF)

National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP)

National Association of Police Athletic Leagues (PAL)

National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP)

National Athletic Trainers´ Association (NATA)

National Basketball Association (NBA)

National Center on Physical Activity and Disability (NCPAD)

National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity (NCPPA)

National Disability Sports Alliance (NDSA)

National Education Association (NEA)

National Fitness Therapy Association (NFTA)

National Football League (NFL)

National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF)

National Parents/Teachers Association (PTA)

National Middle Schools Association (NMSA)

National Recreation & Parks Assoc. (NRPA)

National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA)

National Sports Center for the Disabled (NSCD)

National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA)

New York State Physical Activity Coalition (NYSPAC)

P.E.4LIFE

Professional Golf Association (PGA)

Project ACES (All Children Exercise Simultaneously)

Road Runners Club of America (RRCA)

Shape Up America

Show-Me State Games

Special Olympics International

Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association (SGMA)

USA Deaf Sports Federation (USADSF)

USA Hockey, Inc.

United States Association of Blind Athletes (USABA)

United States Olympic Committee (USOC)

•United States Paralympics

United States Sports Academy

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Wellness Councils of America (WELCOA)

Wheelchair Sports USA

Winter Trails

Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)

Women's Sports Foundation

World Health Organization (WHO)

YMCA of the USA

YWCA of the USA

Health and Medical Organizations

Education/Childcare

•ABCs of Safe and Healthy Childcare: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has written this handbook to help you, the child care provider, reduce sickness, injury, and other health problems in your child care facility. The information in this handbook applies to any child care provider in any setting, whether you take care of children in a center or in your own home.

•Earlychildhood.com: is a valuable resource for parents, educators and child care providers. Discover great new craft ideas, articles, related links, tips, message boards, an online store and more.

•FamilyEducation Network has at its core one of the most valuable missions in society: the success of our next generation. We use technology -- specifically the Internet -- to bring together a caring community of parents, teachers, school administrators, and professionals whose expertise involves children. We've forged public/private partnerships that bring a uniquely powerful mix of resources to our audience. With this community, we form a supportive, helpful network of people dedicated to children's learning in school and in life.

•NAEYC Online: The National Association for the Education of Young Children. NAEYC provides resources and information for parents who want to ensure their children receive the best possible care and education.

•National Parenting Information Network: provides access to research-based information about the process of parenting, and about family involvement in education. We believe that well-informed families are likely to make good decisions about raising and educating their children.

•US Dept of ED Homepage: Our mission, as a Department, is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence for all Americans. This award-winning web site is part of our effort to pursue that mission and help America reach the National Education Goals. It offers a range and an ever-growing collection of information about the Department.
•Fitness

•National Strength & Conditioning Association: The NSCA, as a non-profit, worldwide authority on strength and conditioning for improved physical and athletic performance, creates and disseminates related knowledge and enhances the careers of its members.

•Project WATCH: "TMA's heart disease and stroke prevention education program for 1999-2002. WATCH is an acronym for Weight, Activity, Tobacco, Cholesterol, and High blood pressure -- the five preventable risk factors for heart disease and stroke."

Kids Eat Great: How to get kids to eat great and love it, with healthy eating habits for children of all ages, a nutrition newsletter, and tips for eating a healthy diet for kids and parents.

USDA for kids: educational material for children from the US Dept. of Agriculture, including food pyramids.

•Parenting Advice

•pediatrics.about.com: About.com section on 'Pediatrics,' with lots of information and links, chat rooms and discussion forums.

•Bright Futures: a practical developmental approach to providing health supervision for children of all ages from birth through adolescence.

•Call Your Pediatrician: Guidelines to help you treat common pediatric medical problems at home and how to know when a problem is serious enough to call your Pediatrician.

•Christian Parent: Christian parenting tips, organizing help, activities for kids, message forums and more.

•Family.com: an online parenting resource that offers more than twenty thousand pages of great family information and fun, plus a supportive community of parents and children.

•familycorner.com magazine - Parents are always searching for good solid advice when it comes to their family and home life. Everything from teething, fitness, teenagers, home decorating and harvesting your herb garden. Visit our special holiday sections!

•The Informed Parent: The Weekly Internet Magazine of the 21st Century Voice of the Pediatric Medical Center.Read in over 75 countries.

•ParentToParent: a weekly article written by nationally syndicated columnist, author, and parent educator - Jodie Lynn. Articles include info about subjects such as SIDS, Potty Training, Afraid of the Dark and others. Read the current article online!

•The Whole Child: homepage of this great PBS TV series, with sections on the 'ABCs of Child Development' and info for parents and child care providers.

•Pediatrics

•pediatrics.about.com: About.com section on 'Pediatrics,' with lots of information and links, chat rooms and discussion forums.

•American Academy of Pediatrics: this is the web site for the AAP

•Child Health Guide - Put Prevention into Practice: This Guide briefly explains preventive care for children—such as checkup visits, immunizations, and tests and exams—and provides guidance on related issues. Easy-to-use records help you keep track of preventive care for each child and know when shots and other services are needed.

•GeneralPediatrics.com: provides a starting point for entry into General Pediatrics places of enlightenment and education on the Internet for patients and their families.

•KidsHealth.org: has trainloads of information on infections, behavior & emotions, food & fitness, and growing up healthy, as well as cool games and animations!

•KidsHealth at the AMA: American Medical Association web page for children's health issues.

•MEDLINEplus: a gold mine of up-to-date, quality health care information from the world's largest medical library, the Nationa Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health. MEDLINEplus is for anyone with a medical question. Both health professionals and consumers can depend on it for accurate, current, medical information.

•ParenthoodWeb: general pediatrics web site.
•Special Needs

•Internet Resources for Special Children: a non-profit web site, which has been providing parents, educators, medical professionals, and caregivers with information regarding children with disABILITIES.

•Make-A-Wish Foundation: grants wishes to children under age 18 with life threatening diseases.

•StarLight Children's Foundation: By granting wishes and providing state-of-the-art audiovisual entertainment, over 55,000 children now benefit from the Foundation's services each month. Worldwide services are provided for seriously, chronically and terminally ill children, aged 4 through 18 years.

Sport Psychology

1.American Psychological Association of Exercise and Sport Psychology

2.Association for the Advancement of Applied Sport Psychology

3.Encyclopedia of Psychology - this page has a list of links to really great resources

4.Exercise & Sports Psychology

5.North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity

6.Peak Performance Sports

7.Player Development: USTA.com - Access tons of great resources

8.PsychNet-UK: Tons of links to other resource sites

9.Psych Web Resources

10.SPORTS & PERFORMANCE PSYCHOLOGY - tons of links to articles; a self-help magazine

11.Sports psychology - links to more resource articles

12.Sports Psychology and Science for Swimmers, Parents, and Coaches

13.Sport Psychology Home Page

14.Training Articles & Features : Sports Psychology : trifuel.com

FROM Childrens Defense Fund

Child Health Resources

Creating a level playing field for all children is a mission that CDF cannot accomplish alone. We often work with or refer people to many other organizations nationwide who are working to improve the lives of children. A list of some of them is below.

•Access for Infants and Mothers

•The AIM Program is low-cost health coverage for pregnant women. It has been designed for middle-income families who don’t have health insurance and whose income is too high to qualify for no-cost Medi-Cal. AIM is also available to those who have health insurance if their deductible or co-payment for maternity services is more than $500. If you qualify for AIM, your baby is automatically eligible for enrollment in the Healthy Families Program unless your infant is enrolled in employer-sponsored insurance or no-cost full scope Medi-Cal.

•AIDS Project Los Angeles

•AIDS Project Los Angeles is dedicated to: improving the lives of people affected by HIV disease; reducing the incidence of HIV infection; and advocating for fair and effective HIV-related public policy.

•Alliance for Health Reform

•The Alliance for Health Reform is a nonpartisan, nonprofit group that provides an array of resources and viewpoints to help policymakers, journalists, and advocates undersatnd the nation's health care proplems and proposals for changes.

•American Academy of Pediatrics

•AAP is an organization of 60,000 pediatricians committed to improve the health and well-being for all children. Their website is a resource for general information related to child health as well as policies and publications.

•American Public Human Services Association (APHSA)

•The APHSA, is a nonprofit, bipartisan organization of state and local human service agencies and individuals who work in or are interested in public human service programs. Their mission is to develop and promote policies and practices that improve the health and well-being of families, children, and adults.

•Association on American Indian Affairs (AAIA)

•AAIA promotes the welfare of American Indians and Alaska Natives by supporting efforts to: sustain and perpetuate their cultures and languages; protect their sovereignty, constitutional, legal and human rights, and natural resources; and improve their health, education, and economic and community development.

•California Kids

•CaliforniaKids is a non-profit organization that is supported by contributions from businesses, foundations, and individuals. Through these partnerships, the cost of the program is subsidized.

•Center for American Progress

•The Center for American Progress is a think tank dedicated to improving the lives of Americans through ideas and action. They combine bold policy ideas with a modern communications platform to help shape the national debate, expose the hollowness of conservative governing philosophy, and challenge the media to cover the issues that truly matter.

•Center for Public Policy Priorities (CPPP)

•For more than twenty years, the Center for Public Policy Priorities has been a nonpartisan, nonprofit research organization committed to improving public policies and private practices to better the economic and social conditions of low- and moderate-income Texans. The Center's work is divided into workforce and economic development; access to public benefits, including health care, food, and cash assistance; child protection; school finance; state and federal tax and budget analysis; and family economic security. CPPP is also the Texas home to KIDS COUNT, a state-by-state effort to track and promote the well-being of children. CPPP also chairs and directs the Texas CHIP Coalition.

•Chapin Hall Center for Children

•Chapin Hall is an independent policy research center whose mission is to build knowledge that improves policies and programs for children and youth, families, and their communities.

•Coalition on Human Needs (CHN)

•CHN is an alliance of national organizations that work together to promote public policies which address the needs of low-income and other vulnerable populations. The Coalition's members include civil rights, religious, labor and professional organizations and those concerned with the well being of children, women, the elderly and people with disabilities.

•Commission to Build a Healthier America

•A national, non-partisan group of leaders raising awareness and disseminating research about the many factors that influence health. Their research includes early life experience, education, work, housing, and community factors.

•Commonwealth Fund

•The Commonwealth Fund is a national foundation that regularly publishes commentary, reports, and data on health care, including children's health, health insurance, and health disparities.

•Community Health Councils, Inc.

•Community Health Councils (CHC) is a non-profit community-based health promotion, advocacy and policy organization. CHC was established in 1992 in response to the growing healthcare crisis. Their mission is to improve health and increase access to quality healthcare for uninsured, under-resourced and underserved populations

•Cover the Uninsured Week

•Cover the Uninsured Week coordinates activities across the country to build awareness that too many children and adults in America are uninsured.

•Department of Health Care Services

•The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is a department within the California Health and Human Services Agency. DHCS’ mission is to preserve and improve the health status of all Californians. DHCS works closely with health care professionals, county governments and health plans to provide a health care safety net for California’s low-income and persons with disabilities.

•Families USA

•Families USA is a leading advocate for affordable health coverage for everyone. They regularly publish reports and send action alerts on health care, including children's health coverage and health disparities.

•First Focus

•First Focus brings both traditional and non-traditional leaders together to advocate for federal policies that will improve the lives of America’s children. Child health, education, family economics, child welfare, and child safety are the core issue areas in which First Focus promotes bipartisan policy solutions.

•Future of Children

•The Future of Children is a journal published twice a year with timely research on children for policymakers, service providers, and researchers.

•Georgetown Center for Children and Families

•The Center for Children and Families, part of the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute, publishes research on children's health and examines policies pertaining to children's health coverage (SCHIP, Medicaid).

•Health Care for America Now

•Health Care for America Now is a national grassroots campaign organizing millions of Americans to win a guarantee of quality, affordable health care for all. They are grounded in organizations that can mobilize people at work, at home, in their neighborhoods, and online. The Children's Defense Fund Action Council is an Organizational Member.

•Institute for Health Policy Solutions California

•Working to achieve health care coverage for all California families through policy and program innovation, technical assistance, applied research and best practice dissemination.

•Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies

•The Joint Center's research focuses on issues of particular concern to African Americans and other people of color, and informs and educates policymakers and advocates to influence public opinion and national policy.

•Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured

•The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured provides information and analysis on health care coverage and access for the low-income population, with a special focus on Medicaid's role and coverage of the uninsured

•Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF)

•KFF is a leading resource on health care, that publishes facts, data, polling, news reports and analysis in a manner relevant to researchers and accessible for people of all ages.

•Kaisernetwork.org

•Kaisernetwork publishes a daily health policy report and a weekly health disparities report that synthesizes local and national health care news, as well as the latest research findings.

•Leadership Council on Civil Rights

•LCCR consists of more than 192 national organizations and advocates to promote the enactment and enforcement of effective civil rights legislaiton and policy.

•March of Dimes

•The March of Dimes - through research, awareness, education, and advocacy - works to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality.

•Medical Board of California

•The mission of the Medical Board is to protect healthcare consumers through the proper licensing and regulation of physicians and surgeons and certain allied healthcare professions and through the vigorous, objective enforcement of the Medical Practice Act, and, to promote access to quality medical care through the Board's licensing and regulatory functions.

•National Alliance for Hispanic Health

•Our goal is to improve health for all by using the Hispanic experience as a way to design a better system for health prevention and care. Activities: consumer and provider education, community programs, technology resources, help lines, teen theatre, policy development, advocacy, and research.

•National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions

•Children's hospitals and related institutions are not-for-profit organizations advocating for health systems that ensure children's access to quality health care.

•National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP)

•NCCP promotes the economic security, health, and well-being of America’s low-income families and children. NCCP uses research to inform policy and practice with the goal of ensuring positive outcomes for the next generation.

•National Coalition on Health Care

•The National Coalition on Health Care is a national, nonpartisan coalition working for affordable health coverage for everyone

•National Committee of Grandparents for Children's Rights (NCGCR)

•NCGCR is a coaltion of grandparents, citizens, and agencies that advocate and lobby for legislative changes that protect the rights of grandparents to secure their grandchildren's health, happiness and well-being. NCGCR is committed to monitoring agencies that affect grandchildren at the city, county, state and federal levels and to protect the rights of grandparents and the needs of grandchildren who are at risk.

•National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)

•NCSL is a bipartisan organization that serves the legislators and staffs of the nation's 50 states, its commonwealths and territories. NCSL provides research, technical assistance and opportunities for policymakers to exchange ideas on the most pressing state issues. NCSL is an effective and respected advocate for the interests of state governments before Congress and federal agencies.

•National Council of La Raza

•The National Council of La Raza is the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States. Through its network of nearly 300 affiliated community-based organizations (CBOs), NCLR reaches millions of Hispanics each year in 41 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia. To achieve its mission, NCLR conducts applied research, policy analysis, and advocacy, providing a Latino perspective in five key areas – assets/investments, civil rights/immigration, education, employment and economic status, and health. In addition, it provides capacity-building assistance to its Affiliates who work at the state and local level to advance opportunities for individuals and families.

•National Network for Youth

•The National Network for Youth is committed to ensuring that opportunities for growth and development be available to youth everywhere. The youth they work with face greater odds due to abuse and neglect, homelessness, lack of resources, community prejudice, differing abilities and other life challenges. For that reason, they are working to create a community of agencies, people and resources to champion the needs of the youth of today and the leaders of tomorrow.

•National Partnership for Women & Families

•The National Partnership advocates for fairness in the workplace, quality health care, and policies that help women and men meet the dual demands of work and family

•National Women's Law Center

•The Center focuses on making the law an public policies work for women and their families - particularly around education, employment, family economic security and health.

•New America Foundation

•The New America Foundation is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy institute that invests in new thinkers and new ideas to address the next generation of challenges facing the United States.

•One Voice

•One Voice supports the need for strong prevention and early intervention programs, and the ability to maximize federal funding for health and human service programs in Texas, so that we can "Keep Texas dollars working in Texas."

•Opportunity Agenda

•The Opportunity Agenda partners with advocates, researchers, and policymakers to ensure that all people have access to a good education, a decent job at a living wage, an affordable place to live, and high quality health care.

•Pew Charitable Trusts

•The Pew Trust funds programs and releases publications to advance policy soultions on a wide array of problems, including the foster care system, access to preschool, family financial security, and health care.

•Public Welfare Foundation

•The Public Welfare Foundation supports efforts to ensure fundamental rights and opportunities for people in need. They look for carefully defined points where funds can make a difference in bringing about systemic changes that can improve the lives of countless people.

•Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

•The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funds research and programs to improve the health and health care of all Americans. Their program areas and publications include health coverage, health disparities, and childhood obesity.

•Texans Care for Children

•Texans Care for Children works to improve the lives of Texas children by building commitment and action for improved public policy and programs. Their issues include: child poverty and family economic security; child and maternal health; children’s mental health; early care and education; child welfare; and at-risk youth and juvenile justice.

•Texas Finish Line Campaign

•CDF-TX initiative in collaboration with CPPP and Texans Care for Children to ensure all Texas children have access to affordable and comprehensive health coverage.

•Urban Institute

•The Urban Institute gathers data, conducts research, evaluates programs, offers technical assistance overseas, and educates Americans on social and economic issues — to foster sound public policy and effective government.

•Voices for America's Children (Voices)

•Voices for America’s Children is a nonpartisan, national organization committed to speaking out for the well-being of children at the federal, state and local levels of government. Since 1984, Voices has supported child advocates nationwide who have achieved public policy victories for children in early education, health, juvenile justice, child welfare, tax and budget decisions and other areas.

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Association of Family Physicians, American College of Preventive Medicine, American College of Sports Medicine, American Dietetic Association, American Pediatric Surgical Association, American Psychological Association, Association of American Indian Physicians, The Endocrine Society, National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, National Association of School Nurses, National Hispanic Medical Association, National Medical Association and the Obesity Society.

Childrens Advocacy Organizations

•CASA, National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association

•Trained community volunteers to speak in court for the best interests of abused and neglected children's lives.

•Child Abuse Prevention Network

•The Internet Nerve Center for professionals in the field of child abuse and neglect.

•Child Family Health International

•X Working to narrow the gap between existing medical technology and its accessibility to underserved populations.

•Children's Advocacy Institute

•Working to improve the status and well-being of children in our society by representing their interests and right to a safe, healthy childhood.

•Children's Defense Fund

•Working to ensure every child a Healthy, Fair, Safe, and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities.X

•Children's Environmental Health Network

•Mission is to protect the fetus and the child from environmental health hazards and promote a healthy environment.X

•Children's Health Fund

•Committed to providing health care to the nation's most medically underserved children through the development and support of innovative primary care medical programs.XXX

•Children's Hope Foundation

•Children's Hope Foundation, a volunteer-driven?organization, improves the quality of life for children, youth and their families affected by HIV and AIDS by meeting their social and medical needs.

•Children's Partnership

•A national nonprofit, nonpartisan organization whose mission is to inform leaders and the public about the needs of America's 70 million children.X

•Coleman Advocates for Children & Youth

•We are leading campaigns that range from sensible constraints on dogs in parks to reform in the Juvenile Hall.X

•Compassionate Passages, Inc

•Compassionate Passages, Inc. is a national non-profit organization founded by Beth Seyda and Ann Fitzsimons. The death of Beth's son, Dylan, and Ann's niece, Riley, inspired them to combine their personal and professional experiences to support those who care for ill and dying children.

•Connect for Kids

•Offers a place on the Internet for adults who want to become more active citizens, from volunteering to voting with kids in mind.X

•Family Voices

•Believes that children with special health needs face common problems caused by fundamental inadequacies in our health care system.X

•Federation for Children with Special Needs

•Mission to provide information, support, and assistance to parents of children with disabilities, their professional partners, and their communities.XXX

•Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health

•The nation's advocacy organization for families of children and youth with mental health needs.X

•InternAUT

•(formerly International Autism Day) is a new international Autism self-advocacy organisation with its base on the Internet.

•KidsHealth

•The largest and most visited site on the Web providing doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence.

•National Association of Child Advocates

•The only national organization devoted to building the capacity of state and local child advocacy organizations.X

•National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities

•The national information and referral center that provides information on disabilities and disability-related issues for families, educators, and other professionals.X

•National Maternal and Child Health Clearinghouse

•HRSA's Maternal and Child Health programs promote and improve the health of our Nation's mothers, infants, children, and adolescentsX

•St. Mary's Healthcare System for Children

•Dedicated to achieving optimal outcomes for the special infants, children, and adolescents who come to us for care.X

•Stand For Children

•America's only nationwide grassroots voice for children.X

•The Nemours Foundation, KidsHealth

•The largest and most visited site on the Web providing doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence.

•U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families

•Voices for Illinois Children

•Works with families, communities and policy makers to ensure that all children grow up healthy, nurtured, safe and well educated.

•Zero to Three

http://www.parents.com/parents/

http://www.csuchico.edu/casper/index.html

•The National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) has developed the national standards for physical education (2004).

•The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published the Guidelines for School and Community Programs to Promote Lifelong Physical Activity Among Young People (1997).

•The Council on Physical Education for Children and The Middle and Secondary School Physical Education for Children committee developed pamphlets that describe appropriate and inappropriate practices in physical education. They are available through this link on the NASPE web site.

•The American Heart Association (AHA) has published specific guidelines to school physical education on their web site.

•The American Academy of Pediatrics has published a statement about Physical Fitness and the Schools (1987).

•ACSM: American College of Sports Medicine

•American Heart Association

•CDC: Center for Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion

•PE4Life

•Physical Education Digest

GRANTS

1.PEP Bill Grants -Stay updated on how you can apply for the over 400 million dollars in grant money for PE through the federal government.

2.ReachExtreme -Increase money for the avancement and improvement of PE programs and to off set costs and save PE programs' budgets.

3.National Association of School Principals Grants Link Page -Lots of links to look at to find information about available Grants

4.PE Grants - Some information on how to write grants, etc

FOUNDATIONS

1.Michigan Fitness Foundation -Its purpose is to raise and administer funds to carry out the projects of the Council, and generally to promote physical fitness for the citizens of Michigan.

2.Women's Sports Foundation -WomensSportsFoundation.org is the #1 resource information center on all topics related to women's sports and fitness including how to apply for over $180 million dollars in athletic grants and scholarships

3.http://www.susanjjones.com/growbrain6.html

4.http://home.cfl.rr.com/marion/playingwith.htm

5.USA Gymnastics Online: Technique: Gym Marketing for Dummies- http://www.usa-gymnastics.org/publications/technique/

Exercise Science

1.Exercise Science Links

2.Exercise Physiology Journals

3.McGill Department of Physiology

4.Sport & Exercise Sciences - books, software, videos

5.Sportscience - NEW. Sign up on the newsgroup too!

6.Texas A & M Dept. of Medical Physiology

Pedagogy - Teaching Methods, Curriculum, Etc.

1.My Gym - You will find a wide variety of physical education games; cooperative games and activities, sports games, lead up activities, and much more. Also, ideas on physical education assessment, field day, cheap or free physical education equipment and more.

2.Physical Education Lesson Plans Page 1 - Looking for new teaching ideas? Check this out! From Joe Pazlov

3.Physical Education Lesson Plans Page 2 - More new teaching ideas

4.K-12 Curriculum and Learning Resources from British Columbia, Canada, (Integrated Resource Packages)

5.Teach PE.Com - British site containing information about PE teaching and sport in the United Kingdom

Steering Committee Members

•American Cancer Society

•American Diabetes Association

•American Dietetic Association

•American Heart Association

•American Public Health Association

•Association of State and Territorial Public Health Nutrition Directors

•Center for Science in the Public Interest

•Directors of Health Promotion and Education

•National Association of Chronic Disease Directors

•National Association for Sport and Physical Education

•Society of State Directors of Health, Physical Education and Recreation

•United Fresh Produce Association

•Susan Foerster, MPH, RD

•Jeff Sunderlin

National Organizations

•Action for Healthy Kids

•Advocates for Better Children's Diets

•Alliance for Aging Research

•America Walks

•American Academy of Pediatrics

•American Association for Health Education

•American Association of Diabetes Educators

•American Chiropractic Association Council on Nutrition

•American College of Cardiology

•American College of Nurse-Midwives

•American College of Preventive Medicine

•American College of Sports Medicine

•American Dental Association

•American Hiking Society

•American Institute for Cancer Research

•American Medical Association

•American Medical Student Association

•American Medical Athletic Association

•American Running Association

•American School Health Association

•American Society on Aging

•American Society of Bariatric Physicians

•American Society for Clinical Nutrition

•Amputee Coalition of America

•Association of Graduate Programs in Public Health Nutrition, Inc.

•Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP)

•Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals

•Association of State and Territorial Health Officers

•Black Women's Health Imperative

•Bread for the World

•Campaign to End Obesity

•Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation of America

•Center for Communications, Health and the Environment

•Child Health Foundation

•Children's Defense Fund

•Children in Balance: Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy

•Consumer Federation of America

•Community Food Security Coalition

•Community Nutrition Institute

•The Cooper Institute

•Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists

•Dole Food Company, Inc.

•East Coast Greenway Alliance

•Family Cook Productions

•Farm Animal Reform Movement (FARM)

•Fitness Forward

•Food and Society Policy Fellows Program

•FoodFit

•Food, Nutrition & Policy Consultants, LLC

•FoodPlay Productions

•Food Research and Action Center (FRAC)

•Girl Scouts of the USA

•HealthyPlanet (NY)

•Health Promotion Advocates

•IDEA, The Health and Fitness Source

•Institute for America's Health

•Institute for Integrative Nutrition

•International Health, Racquet, and Sportsclub Association

•International Mountain Bicycling Association

•International SPA Association

•League of American Bicyclists

•Liquori and Associates, LLC

•Marathon Kids

•March of Dimes

•Mushroom Council

•National Action Against Obesity

•National Alliance for Breastfeeding Advocacy (NABA)

•National Association for Health and Fitness: the Network of State and Governor's Councils

•National Association for Sport and Physical Education

•National Association of County and City Health Officials

•National Association of Farmers' Market Nutrition Programs

•National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners

•National Association of School Nurses

•National Association of State Boards of Education

•National Athletic Trainers' Association

•National Black Church Initiative

•National Caucus and Center on Black Aged, Inc.

•National Center for Bicycling and Walking

•National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity

•National Complete Streets Coalition

•National Conference of State Legislatures

•National Consumers League

•National Dental Association

•National Education Association Health Information Network

•National Hispanic Council on Aging

•National Hypertension Association

•National PTA

•National Physicians Alliance

•National Recreation and Park Association

•National Research Center For Women & Families

•National Student Nurses Association

•National Women’s Health Network

•National WIC Association

•Nemours

•The New England Coalition for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (NECON)

•North American Association for the Study of Obesity

•North American Society for Pediatric Exercise Medicine

•Obesity Action Coalition

•Oldways Preservation and Exchange Trust

•Oral Health America

•Operation Wellness (IN)

•Partners in Corporate Health, Inc.

•Partnership for Prevention

•Physicians' Committee for Responsible Medicine

•Prevention Institute

•Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association

•Produce for Better Health Foundation

•Produce Marketing Association

•Rails to Trails Conservancy

•Research Institute for Independent Living

•Researchers Against Inactivity-Related Disorders

•Save the Children

•School Nutrition Association

•Shape Up America!

•Share Our Strength

•Society for Adolescent Medicine

•Society for Nutrition Education

•Society for Public Health Education

•Society for Women's Health Research

•Surface Transportation Policy Project

•U.S. Apple Association

•U.S. Water Fitness Association

•Walkable Communities, Inc.

•Wellness Institute of Greater Buffalo & Western New York, Inc.

•Women's Sports Foundation

•The Yaffe Foundation

•YMCA of the USA

Partners

Action for Healthy Kids' collaboration with Partner organizations is at the core of our mission to foster sound nutrition and good physical activity in children, youth, and schools. Since 2002, the number of Partners engaged in guiding our work has increased to over 60 national organizations and government agencies representing education, physical activity, health, and nutrition. With their input and support, Action for Healthy Kids provides a wealth of knowledge and resources to address a common goal: making children healthier to help improve their academic experience.

STRATEGIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE

American Academy of Family Physicians

American Academy of Pediatrics

American Association of School Administrators

American Public Health Association

American School Health Association

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

Association of School Business Officials International

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Council of Chief State School Officers

Food Research and Action Center

National Association for Sport and Physical Education