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Information on Cholesterol
American Heart Association (adults and children)
National Center
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75231
1-800-242-8721
www.amheart.org
Information for children
Nemours Foundation
Kids Health
www.kidshealth.org
Mayo Clinic.com
www.mayohealth.org
www.mayoclinic.com
National Cholesterol Education Program
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
8600 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, Maryland 20894
For web site information:
NHLBI Health Information Center: Attention Web Site
P.O. Box 30105
Bethesda, Maryland 20824-0105
301-592-8573
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/cholesterol/index.htm
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cholesterol.html
WebMDHealth
http://mywebmd.com
Institute of Medicine of the National Academies
500 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
202-334-2352
www.iom.edu
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Information on Exercise
AARP (The American Association for Retired Persons)
601 E. Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20049
1-888-687-2277
www.aarp.org
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
1900 Association Drive
Reston, Virginia 20191
1-800-213-7193
info@aahperd.org
www.aahperd.org
American College of Sports Medicine
P.O. Box 1440
Indianapolis, Indiana 46206-1440
317-637-9200
www.acsm.org
American Council on Exercise (ACE)
4851 Paramount Drive
San Diego, California 92123
1-800-825-3636
www.acefitness.org
American Heart Association
National Center
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75231
1-800-242-8721
www.amheart.org
Information for children
American Physical Therapy Association
1111 North Fairfax Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22314-1488
1-800-999-2782
www.apta.org
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Physical Activity for Everyone
1600 Clifton Road
Atlanta, Georgia 30333
1-800-639-3534
404-639-3311
www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/physical
Fifty Plus Lifelong Fitness
2483 East Bayshore Road
Suite 202
Palo Alto, California 94303
650-843-1750
www.50plus.org
Nemours Foundation
Kids Health
www.kidshealth.org
The President's Council on Physical Fitness (PCPFS)
Department W
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Room 738-H
Washington, D.C. 20201-0004
202-690-9000
www.fitness.gov
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
My Pyramid
USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
3101 Park Center Drive
Room 1034
Alexandria, Virginia 22302-1594
www.mypyramid.gov
Information on Weight Loss
Aim for a Healthy Weight
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
8600 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, Maryland 20894
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/lose_wt
American Heart Association (adults and children)
National Center
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75231
1-800-242-8721
www.amheart.org
Information for children:
www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4670
www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3007590
American Obesity Association
1250 24th Street, N.W.
Suite 300 Washington, D.C. 20037
202-776-7711
www.obesity.org
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Nutrition and Physical Activity
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
4770 Buford Highway, NE, MS/K-24
Atlanta, Georgia 30341-3717
770-488-5820
www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa
Nemours Foundation
Kids Health
www.kidshealth.org
Nutrisystem
200 Welsh Road
Horsham, Pennsylvania 19044
1-800-585-5483
215-706-5300
www.nutrisystem.com
Overeaters Anonymous
World Service Office
P.O. Box 44020
Rio Rancho, New Mexico 87174-4020
505-891-2664
www.oa.org
Smallsteps.gov
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
1-877-696-6775
202-619-0257
www.smallstep.gov
WIN Weight Control Information Network
An Information service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
1 WIN Way
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-3665
1-877-946-4627
202-828-1025
www.win.niddk.nih.gov
Source for the DASH Eating Plan
NHLB Health Information Center
P.O. Box 30105
Bethesda, MD 20824-0105
Phone: 310-592-8573
TTY: 240-629-3255
Fax: 301-592-8563
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/hbp/prevent/h_eating.htm
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Information to Help You Quit Smoking
American Cancer Society
1599 Clifton Road, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30329
404-320-3333
www.cancer.org
American Heart Association
National Center
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75231
1-800-242-8721
www.amheart.org
American Lung Association
1740 Broadway, 14th Floor
New York, New York 10019
1-800-586-4872
www.lungusa.org
National Cancer Institute
Bethesda, Maryland 20892
1-800-422-6237
www.cancer.gov
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Office on Smoking and Health
770-448-5705
www.cdc.gov/tobacco
Nicotine Anonymous
1-877-879-6422
www.nicotine-anonymous.org
Smokefree.gov
www.smokefree.gov
You Can Quit Smoking
www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco/conquits.htm
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Information on Stress Management
American Heart Association
National Center
7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75231
1-800-242-8721
www.amheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=360
Mayo Clinic.com
"Why you have it and how it hurts your health"
www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=SR00001
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Information on Pregnancy
March of Dimes
1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605
www.marchofdimes.com
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
409 12th Street, SW
P.O. Box 96920
Washington, DC 20090-6920
202-638-5577
www.acog.org
4woman.gov
The National Women's Health Information Center
A Project of the US department of Health and Human Services
800-994-WOMAN (9662)
888-220-5446 (TDD)
www.4women.gov
US Food and Drug Administration
Information for Pregnant Women
www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/wh-preg.html
American Pregnancy Association
1425 Greenway Drive, Suite 440
Irving, TX 75038
800-672-2296
www.americanpregnancy.org
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
11400 Tomahawk Creek Parkway
Leawood, KS 66211-2672
800-247-2237
913-906-6000
www.aafp.org
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
1600 Cliffton Road
Atlanta, GA 30333
404-639-3534
800-311-3435
www.cdc.gov
Medline Plus
A Service of the US National Library of Medicine
The National Institutes of Health (NIH)
8600 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20894
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/pregnancy/html
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Health Resources and Services Administration
Parklawn Building Room 18-05
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Pregnancy Info.net
www.pregnancy-info.net
Women's Health Channel
www.womenshealthchannel.com/nutrition
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