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Wellness Resources
For seniors:
www.aoa.gov:
General information from the Administration on
Aging. This site contains links to information and
other programs that reduce obesity, fitness,
nutrition, wellness, insurance info, etc.
Lots of links.
The International
Council on Active Aging (ICAA) was founded
in the belief that unifying the efforts of the
organizations focused on older adults benefits both
the people they reach and the organizations
themselves. Today, the vision is shared by over
5,000 organizations connected to the ICAA network.
The ICAA supports professionals and organizations
with education, information, resources and tools so
they can achieve optimal success with this market.
On this web site is an
age-appropriate fitness and wellness facility
locator and patient referral program (YMCA listed in
Newark).
National Institute
on Aging at NIH
This site contains pamphlets and videos.
HealthierUS.gov
HealthierUS.gov contains information on fitness,
diet, prevention, and making healthy choices.
You Can!
- Steps to Healthier Aging
is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services’
Steps to a HealthierUS
initiative, which encourages Americans of every age
to make healthier choices.
www.agingblueprint.org:
See what national partners are doing to promote
physical activity among those aged 50 and older.
www.aarp.org:
Offers detailed information on health and wellness,
including various events and programs offered by the
association.
The
AARP web site
has a nice Body Mass Index calculator that tells you
of your risk for disease.
It also talks about core stabilization, which
I haven’t seen on other web sites.
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National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
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National Institute on Aging
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President's Council on Physical Fitness and
Sports
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www.aoa.gov: General information from
the Administration on Aging
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www.nia.nih.gov:
The website of the National Institute on Aging
at NIH
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www.aarp.org:
Offers detailed information on health and
wellness, including various events and programs
offered by the association.
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www.icaa.cc :
The website of the International Council on
Active Aging
For people with
disabilities:
www.ncpad.org
:
Detailed
information on health and physical activity from the
National
Center on Physical
Activity and Disability
www.dsusa.org:
Disabled Sports USA. Information to help individuals
who are disabled get involved in sports.
General Population
www.fitness.gov:
The President’s Council on Physical Fitness and
Sports
www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/physical/index.htm:
Information from the Division of Nutrition and
Physical Activity at the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC)
www.nps.gov:
The National Parks Service: find a trail,
campground, lake, or river near you.
www.acsm.org:
The
American College of Sports Medicine: general
information on the science of health and safety in
sports, physical activity, and fitness participation
www.acefitness.org:
The American Council on Exercise: general
information for exercise enthusiasts and
practitioners.
Youth
We Can!
(Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition) is
a national program designed as a one-stop resource
for parents and caregivers interested in practical
tools to help children 8-13 years old stay at a
healthy weight. Tips and fun activities focus on
three critical
behaviors:
improved food choices,
increased physical activity and
reduced screen time.
The program is a collaboration
of four Institutes of the National Institutes of
Health (NIH): the
National Heart,
Lung, and Blood Institute
(NHLBI), the
National
Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney
Diseases
(NIDDK), the
National
Institute of Child Health and Human Development
(NICHD) and the
National Cancer Institute
(NCI).
http://www.cdc.gov/youthcampaign/
VERB™
It’s what you do.
is a national, multicultural, social marketing
campaign* coordinated by the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services’ Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC).
The VERB campaign encourages young people
ages 9–13 (tweens) years to be physically active
every day. The campaign combines paid advertising,
marketing strategies, and partnership efforts to
reach the distinct audiences of tweens and
adults/influencers.
www.verbnow.com:
The physical activity promotion website from the CDC
www.4girls.gov:
General health and physical activity information
from the Office on Women’s Health, DHHS
www.cdc.gov/powerfulbones:
Information on good bone health through physical
activity and proper nutrition.
www.hrsa.gov/womenshealth/mybrightfuture/menu.html:
My Bright Future: Physical activity and healthy
eating information for young women.
www.kidnetic.com:
Interactive website offering physical activity and
nutrition information from the International Food
Information Council
Women
Women's Sports Foundation
http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org
1-800-227-3988
wosport@aol.com
The Women's Sports Foundation is
a charitable educational organization dedicated to
increasing the participation of girls and women in
sports and fitness and creating an educated public
that supports gender equity in sports. The
foundation's Web site is a reliable source of
information about many fitness activities and sports
and is useful to both men and women. It includes
some interactive tools that help you find an
activity suited to your style and personal
preferences.
Men
http://health.msn.com/dietfitness/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100146441>1=8618
Kendal at
Granville
Area Agency on Aging
Ohio
State
University
Extension,
Newark
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