RESOURCES & LINKS

"Physical activity ideas"    "Help prevent type 2 diabetes"   "Health information for seniors"   "Are you a healthy weight?"   "información en espanol"
 

Project Websites:

• IRAS Family Study
  (www.phsapps.wfubmc.edu/iras)

• Gardens for Growing Healthy Communities
  (http://cophin.uchsc.edu/GARDENS)

• PRC's Healthy Aging Research Network
  (www.prc-han.org)

National and State Partners:

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  Prevention Research Centers Program
  (www.cdc.gov/prc)

• University of Colorado Denver, Health Sciences Center
  Department of Preventive Medicine
  (www.uchsc.edu/pmb)

• University of Colorado Denver, Health Sciences Center
  School of Public Health
  (http://coloradosph.org)

General Information:

• Preventing Chronic Disease - Public Health Research, Practice and Policy CDC's Electronic journal for researchers and public health practitioners
  (www.cdc.gov/pcd)

• Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment - Best Practices
  • nutrition
  • obesity prevention
  • physical activity
(www.colorado.gov/bestpractices)

Aging:

• Strengths & Needs Assessment of Older Adults in the State of Colorado
  San Luis Valley Region
  Colorado Department of Human Services: Division of Aging and Adult
  Older Adults in Colorado: Report of Results, Sept. 2004

Diabetes:

• Diabetes Prevention Program
  How regular exercise helped to prevent the onset of type 2 diabetes
  (Our Co-Director Dr. Hamman was an investigator on this study)
  (www.bsc.gwu.edu/dpp)

• U.S. National Library of Medicine - Medline Plus
  Diabetes information (with Spanish) - includes interactive slide show about diabetes
  (www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/diabetes.html)

• National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse (NDIC)
  Current topics on diabetes, publications, Spanish language publications, a short questionnaire "Am I at risk for Type 2 diabetes?"
  (http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/dm/pubs/riskfortype2)

Obesity, Physical Activity and Nutrition:

• Shaping America's Youth
  Information about childhood obesity
  (www.shapingamericasyouth.com)

• Action for Healthy Kids
  (www.actionforhealthykids.org)

• United States Department of Health & Human Services
  Surgeon General's website about obesity
  (www.surgeongeneral.gove/topics/obesity)

• American on the Move
  (www.americanonthemove.org)

• Colorado on the Move
  Surgeon General's website about obesity
  ( www.uchsc.edu/nutrition/Coloradoonthemove/com.htm)

• Shape up America!
  Weight management information, healthy eating, increased activity, physical fitness
  Contains a description of the 10,000 steps walking program
  (www.shapeup.org)

• National Cancer Institute's 5 A Day
  Quick and easy tips for getting 5 servings of fruits and vegetables a day, information about serving size, tips to getting active, and recipes in English and Espanol
  (www.5aday.gov)

• Food and Nutrition Service
  United States Department of Agriculture
  Includes information about positive changes in eating and physical activity, and their Eat Smart, Play Hard campaign
  (www.fns.usda.gov/fns)

• Colorado Physical Activity & Nutrition Program (COPAN)
  State plan to promote healthy eating and exercise
  (www.cdphe.state.co.us/pp/COPAN/COPAN.html)

Other Information:

• Southwest Rural Health Research Center
  Texas A&M School of Rural Public Health
  Rural community approaches to address health priorities
  (www.srph.tamhsc.edu/centers/srhrc)