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Bone Health and Osteoporosis: A Report of the Surgeon General

Appendix C: Resources and Related Links

This section provides the names of resources and links in government and the private sector related to bone health. Links to non-Federal organizations do not constitute an endorsement of any organization by the Federal Government, and none should be inferred.

Federal Government

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Osteoporosis publications and electronic information
http://www.ahrq.gov/news/pubsix.htm

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Growing Stronger: Strength Training for Older Adults
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/physical/growing_stronger

PATCH—CDC’s Planned Approach to Community Health
http://wonder.cdc.gov/wonder/prevguid/p0000064/p0000064.asp#head001000000000000

Physical Activity and Health: A Report of the Surgeon General
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/sgr/sgr.htm

Powerful Bones, Powerful Girls Web Site
http://www.cdc.gov/powerfulbones/
http://www.cdc.gov/powerfulbones/parents

Powerful Girls Calendar
http://www.cdc.gov/powerfulbones/games_fun/calendar_2004.pdf

Promoting Better Health for Young People Through Physical Activity and Sports
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/presphysactrpt/index.htm

VERBTM. It’s what you do. Youth Media Campaign
http://www.cdc.gov/youthcampaign/

Wisewoman: Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation
http://www.cdc.gov/wisewoman

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Bone Mass Measurement Health Promotion Initiative
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/partnerships/tools/outreach/initiatives/default.asp#bonemass

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) Eating Plan
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/dash/

Hearts N’ Parks
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/heart/obesity/hrt_n_pk/index.htm

National Cholesterol Education Program
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/ncep/

National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Exercise: A Guide from the National Institute on Aging
http://www.niapublications.org/exercisebook/index.asp Exit Dislaimer

Exercise: A Video from the National Institute on Aging
http://www.niapublications.org/exercisevideo/index.asp Exit Dislaimer

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Information Package—Ordering Information
http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/index.htm#ip

Osteoporosis Prevention, Diagnosis, and Therapy
http://odp.od.nih.gov/consensus/cons/111/111_intro.htm

Osteoporosis: Progress and Promise
http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/osteoporosis/opbkgr.htm

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Milk Matters Educational Campaign
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/milk/

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Sisters Together: Move More, Eat Better
http://win.niddk.nih.gov/sisters/index.htm

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Clinical Trials
http://www.ClinicalTrials.gov

NIH Osteoporosis and Related Bone Disease~National Resource Center
http://www.osteo.org/default.asp Exit Dislaimer

President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
The President’s Challenge
http://www.fitness.gov
http://www.presidentschallenge.org Exit Dislaimer

U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
http://www.usda.gov/cnpp/

School Meals
http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd

USDA Food and Nutrition Service
http://www.fns.usda.gov

United States National Agricultural Library
http://www.nal.usda.gov

U. S. Department of Education (USDOE)
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/nidrr/index.html?src=mr

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Dietary Guidelines for Americans
http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines

HealthierUS Initiative
http://www.healthierus.gov

Healthfinder® Gateway to Reliable Consumer Health Information on the Internet
http://www.healthfinder.gov

Healthy People in Healthy Communities: A Community Planning Guide Using Healthy People 2010
http://www.healthypeople.gov/publications/HealthyCommunities2001

Healthy People 2010 Toolkit
http://www.healthypeople.gov/state/toolkit

National Women’s Health Information Center
http://www.womenshealth.gov

STEPS to a HealthierUS Initiative
http://www.healthierus.gov/steps/index.html

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Guidance on How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Panel on Food Labels
http://www.fda.gov/Food/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/NFLPM/ucm274593.htm

U.S. Food and Drug Administration—FDA Consumer Magazine (10/02)
http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2002/502_men.html

State Government

Association of State and Territorial Chronic Disease Program Directors 
Osteoporosis Council
http://www.chronicdisease.org/?page=AboutUs exit disclaimer

Osteoporosis Council: Contact information for state osteoporosis directors/coordinators
http://www.chronicdisease.org/?page=Membership exit disclaimer

State Osteoporosis Web Sites

Alabama Department of Public Health
http://www.adph.org/NUTRITION/default.asp?DeptId=115&TemplateId=2022&TemplateNbr=0 Exit Dislaimer

Arizona Osteoporosis Coalition
http://www.fitbones.org exit disclaimer

California Department of Health Services, Arthritis and Osteoporosis Unit
http://www.dhs.ca.gov/osteoporosis

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment: Osteoporosis Web Site

Florida Osteoporosis Prevention and Education Program

Georgia Osteoporosis Initiative
http://www.gabones.com Exit Dislaimer

Indiana Osteoporosis Prevention Initiative
http://www.in.gov/isdh/programs/osteo

Kentucky Office of Women’s Physical and Mental Health: Osteoporosis
http://chs.ky.gov/womenshealth/resourcecenter/Resources/osteoporosis.htm

Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
http://www.strongerbones.org Exit Dislaimer

Michigan Department of Community Health
http://www.michigan.gov/mdch/0,1607,7-132-2940_2955---,00.html

Mississippi State Department of Health
http://www.msdh.state.ms.us/msdhsite/index.cfm/13,0,225,html Exit Dislaimer

Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
http://www.health.mo.gov/living/healthcondiseases/chronic/arthritis/index.php exit disclaimer

New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
http://www.state.nj.us/health/senior/osteo Exit Dislaimer

New York State Department of Health
http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/osteo/index.htm Exit Dislaimer

Rhode Island Department of Health
http://www.health.ri.gov/publications/periodicals/healthpolicybriefs/hpb0302.pdf

Tennessee Department of Health
http://health.state.tn.us/factsheets/osteoporosis.htm Exit Dislaimer

Virginia Department of Health
http://www.vahealth.org/nutrition/bones.htm Exit Dislaimer

West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources
http://www.wvdhhr.org/bph/oehp/hp/osteo/default.htm Exit Dislaimer

Non-Government

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
http://www.aaos.org Exit Dislaimer

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Policy Statement on Calcium Requirements of Infants, Children, and Adolescents
http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/policy_statement/index.dtl#C Exit Dislaimer

American Council on Exercise
http://www.acefitness.org Exit Dislaimer

American College of Sports Medicine
http://www.acsm.org Exit Dislaimer

American Dietetic Association (ADA)
http://www.eatright.org Exit Dislaimer

American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR)
http://www.asbmr.org Exit Dislaimer

ASBMR Bone Curriculum Web Site
http://depts.washington.edu/bonebio/ASBMRed/ASBMRed.html Exit Dislaimer

Bone Builders
http://www.bonebuilders.org/ Exit Dislaimer

BoneKEy-Osteovision®
http://www.bonekey-ibms.org Exit Dislaimer

Foundation for Osteoporosis Research and Education (FORE)
http://www.fore.org/ Exit Dislaimer

Growing Stronger: Strength Training for Older Adults
http://nutrition.tufts.edu/research/growingstronger Exit Dislaimer

International Bone and Mineral Society (IBMS)
http://www.ibmsonline.org/ Exit Dislaimer

International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF)
http://www.osteofound.org/ Exit Dislaimer

International Society for Clinical Densitometry (ISCD)
http://www.iscd.org/visitors/osteoflash/index.cfm Exit Dislaimer

National Dairy Council (NDC)
http://www.nationaldairycouncil.org Exit Dislaimer

National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF)
http://www.nof.org Exit Dislaimer

National Strength and Conditioning Association
http://www.nsca-lift.org Exit Dislaimer

Osteoporosis and Bone Physiology, University of Washington
http://courses.washington.edu/bonephys Exit Dislaimer

Osteoporosis Education, University of Washington
http://www.osteoed.org/faq/index.html#male Exit Dislaimer
http://www.osteoed.org Exit Dislaimer

Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation (OIF)
http://www.oif.org Exit Dislaimer

The Paget Foundation (TPF)
http://www.paget.org Exit Dislaimer

Shape-Up America!
http://www.shapeup.org Exit Dislaimer

U.S. Bone and Joint Decade
http://www.usbjd.org Exit Dislaimer
 

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Published: October 14, 2004