The Surgeon General's Call To Action To Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity


Appendix B: Federal Program Resource List

Blueprint for Action on Breastfeeding
Office on Women's Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 730B
Washington, DC 20201
Phone: (202) 690-7650
Fax: (202) 205-2631
http://www.4woman.gov/Breastfeeding/index.htm

Bright Futures in Practice
Bright Futures Project
HRSA/Maternal and Child Health Bureau
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 18A55
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: (301) 443-2340
Fax: (301) 443-4842
Email: cdegraw@hrsa.gov
http://www.brightfutures.org

CDC Reports and Guidelines for Overweight and Obesity
NHLBI Health Information Network
http://www.cdc.gov/health/obesity.htm
Phone: (800) 311-3435

Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults: The Evidence Report
NHLBI Health Information Network
P.O. Box 30105
Bethesda, MD 20824-0105
Phone: (301) 592-8573
Fax: (301) 592-8563
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/ob_home.htm

Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Phone: (888) 878-3256
http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines

Exercise: A Guide from the National Institute on Aging
http://www.niapublications.org/exercisebook/index.asp

Exercise: A Video from the National Institute on Aging
http://www.nia.nih.gov/exercisevideo/

5 A Day for Better Health
National Cancer Institute
6130 Executive Boulevard, EPN 232
Bethesda, MD 20892-7332
Phone: (301) 496-8520
http://dccps.nci.nih.gov/5aday/

Girls and Obesity Initiative
Office on Women's Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 730B
Washington, DC 20201
Phone: (202) 690-7650
Fax: (202) 205-2631
http://www.4woman.gov/owh/education.htm

Guidance on How To Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Panel on Food Labels
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Phone: (888) SAFEFOOD
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/foodlab.html

Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, 2nd edition, 1996
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Phone: (800) 358-9295
http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstfix.htm

Head Start Bureau—Administration for Children and Families
Phone: (202) 205-8572
http://www2.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/hsb/

healthfinder® Gateway to Reliable Consumer Health Information on the Internet
National Health Information Center
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 1133
Washington, DC 20013-1133
Phone: (800) 336-4797
http://www.healthfinder.gov

Healthy Children, Healthy Families, and Healthy Communities
American Indian/Alaska Natives Programs Branch
Administration on Children, Youth and Families
Administration for Children and Families
330 C Street, SW., Room 2030
Washington, DC 20447
Phone: (877) 876-2662
Fax: (202) 205-8436

Healthy People 2010 Initiative
Healthy People in Healthy Communities: A Community Planning Guide Using Healthy People 2010
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 738G
Washington, DC 20201
Phone: (202) 401-6295
Fax: (202) 205-9478
http://www.healthypeople.gov/publications/HealthyCommunities2001

Healthy People 2010 Toolkit
Phone: (877) 252-1200
http://www.healthypeople.gov/state/toolkit

Hearts N’ Parks
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
P.O. Box 30105
Bethesda, MD 20824
Phone: (301) 592-8573
Fax: (301) 592-8563
Email: NHLBIinfo@rover.nhlbi.nih.gov
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/heart/obesity/hrt_n_pk/index.htm

LEAN Program
Tripler Army Medical Center
Phone: (808) 433-6060
http://das.cs.amedd.army.mil/journal/J9725.HTM

National Breastfeeding Promotion Campaign
USDA Food and Nutrition Service
Phone: (800) 277-4975
http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/content/bf/brpromo.htm

NHLBI Obesity Education Initiative
NHLBI Health Information Network
P.O. Box 30105
Bethesda, MD 20824-0105
Phone: (301) 592-8573
Fax: (301) 592-8563
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov and
http://rover.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/lose_wt/

Nutrition.Gov
http://www.nutrition.gov

Partnership for Healthy Weight Management
Phone: (202) 326-3319
http://www.consumer.gov/weightloss/

(PATCH) CDC’s Planned Approach to Community Health
Phone: (770) 488-5426
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/patch/index.htm

Physical Activity and Health: A Report of the Surgeon General
Phone: (202) 512-1800
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/sgr/sgr.htm

President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
200 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 738H
Washington, DC 20201
Phone: (202) 690-9000
Fax: (202) 690-5211
http://www.fitness.gov

Promoting Better Health for Young People Through Physical Activity and Sports
Phone: (888) 231-6405
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/presphysactrpt/index.htm

Sisters Together: Move More, Eat Better
1 WIN WAY
Bethesda, MD 20892-3665
Phone: (202) 828-1025 or 1 (877) 946-4627
Fax: (202) 828-1028
Email: win@info.niddk.nih.gov
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/nutrit/sisters/sisters.htm

Team Nutrition
USDA Food and Nutrition Service
Child Nutrition Division
3101 Park Center Drive, Room 640
Alexandria, VA 22302
Phone: (703) 305-2590
Fax: (703) 305-2879
Email: cndinternet@fns.usda.gov
http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd

USDA Food and Nutrition Service
Phone: (703) 305-2286
http://www.fns.usda.gov

USDA’s National Agricultural Library
Phone: (301) 504-5755
http://www.nal.usda.gov

Weight-control Information Network (WIN)
1 WIN WAY
Bethesda, MD 20892-3665
Phone: (202) 828-1025 or 1 (877) 946-4627
Fax: (202) 828-1028
Email: win@info.niddk.nih.gov
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/nutrit/win.htm

WIN the Rockies (Wellness IN the Rockies)
http://www.uwyo.edu/wintherockies

Wisdom Steps Health Promotion Program for Elders
Office for American Indian, Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian
Phone: (202) 619-2713
Fax: (202) 260-1012
http://www.aoa.dhhs.gov/factsheets/natams.html


Last revised: January 11, 2007