Wellness

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Diet & Nutrition

• American Diatetic Association

• Nutrition, from MedlinePlus

Exercise

• American Council on Exercise

• Exercise and Physical Fitness (MedlinePlus)

Health & Wellness Overviews

• Health Promotion (U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention)

• Healthy Living ( MedlinePlus)

• Healthy Living (MayoClinic.com)

• Healthy Living: How Common Behaviors Affect Your Health (familydoctor.org)

• The Pocket Guide for Staying Healthy at 50+ (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

Health & Wellness Topics

• Diet
  • Adult Nutrition (Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z. Ed. Delores C.S. James. Vol. 1. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2004. p7-10. 2 vols.)(user verification required for home access)
  • American Diatetic Association
  • Dietary Guidelines for Americans (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
  • MyPyramid.gov (U.S.Department of Agriculture)
  • Nutrition (MedlinePlus)

• Exercise
  • American Council on Exercise
  • Exercise and Physical Fitness (MedlinePlus)
  • Exercise Counts: How many calories will your activity burn? (American Cancer Society)
  • Fitness (MayoClinic.com)
  • Fitness quiz: Test your fitness awareness (MayoClinic.com)
  • Physical Activity for Everyone: Introduction (U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention)

• Preventative Care
  • Checkups and Prevention (AARP)
  • Online Checkups (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
  • Preventive Services for Healthy Living (familydoctor.org)

• Sleep & Sleep Problems
  • American Insomnia Association
  • Sleep (MayoClinic.com)
  • University of Maryland Sleep Disorders Center

• Substance Abuse - Alcohol
  • Alcohol & Public Health (U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention)
  • Alcohol Use (University of Maryland Medical Center)
  • Alcohol: What To Do If It's a Problem for You (familydoctor.org)
  • Alcoholics Anonymous
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

• Substance Abuse - Drugs
  • Drug Abuse (MedlinePlus)
  • Drug abuse and dependence (University of Maryland Medical Center)
  • Drug addiction (MayoClinic.com)
  • Drug Information (U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse

• Substance Abuse - Tobacco
  • Guide to Quitting Smoking (American Cancer Society)
  • Smoking (MedlinePlus)
  • Tobacco Information and Prevention Source (TIPS) (U.S. National Center For Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)

• Substance Abuse Overviews
  • Addictions (familydoctor.org)
  • Substance Abuse (eMedicineHhealth)
  • Substance Abuse Problems (MedlinePlus)

• Weight Control
  • Ask a Weight Loss Specialist (MayoClinic.com)
  • Nutrition for Everyone: Healthy Weight (U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention)
  • Obesity (MedlinePlus)
  • Surgical Options for Severe Obesity (Cleveland Clinic Center for Consumer Health Information)
  • Prescription Medications for the Treatment of Obesity (U.S. National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive Kidney Diseases)
  • Weight Loss Surgery (MedlinePlus)
  • Weight Management (Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z. Ed. Delores C.S. James. Vol. 2. New York: Macmillan Reference USA, 2004. p250-253. 2 vols.) (user verification required for home access)
  • Weight-control Information Network (U.S. National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases)

Major Health & Wellness Initiatives

• Healthy Maryland - Project 2010

• Healthy People 2010 (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion & the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

• Healthy People 2010 Publications

• Maryland Health Improvement Plan, 2000-2010 - Howard County

State & Local Sources of Information & Help

• HC DrugFree

• HorizonHelp! (Horizon Foundation)

• Howard County Health Department

• Maryland Alcohol and Drug Abuse Administration

• Maryland Family Health Administration

• Substance Abuse Assessment & Treatment (Howard County Health Department)

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