Resources

Tools for Better Health

BMI Calculator - The Body Mass Index (BMI) Calculator will help you determine your body mass.

Calorie Calculator - This link to the Mayo Clinic will help you determine the number of calories acceptable for your weight, age, and gender.

Healthfinder - A listserve that sends daily information about research related to health issues.

Target Heart Rate Calculator - The Mayo Clinic will help you determine your target heart rate during exercise.

What's In Season From the Garden State - This monthly newsletter will keep you up to date on seasonal foods from NJ.

Food Safety

Turkey and Thanksgiving Questions - Web links for turkey prep and other Thanksgiving questions.

Children's Health and Nutrition

Child Trends Data Bank - This data bank tracks US dataand includes data related to NJ residents.

Dole 5 a Day - Dole hosts a number of excellent games and learning activities for children and families.

Family Food Zone - Resources and activities for children and families.

Fun With Food - Resources for anyone teaching children about food & nutrition.

Healthy Youth (data & statistics), School Health Policies and Programs Study - The CDC tracks a wealth of information of the health of our nation's youth.

Healthy Youth: CDC's School Health Education Resources - Lists of health education resources recommended by the CDC.

Media Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active! - This is an excellent free curriculum for children. The curriculum encourages healthy eating, smart snacking, and acitve movement.

Adult Nutrition

American Cancer Society - The American Cancer Society offers information relatred to health & nutrition.

An Unhealthy America: Economic Burden of Chronic Disease - This page will show you how unhealthy Americans impact our nation's economic status.

Cook It Quick! - The University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Lancaster County offers a series of cooking tips and healthy recipes.

Eat Smart - Eat Smart offers resources and links for educators and families.

Health Connections: Linking Nutrition Research to Practice - The Dairy Council offers a variety of resources and information for parents and teachers.

Milk Matters Resources for Teachers - This link is not only for teachers.... parents will find this a useful site too.

National Diabetes Education Program - An excellent link for Diabetes information and resources.

Special Projects

Get Moving Get Healthy New Jersey - This new project is sponsored by the Family & Community Health Sciences Department at Rutgers Cooperative Extension.

Healthier America Project - A national project that is harnessing the ideas and experience of people from every level of government in partnership with business and community leaders, and establish a blueprint for how to modernize the public health system.

Stockton Center for Successful Aging

Exercise and Fitness

Exercise is Medicine - This site was created by physicians that are interested in promoting healthy living.

For FCHS Educators

Agricultural Research Service Image Gallery

Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service - Advances knowledge for agriculture, the environment, human health and well-being.

Food Stamp Program Photo Gallery - This link offers numerous pictures that can be used in nutrition programs.

MRSA Skin Infections- brochure, bilingual - A brochure that provides information about MRSA skin infections. The brochure is available in English and Spanish.

Program Development & Evaluation Resources

Purdue Extension - Helps consumers better understand and evaluate nutrition and food safety information

Atlantic County/State of New Jersey

211 Database of Community Resources - This site will quickly connect you to local resources and assistance.

Atlantic County Healthy Living Coalition - The Atlantic County Healthy Living Coalition provides an opportunity for community engagement on a varity of health issues.

Rutgers Food Innovation Center - The Rutgers Food Innovation Center is a unique business incubation and economic development accelerator program, which provides business and technology expertise to small and mid-sized food companies in New Jersey, and utilizes its outreach capacity to reach food and agribusinesses throughout the nation.

State Health Facts (for New Jersey) - Use this site when looking for health facts related to NJ.