Healthy Heart Handbook for Women

This updated edition of the popular Healthy Heart Handbook for Women includes the most recent information on women's heart disease and practical suggestions for how to reduce the risk of developing it.

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National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) provides leadership for a national program in diseases of the heart, blood vessels, lung, and blood; blood resources; and sleep disorders. Since October 1997, the NHLBI has also had administrative responsibility for the NIH Woman's Health Initiative.

Healthy People 2010

Healthy People 2010 is a set of health objectives for the Nation to achieve over the first decade of the new century. It can be used by many different people, States, communities, professional organizations, and others to help them develop programs to improve health.

USDA  -  Food and Nutrition

Dietary health and info from the USDA.

USDA  -  Food Labeling and Consumer Protection

Info related to food labeling .

Team Nutrition

Team Nutrition is an initiative of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service to support the Child Nutrition Programs through training and technical assistance for foodservice, nutrition education for children and their caregivers, and school and community support for healthy eating and physical activity.

Smart Nutrition Starts Here!

Nutrition.gov provides easy access to the best food and nutrition information from across the federal government.
It serves as a gateway to reliable information on nutrition, healthy eating, physical activity, and food safety for consumers.

National Osteoporosis Foundation

NOF’s Mission: To prevent osteoporosis, to promote lifelong bone health, to help improve the lives of those affected by osteoporosis and related fractures, and to find a cure.

Older Women’s League  - The Voice of Mid-life and Older Women

As the only national grassroots membership organization to focus solely on issues unique to women as they age, OWL strives to improve the status and quality of life of midlife and older women. OWL is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that accomplishes its work through research, education, and advocacy activities conducted through a chapter network