 American
Heart Association
www.americanheart.org
The Association is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is
to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke.
KidsHealth
www.kidshealth.org
The Nemours Foundation is a nonprofit organization devoted to children’s
health and is the largest physician practice delivering subspecialty pediatric
care in the United States.
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute,
National Institutes of Health
www.nhlbi.nih.gov
Health information for the consumer on topics from cholesterol to weight
reduction, as well as scientific research documents and reports.
President’s
Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
www.fitness.gov
The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports (PCPFS) serves
as a catalyst to promote, encourage and motivate Americans of all ages
to become physically active and participate in sports.
U.S. Department of Agriculture - USDA for Kids
www.usda.gov/news/usdakids/index.html
Information about nutrition and healthful diets specifically related to
the Food Pyramid. This sub site is devoted to helping children understand
agriculture and food and nutrition and how it relates to them.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
www.os.dhhs.gov/kids/
The United States government’s principal agency for protecting the
health of all Americans and providing essential services for those least
able to help themselves.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
www.epa.gov/sunwise/kids/
www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/
Information on protecting human health, safeguarding the natural environment.
This sub site is devoted to helping children understand the environment
and how it relates to them.
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