Resources for Health Professionals

Online Resources for
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Blood Pressure

Blood Pressure Guidelines for Youth:
Screening for Hypertension
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/hypertension/child_tbl.htm

Breastfeeding

Blueprint for Action on Breastfeeding
http://www.womenshealth.gov/breastfeeding/index.cfm?page=233

Breastfeeding Basics - Interactive academic short course on fundamentals of breastfeeding geared primarily for the medical practitioner.
http://www.breastfeedingbasics.org

Breast Pump Information - FDA web site designed to help consumers with breast pump information including breast pump basics, using a pump, cleaning a pump, breast milk, infection and injury, and links to other breastfeeding helps.
http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/breastpumps/

Bright Future Lactation Resource Center - Resources and information for health care providers and lactation consultants, exam preparation course for lactation consultant certification, and patient handouts.
http://www.bflrc.com

La Leche League International - Includes professional section.
http://www.lalecheleague.org

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Cholesterol

High Cholesterol in Children: July 2008 recommendations
http://www.webmd.com/cholesterol-management/guide/high-cholesterol-children

Lower Your Cholesterol Levels - NHLBI website you can refer patients to for self-education on cholesterol.
http://www.nhlbisupport.com/chd1/how.htm

Managing Cholesterol - Online patient self education module from Medline Plus.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/managingcholesterol/htm/index.htm

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Nutrition

Bright Futures in Practice: Nutrition - emphasizes prevention and early recognition of nutrition concerns and provides developmentally appropriate nutrition supervision guidelines for infancy through adolescence.
http://www.brightfutures.org/nutrition/index.html

Midwest Dairy Council - Research-based materials for health professionals and free educational materials.
http://www.midwestdairy.com/pages/index.cfm?TREE_ID=392

NHLBI Visual Reality Quiz: tests skills at estimating serving sizes:
http://nhlbisupport.com/chd1/visualreality/visualreality.htm

MyPyramid Plan for Moms - Tailors the Food Guide Pyramid to the needs of pregnant and breastfeeding moms.
http://www.mypyramid.gov/mypyramidmoms/pyramidmoms_plan.aspx

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/dash/index.htm

New Nutrition Basics - CDC website that includes basic concepts to keep in mind when sorting through nutrition research and dietary advice.
http://www.cdc.gov:80/nccdphp/dnpa/nutrition/nutrition_for_everyone/basics/index.htm

New 2009 Guidelines for weight gain during pregnancy - from the Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council
http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12584

Tufts Updated Food Guide Pyramid for Older Adults - Tufts University researchers have updated their Food Guide Pyramid for Older Adults to correspond with the USDA Food pyramid.
http://nutrition.tufts.edu/docs/pdf/releases/071220_ModifiedMyPyramid.pdf

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Obesity

Choosing a Safe and Successful Weight-loss Program - a program for consumers to help them talk to their health care professional about weight loss and get the best information to choose a program
http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/choosing.htm

Institute of Medicine – Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in the Balance
http://www.iom.edu/?id=22596&redirect=0

"Obesity: Assessment and Management in Primary Care" by Lyznicki et. Al, AMERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN, June 1, 2001.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20010601/2185.html

"Obesity evaluation and treatment: Expert committee recommendations" by Barlow & Dietz in PEDIATRICS, vol. 102, no.3, September 1998.
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/102/3/e29

"The Surgeon General‘s Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity 2001"
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/obesityprevention/index.html

"Assessment and Management of Adult Obesity" - American Medical Association, offers practical recommendations for addressing adult obesity in the primary care setting.
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/10931.html

CDC Obesity Maps - Obesity trends among adults
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/trend/index.htm

"Guide to Clinical Preventative Services, Screening for Obesity in Adults" - US Preventative Services Task Force
http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf/uspsobes.htm

National Summit: Building a Plan to Reduce Obesity - American Medical Association
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama1/pub/upload/mm/433/exec_sum.pdf

"Obesity: Assessment and Management in Primary Care" by Lyznicki et. Al, AMERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN, June 1, 2001.
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20010601/2185.html

"The Practical Guide Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults" - NIH clinical guidelines
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/ob_home.htm

Weight Management Research to Practice Series - designed to summarize the science on weight management topic for health professional and the lay audience.
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/nutrition/health_professionals/practice/index.htm

Weight Management and Obesity Resource List, January 2009 - collection of resources for consumers on the topics of weight management and obesity
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/pubs/bibs/topics/weight/consumer.pdf

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Physical Activity

Bright Futures in Practice: Physical Activity - provides developmental guidelines on physical activity for the periods of infancy through adolescence.
http://www.brightfutures.org/physicalactivity/about.htm

2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans Toolkit
http://www.health.gov/paguidelines/toolkit.aspx

Aim for a Healthy Weight - National Heart Lung and Blood Institute website with information for patients, public and health professionals.
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/lose_wt/index.htm

American Heart Association Choose to Move - materials to help health professionals educate women about the importance of physical activity, good nutrition, and heart-healthy habits — and help motivate them to get moving!
http://www.choosetomove.com/for_professionals.html

Exercise & Physical Activity: Your Everyday Guide from the National Institute of Aging — new 2009 updated version of the NIA exercise guide for older adults. Publication is free.
http://www.nia.nih.gov/HealthInformation/Publications/ExerciseGuide/

PEP - A personal Empowerment Plan - a CDC program for use with worksites
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/pep.htm

Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee Report
http://www.health.gov/paguidelines/committeereport.aspx

Start! - a program from the American Heart Association that encourages Americans to take up walking as part of their daily routine all year around
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3053031

The Reference Guide of Physical Activity Programs for Older Adults: A Resource for Planning Interventions — provides information on 17 physical activity programs that could be used with older adults having healthy to frail functional status.
http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pubs/refguide_physactivity.htm

Your Heart Your Life - a lay health educator’s program to help learn and/or teach about physical activity and heart health.
http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/salud/pa/index.htm

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Physical Fitness & Nutrition Information Sites

American Medical Association’s Guidelines for Adolescent Preventative Services (GAPS) - information on promoting physical fitness and healthy dietary habits and preventing eating disorders and obesity, hypertension, and hyperlipdemia.
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/upload/mm/39/gapsmono.pdf

Eat Smart, Play Hard Materials - provides parents and other caregivers with tools to help make the MyPyramid guides a part of daily way of life for healthy living. The site includes tasty, low-cost menus and recipes, a calorie burner chart, and the MyPyramid Tracker.
http://www.fns.usda.gov/eatsmartplayhardeducators/materials/
index.asp?PROCESS=Y&F_MATERIAL_SEARCHWORDS=&F_AUDIENCE_ID=4&

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - growth charts and online training modules.
http://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts

Kids Encouraged to Go Healthy – The Alliance for a Healthier Generation encourages kids nationwide to take the “myGo Healthy Challenge” and pledge to eat healthier and be more physically active.
http://www.empowerme2b.org/

National Bone Health Campaign - Fun, interactive website designed to show girls 9-12 years of age why calcium and weight-bearing physical activities can build strong bones and how these fit easily into a girl's busy lifestyle. The goal is to reduce the risk of osteoporosis later in life.
http://www.girlshealth.gov/bones/

Empowering Youth with Nutrition and Physical Activity
http://teamnutrition.usda.gov/Resources/empoweringyouth.html

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Training Opportunities for Registered Dietitians

Certificate of Child and Adolescent Weight Management - Sponsored by the Commission on Dietetic Registration, this certificate training provides opportunities for education on cutting edge information, skills, and resources needed to counsel overweight children and adolescents. This certificate is designed to produce competent providers of comprehensive weight management care for children and adolescents. See link for more information and upcoming conference dates. http://www.cdrnet.org/whatsnew/childhood.htm

Certificate of Adult Weight Management - Sponsored by the Commission on Dietetic Registration, this certificate provides education on the clinical management of overweight and obesity, current research, behavior modification, and other pertinent topics. This certificate is designed to produce competent providers of comprehensive weight management care for adults. See link for more information and upcoming conference dates. http://www.cdrnet.org/whatsnew/certificateoftraining.htm

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