For More Information

For more tips and information about nutrition, physical activity, and women's health, call your State or local health department or visit/contact the following sources:

Healthy Eating

A Personal Plan for Healthy Eating

Fill in some facts about yourself and get healthy eating guidelines based on your age, sex, and physical activity level.
Go to: www.mypyramid.gov
Or call: 1-888-779-7264 for a MyPyramid brochure.

Detailed Guidance on Using Food Labels to Make Healthy Choices

Go to: www.fda.gov and click on Food;
Food and Nutrition; and Food Label
Education Tools. Select from varied
publications on food label topics.

Recipes for Healthy Eating

Free recipe collections:
(For all groups) Stay Young at Heart; Keep the Beat
Heart-Healthy Latino Recipes
Heart Healthy Home Cooking, African American Style
Go to: www.nhlbi.nih.gov and click on "recipes for healthy eating"
Or call: 301-592-8573

Physical Activity

Chart: Calories You Burn with Your Physical Activities

Go to: www.fitness.gov and click on
Publications; Council Publications; and
Exercise and Weight Control.
Or call: 202-690-5000

Guidelines for Personal Physical Activity Programs

Go to: www.fitness.gov and click on
Publications; Council Publications; and
Fitness Fundamentals. The site also contains many other fitness-related materials.
Or call: 202-690-5000

Guidelines on Walking for Your Health

Go to: www.fitness.gov and click on
Publications; Council Publications; and Walking Works.
Or call: 202-690-5000

Both

"Daily Tracker" Journal Forms To Keep Track of What You Eat and Drink and Your Physical Activities

Go to: www.ndep.nih.gov/diabetes/pubs/50Ways_tips.pdf

Tip Sheets for Reaching Your Bright Future Goals

Find Bright Futures tip sheets on increasing calcium and iron in your diet, healthy eating out and grocery shopping, using the food label, weight control, getting started/daily physical activity, physical activity for women with physical limitations, and walking.
Go to: www.hrsa.gov/WomensHealth

General Information

Health Resources and Services Administration,
Office of Rural Health Policy

Go to: www.ruralhealth.hrsa.gov

National Women's Health Information Center

Go to: www.womenshealth.gov
Or call: 1-800-994-9662

Rural Assistance Center

Go to: www.raconline.org
Or call: 1-800-270-1898

September 2008

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