Food, Nutrition, and Health Links
Extension Resources
- Monroe County Extension Services: Seafood Quality and Safety
- UF - Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences
- Iowa State University - Extension/Food Safety Project
- University of Missouri - Extension/Nutritional Sciences
Food Safety
- American Dietetic Association - Home Food Safety
- Basics for Handling Food Safely
- Be Food Safe.gov
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Food Safety
- Florida Poison Information Center Network
- Food Marketing Institute
- Food Safety Answers.org
- Food Safety.gov
- Food Safety and Inspection Service: Food Safety Publications for Consumers
- Grocery Manufacturers Association
- National Restaurant Association
- Partnership for Food Safety Education
- School Nutrition Association
- USDA / Food Safety Inspection Service - Food Safety Education
- USDA / National Agricultural Library
Child Nutrition & Health Related Information
Obesity in Children
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Body and Mind (Children's Fitness and Health)
- Shaping America's Youth
- The Children, Youth & Families Education and Research Network
Immunization Resources
- Every Child By Two
- Healthy People 2010
- Immunization Action Coalition
- National Immunization Program for Children
- National Immunization Program for Adults
- State Immunization Coordinators
- Travelers' Health
Children Coping with Today's Issues
- Prepare Respond Recover: Safety Planning and Disaster Response & Recovery
- The Child Advocate: Disaster help for Parents and Children
Dieting / Fraud / Health Hoaxes
Dietary Supplements
Food Allergy Information
Holiday Food Tips
- Cook It Quick - healthy meal planning ideas
- How to Cook a Turkey the Day Before Serving It
- Let's
Talk Turkey: A Consumer Guide to Safely Roasting a Turkey
(also available in pdf) - Poultry Preparation Fact Sheets
- Turkey Tips, Facts, & Recipes from Norbest.com
- Turkey Anytime: Recipes for Turning Leftovers into Planned-Overs
- Turkey & Trimmings
101 (formatted as a pdf file)
A sample menu and easy make-ahead tips for a special holiday meal. Includes tips and recipes for Pumpkin Ice Cream Pie and Mashed Potatoes.
Nutrition & Health Organizations, Govt. Agencies
- American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology
- American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
- American Academy of Family Physicians
- American Association of Diabetes Educators
- American Cancer Society
- American Council on Science and Health
- American Diabetes Association
- American Dietetic Association
- American Heart Association
- American Institute for Cancer Research
- American Lung Association
- American Pain Foundation
- American Public Health Association
- American Society of Hematology
- Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America
- CancerCare
- Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
- Center for Science in the Public Interest
- DrugAlert.org
- DrugWatch.com
- Food and Drug Administration
- Food and Health Communications, Inc.
- Food Industry Environmental Network
- Food Insight: Nutrition & Food Safety Resource
- Fragile X Research Foundation
- Fruits and Veggies: More Matters
- Healthcare Reality Check
- HealthCentral.com - Heart Disease
- Institute of Food Technology
- Mayo Clinic.com
- Mayo Clinic: Medical Education & Research
- Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance
- Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation
- My Family Health Portrait
- My Plate Style Guide
- National Cancer Institute
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
- National Institutes of Health
- National Osteoporosis Foundation
- Nutrition.gov
- Parenthood.com
- Quackwatch, Inc.
- Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
- U.S. Surgeon General
- USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
- USDA Food and Nutrition Information Center
- Vegetarian Resource Group
Recipes & Culinary
- Bon Appetit.com
- Cooking Light.com
- Culinary.net
- Gourmet.com
- Green Garden Chef.com
- Heart Healthy Home Cooking African-American Style
- Heart Healthy Latino Recipes
- Stay young at heart - Cooking the Heart Healthy Way
- Seafood Recipes - Florida Dept of Agriculture & Consumer Services
- The Food Channel
- The Global Gourmet
Women's Health
- Canadian Women's Health Network
- Dietitians of Canada
- National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders
- National Eating Disorders Association
- National Institutes of Health, Osteoporosis, and Related Bone Disease - National Resource Center
- National Osteoporosis Foundation
- National Women's Health Information Center
- Osteoporosis Canada
- Quick Health Data Online
- The Obesity Society
Florida Keys Area Organizations
- Domestic Abuse Shelter of the Florida Keys
- Easter Seals of Monroe County
- Florida Keys Children's Shelter
- Habitat for Humanity
- Health Council of South Florida
- Monroe County Social Services
- The Salvation Army
- Wesley House Family Services
Other interesting websites
- Purdue Univ. Family & Consumer Science - Searching Nutrition websites
- FreeBooks4Doctors.com: A resource for finding books on medical and health topics
- State Legislative Information
- Health & Safety Information on Household Products
Good search engines for broad searches for nutrition-related research:
AlltheWeb - alltheweb.com - Fast with lots of Web pages. Use "advanced search" to narrow your choices.
Google - www.google.com - Covers a large number of Websites. Use "advanced search" to narrow choices.
Northern Light - www.northernlight.com - Focuses more on research. Read through "Tips" to learn how to use AND, OR, NOT, quotes, etc., to focus your search.
Websites for more specific searching of the science literature for nutrition-related research:
Science.gov is a gateway to authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. Government agencies, including research and development results. Individuals interested in all science subjects, including food and nutrition, will find this resource useful because of its advanced search environment.
NLM Gateway - A Web-based system that lets users search simultaneously in multiple retrieval systems at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM).
Medical Journal Directory - This Website offers easy access to the best medical journals on the Web. Medical journals are publications used to disseminate information and keep medical professionals current in research, advances, and new techniques that are constantly occurring in their medical fields. Many articles featured in these journals are written and submitted by medical doctors who specialize in a specific branch of medicine.