Know Yourself
Calculate everything from your individual calorie need to your personal fiber intake to whether you get enough sleep with Health Calculators.
More Tools and Calculators from the American Cancer Society to help create a healthier you!
Also, learn about weight management and healthy living for cancer prevention from the American Cancer Society.
Lifestyle
American Cancer Society: Learn how to prevent cancer by living a healthy lifestyle
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Get facts and information about physical activity, nutrition, and other health topics from the CDC
Nutrition
Whole Grains Council: Learn about whole grains, get recipes and find whole grain products
American Dietetic Association: Find a registered dietician
Fruits and Veggies – More Matters: Recipes and health facts about fruits and vegetables
My Plate: Check out the new “food pyramid.” It’s a plate, and much easier to use.
Physical Activity
Let’s Move
Join the First Lady Michelle Obama in her movement to raise a healthier generation of kids.
National Physical Activity Plan
HopSports is an interactive youth physical education training system.
KaBOOM! helps communities build playgrounds.
America on the Move: Online support community to get active
Greater Buffalo-Niagara Regional Transportation Council: Discover bicycle routes in the Buffalo-Niagara region
New York State Parks: New York has over 170 parks for recreation and outdoor enjoyment
World-Wide Labyrinth Locator: Locate circular pathways, called labyrinths, to walk for exercise and meditation
YMCA: Find a Y near you for fun, low-cost opportunities for physical activity
Helping Our Families and Friends Succeed
Sisters Together: Move More, Eat Better is a health awareness program that encourages Black women 18 years and older to maintain a healthy weight by being more physically active and eating nutritious foods.
BodyWorks is a program designed to help parents and caregivers of adolescents improve family eating and activity habits.
We Can! provides information to keep your family healthy.
American Heart Association is committed to helping individuals, communities, young people and families live healthier lives.
Weight-control Information Network has many helpful publications, including Active at Any Size and Helping Your Overweight Child.
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