Chapter 1
Introduction to Wellness, Fitness,
and Lifestyle Management
American Medical Association. This site provides a wide variety of information about health and includes links to many related sites. It also includes information about Healthy People 2000 and access to the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Provides a wide variety of information, including materials on HIV infection, national health statistics, and governmental nutrition recommendations.
CNN/Health. Provides recent news on a wide variety of health topics.
College Health in America. This site, produced by the University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point Health Center, offers links organized around six dimensions of wellness, downloadable fact sheets, and other resources.
Duke University Diet and Fitness Center Home Page. This site provides research-based information on lifestyle counseling.
Go Ask Alice. Sponsored by Columbia University, this is an interactive, searchable service in which professional and peer educators answer student questions about stress, sexuality, fitness, and many other health-related topics.
Healthfinder. A gateway to online publications, Web sites, support and self-help groups, and agencies and organizations that produce reliable health information.
Healthy People 2000/Healthy People 2010. Provides information on Healthy People objectives and priority areas.
Mayo Health O@sis. Sponsored by the Mayo Clinic, this site provides daily news and articles on a wide range of health topics.
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Provides access to statistics and basic information on chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer.
National Health Information Center (NHIC). An organization that helps put consumers and health professionals in touch with the organizations that are best able to provide answers to health-related questions.
National Wellness Institute. This site helps individuals with interest in health and wellness promotion to affect their environment, with information about conferences, wellness database links, and a wellness resource directory.
National Women’s Health Information Center. Provides information and answers to frequently asked questions.
Wellness Interactive Network. This site provides access to thousands of health information resources, including self-assessment tools, a health resource directory, and health risk assessments.
Yahoo/Health. A Web site and search engine that includes a directory of hundreds of health-related Web sites.
Your Health Daily. Provides health and fitness information from the New York Times.
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