America On the Move™
www.americaonthemove.org
A national initiative launched in July 2003 that provides messages to counter our obesity crisis by supporting adults and children in eating better and exercising more. The website gives access to fun goal-setting, tracking, and logging tools for physical activity. You can order a step counter, sign up for daily health tips and a bimonthly health e-newsletter, monitor your physical activity progress on a trail map, and more. Individuals can also participate as part of a group.
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American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org
Prevention and awareness materials are available to the general public on early detection, tobacco and other topics. Learn about their Active For Life Worksite Physical Activity Program, a 10-week program encouraging employees to be more active on a regular basis by setting individual goals and forming teams for motivation and support.
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American Dietetic Association
www.eatright.org
ADA serves the public by promoting optimal nutrition, health and well-being. They provide recipes, health tips, fact sheets and other publications.
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American Heart Association
www.americanheart.org
Accurate information on heart disease and stroke. Includes a family health section with information on nutrition and exercise, programs and books. Includes a personalized health management program to help employees' lower risk of heart attack and stroke. The program is free and is tailored to individual needs.
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American Heart Association's Heart at Work Program post.americanheart.org/haw/
This flexible, effective, affordable health promotion program can be conducted in any size business and can be tailored to meet the user's needs. With it, worksite coordinators can conduct health promotion activities that inspire employees and their families to lower their risk of heart disease and stroke. The goal of Heart At Work is to give employees the information, motivation and support they need to make healthy, beneficial and lasting lifestyle choices. The complete Heart At Work program includes a coordinator's guide and over 30 "ready-to-go" activities.
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American Lung Association
www.lungusa.org
Facts on allergy, asthma and tobacco issues. Tobacco control information for employers, including a fact sheet on workplace smoking policies and resources to help employees quit smoking.
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Cost Benefit Analysis and Report 1979-2001
The goal of this report is to justify, initiate or focus wellness programs to meet the corporate bottom line. The Health Management Research Center (HMRC) with in the University of Michigan Division of Kinesiology, conducts original research on worksite wellness issues. HMRC experts also act as on-site consultants with employers. This report includes published studies about cost-effectiveness of health promotion programs over the last twenty years, and summaries of more than five hundred articles and studies. This report shows that the money spent on keeping the workforce healthy is money very well spent.
($195.00, spiral bound notebook, order by phone (734) 763-2462 or by fax (734) 763-2206 or email kmcrocke@umich.edu or online at www.umich.edu/~hmrc/CB2000.html, 302 pages plus appendix. |
Everyday Choices for A Healthier Life
www.everydaychoices.org
The American Cancer Society, American Diabetes Association and American Heart Association have joined together to encourage the prevention and early detection of cancer, diabetes, heart disease and stroke. “Everyday Choices For A Healthier Life” is a joint initiative with the goal of stimulating improvements in disease prevention and early detection by increasing public awareness about healthy lifestyles, increasing the focus on prevention among healthcare providers, and supporting legislative action to increase funding for and access to prevention programs and research.
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Girls Empowered
www.girlsempowered.com
Girls Empowered offers programs for girls of all ages to encourage self-respect, personal empowerment, self-confidence, positive body image and ways to achieve optimal health through exercise and nutrition.
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Healthfinder®
www.healthfinder.gov
A free guide to reliable health information provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services with links to many health-related websites.
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Michigan Department of Community Health
www.michigan.gov/mdch
Important information on the health status of Michigan. Download health-related brochures, view the Healthy Michigan 2010 Report, and access free Fit Kits on healthy eating and physical activity.
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Michigan Health Tools
www.mihealthtools.org
Introducing a suite of websites aimed at promoting good health for all Michigan residents. It provides resources to implement health challenges for communities, faith leaders, schools, and legislative offices.
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Michigan Steps Up
www.michiganstepsup.org
The Michigan Steps Up website contains all of the tools citizens need to start improving their personal health, including personal planning tips that help individuals set and track goals, free healthy recipes and snack ideas, ideas for making healthy choices when eating out, daily health tips from Dr. Kimberlydawn Wisdom, Michigan Surgeon General, and links to hundreds of health-related resources. Citizens and also call 1-877-422-4244 for additional information about the Michigan Steps up initiative.
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Motown in Motion
www.motowninmotion.org
Motown in Motion is a region-wide initiative that promotes the importance of physical activity in achieving a healthy lifestyle and encourages residents in southeastern Michigan to increase their daily level of physical activity to 30 minutes a day. The program is available to individuals and worksites. It asks participants to sign a pledge card to show their commitment to physical activity; sample program ideas are also available.
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Movement for Life
www.all-pro.com/mfl
Movement For Life is a citywide health initiative launched by Mayor Kwame M. Kilpatrick and the City of Detroit to help Detroiters develop healthier lifestyles. Under the leadership of the Detroit Department of Health and Wellness Promotion, Movement For Life is a yearlong initiative that will educate, motivate and inform Detroiters about healthy living. Over the course of the year (April 2004 to April 2005), the initiative will focus on four key areas: preventive healthcare (April-June), physical activity (July-September), nutrition (October-December), sleep and stress reduction (January-March).
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National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD)
www.ncadd.org
NCADD provides education, information, help and hope to the public. It advocates prevention, intervention and treatment.
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National Health Observances
www.healthfinder.gov/library/nho/nho.asp
Health observances are days, weeks, or months devoted to promoting particular health concerns. This calendar lists selected health observances for 2004 in three ways: the calendar shows days and weeks, and both the text listings and the “At a Glance” sheet show monthly health observances as well.
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National Library of Medicine: National Institutes of Health
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
The National Library of Medicine's MedlinePlus offeres interactive health tutorials as health education resources from the Patient Education Institute. Using animated graphics each tutorial explains a medical procedure or health condition in easy-to-read language. You can also listen to the tutorial.
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Shape Up America
www.shapeup.org
Shape Up America! is a high profile national initiative to promote healthy weight and increased physical activity in America. Shape UP America provides information on physical activity, a 10K-A-Day Walking Program, and additional information on eating healthy.
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Sister to Sister
www.sistertosister.org
The Sister to Sister Foundation's mission is to help women learn about heart disease, how to prevent heart disease and to provide free heart health screenings.
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U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Small Steps to Better Health www.smallstep.gov
The US Department of Health & Human Services Small Steps to Better Health Program offers a free newsletter, tips, recipes, and more. Small Steps allows you to set a physical activity goal, track your activities, and check your progress.
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The Wellness Councils of America (WELCOA)
www.welcoa.com
WELCOA links communities and coalitions together into a supportive network. In addition to helping organizations build structurally sound wellness programs, WELCOA serves as a national clearinghouse and information center on worksite wellness. WELCOA publishes a number of source books, a monthly newsletter read by approximately three million readers, and an extensive line of brochures. Free resources are available.
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