Recommended Websites: Health & Wellness

American Dietetic Association - http://www.eatright.org/
To find facts related to nutrition, eating well, dieting, and a host of other related areas, check out the Healthy Lifestyle tab on the ADA website. The ADA also offers suggestions for careers in dietetics, nutrition resources and sample books.



Freevibe - http://www.freevibe.com
Organized by the Office of National Drug Control Policy, Freevibe offers the reader the opportunity to hear testimonials, learn the consequences of drinking and doing drugs, and to share stories of his own.



Go Ask Alice - http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu
Columbia University School of Public Health educators offers answers to popular questions in the fields of relationships, sexuality, sexual health, emotional health, fitness and nutrition, alcoholism and other drugs, and general health. You may also post your own questions.



IPRC Infosite - http://www.drugs.indiana.edu
A great site when looking for the current information on drugs: street names, effects, pertinent issues, warnings, etc. This site would be very useful for the up-to-date facts.



Iwannaknow.org - http://www.Iwannaknow.org
Provides information about sex, sexual health and STD prevention from the American Social Health Association. This site also covers abstinence and peer pressure along with the discussion of STD's and sexual activity.



The National Women's Health Information Center - http://www.4woman.gov/
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office on Women's Health, this site promotes healthy decisions and offers extensive information about the health issues surrounding the lives of women. The articles are readable and highly informative.



The Nutrition Source - Knowledge for Health Eating - http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/index.html
The Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health has taken a look at the food pyramid, recommended serving suggestions, and teh general health guidelines, and has offered the reader an updated and more comprehensive guide to eating. Includes serving sizes, examples of recommended foods and amounts, and the benefits and drawbacks of particular foods.



USDA Interactive Eating Index - http://www.usda.gov/cnpp/
Are you interested in how you are eating? If you go to the link to the Interactive Eating Index, you can put in the kinds and types of food that you eat in a day and it will tell you how well you are eating and what you need to do to eat better.



WhatUDo - HIV/AIDS Facts, Opinions, and Action - http://www.whatudo.org
Includes statistics, percentages, poll results, and ideas for those researching HIV/AIDs. University of California - San Francisco's HIV Insite, this site is devoted to informing the public of the facts. There is also a forum for posting questions and chatting.