Federal Nutrition Education Related Web Site Links:

SNE maintains this page of links to U.S. government sites, current political sites, and other governmental sites for the convenience of SNE members in search of government and political information.

Federal Agencies:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• www.cdc.gov
• Information on trends and health consequences of obesity, from CDC: www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/index.htm

U.S. Department of Education

• www.ed.gov

USDA – U.S. Department of Agriculture

• www.usda.gov
• USDA Child Nutrition Programs – www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/
• USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion – www.usda.gov/cnpp/
• USDA Food and Nutrition Service – www.fns.usda.gov/fns/
• USDA Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services – www.fns.usda.gov/fncs/
• USDA Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service (has links to all state Extension services) – www.csrees.usda.gov

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

• http://hhs.gov

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

• www.fda.gov
• FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition – www.cfsan.fda.gov
• FDA HAACP Site for Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point – http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/haccp.html

National Institutes of Health

• www.nih.gov
• National Cancer Institute – www.nci.nih.gov
• National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute – www.nhlbi.nih.gov/index.htm
• National Institute on Aging – www.nia.nih.gov
• National Institute of Child Health and Human Development – www.nichd.nih.gov
• National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases – www.niddk.nih.gov/health/nutrit/nutrit.htm - provides free information on obesity, weight control, physical activity and nutrition.
• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine – www.nccam.nih.gov
• Office of Dietary Supplement – dietary-supplements.info.nih.gov/

Other Key Sites:

Federal Government Health and Nutrition Web Sites

• www.nutrition.gov

Office of the Surgeon General

• www.surgeongeneral.gov/sgoffice.htm

Healthfinder – Guide to Reliable Health Information

• www.healthfinder.gov

Government Food Safety

• http://www.foodsafety.gov

National Women’s Health Information Center

• www.4women.gov – offers a variety of women’s health information provided by the Office on Women’s Health in the Department of Health and Human Services

The National Academy of Sciences

• Food and Nutrition Board – www.nationalacademies.org

Search - State Legislative Action on Physical Activity and Nutrition

• http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/DNPALeg/

Congress:

U.S. Senate – click on “choose a state” to find your senators

• www.senate.gov
  
• The most important Senate Committees working on Nutrition Education issues:
• Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry: http://agriculture.senate.gov/
• Appropriations: http://appropriations.senate.gov/
• Health, Education, Labor and Pensions: http://health.senate.gov/

U.S. House of Representatives – enter your zip code and find your representative

• www.house.gov
  • Write Your Representative – http://www.house.gov/writerep/
    
• The most important House Committees working on Nutrition Education issues:
• Appropriations: http://www.house.gov/appropriations/
• Education and the Workforce: http://edworkforce.house.gov/
• Agriculture: http://agriculture.house.gov
  • Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry: http://agriculture.house.gov/departme.htm
• Congressional Fitness Caucus – A bipartisan caucus created by Rep. Zach Wamp (R-3rd-TN) and Rep. Mark Udall (D-2nd-CO) to boost understanding of physical activity’s benefits for good health and more dynamic and productive lifestyles.
• Press Releases:
  • http://www.house.gov/wamp/text/columns03/mar13.htm
  • http://www.house.gov/markudall/press/pr_FitnessCaucus_021303.htm
• Congressional Prevention Coalition – A bipartisan coalition that emphasizes the importance of prevention strategies in both professional and personal arenas focusing on nutrition, the environment and safety.
• Press Release:
  • www.house.gov/leach/prevent.htm
    
• School Health and Safety Caucus – To build awareness around the issues of school health and safety among congressional members.
• Press Release:
  • www.house.gov/capps/shsc.shtml

Federal Legislation: Legislative Process – How a Bill Becomes a Law:

• http://capwiz.com/c-span/issues/basics/?style=legis

The Federal Budget Process

• http://appropriations.senate.gov/budgetprocess/budgetprocess.htm

The Library of Congress / THOMAS – find information on legislation introduced in Congress.

• http://thomas.loc.gov/

The Administration:

The White House

• http://www.whitehouse.gov/
• The President’s Fitness Initiative – http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/fitness/
• Healthier U.S. – http://www.healthierus.gov/

Federal Laws and Regulations:

Code of Federal Regulations

• http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/index.html

U.S. Code

• http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/