Physical Activity Links

North Country National Scenic Trail is a premier footpath that stretches for about 4,600 miles linking communities, forests, and prairies across seven northern states. Michigan has the largest percentage of the NCT of any of the seven states.  Check it out!     www.northcountrytrail.org

Choose to Move- An easy 12-week physical activity program to help women increase their physical activity levels.  We know you want to be more active, but with all that you have to do, the question is how often, where and how.    www.choosetomove.org

Michigan Steps Up-    www.michigan.gov/surgeongeneral

League of Michigan Bicyclists-  www.lmb.org

Michigan Fitness-   www.michiganfitness.org

America on the Move-   www.americaonthemove.org

Small Steps-  www.smallstep.gov

Physical Activity for Every One-   http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/physical/index.htm

Trail Link-   http://www.traillink.com/

Nutrition Links

Delicious Decisions – Welcome! You can have it all; delicious food and better health!  To find out just how much “delicious” and “nutritious” have in common visit our Web site.
www.deliciousdecisions.org

Food and Nutrition Information Center
www.nal.usda.gov/fnic

Nutrition Data-      www.nutritiondata.com

5 a Day-   www.5aday.gov

Portion Distortion Quiz
http://hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/portion/

Diabetes Management Links

TIPDON- Northern Michigan Diabetes Outreach Network
http://www.diabetesinmichigan.org/HomeTIPDON.htm

Heart of Diabetes – A free program to help bring this issue to the forefront and help people with type 2 diabetes lower their risk for heart disease and stroke.
www.s2mw.com/heartofdiabetes

Every Day Choices-American Cancer Society, American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association
www.everydaychoices.org

Club Ped-  www.diabetes.org/ClubPed

Diabetes Management
http://ndep.nih.gov/campaigns/SmallSteps/SmallSteps_nottoolate.htm

Healthy Help Links

Cholesterol Low Down – Helps people learn about high cholesterol and heart disease, as well as ongoing encouragement and support to help people take steps to keep their levels within healthy limits.
www.americanheart.org/cld
 
Heart Profilers – Use our free Heart Profilers and you’ll get a personalized report, specifically designed for you.  It gives you the key information you need to take charge of your health and to fully participate in treatment decisions in these areas:  Atrial Fibrillation, Cholesterol, Coronary Artery Disease, Heart Failure, and High Blood Pressure.
It will take about 20 minutes to sign in, create a personalized profile and generate your report.
www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3000416

Smoking Cessation
http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/how2quit.htm

Youth Wellness Links

Kids Health-  http://www.cyberschoolhouse.org/

Power of Prevention for Cool Youths
http://www.powerofprevention.net/comp/newsroom.php

Community Health Links

Bikeable and Walkable Communities-  www.bikewalk.org

Walkable Communities-  http://www.walkinginfo.org/cps/guide_issue1.htm

Michigan Tools- www.mihealthtools.org

Pedaling Parents- http://www.carinoga.com/pedaling_parents/www.carinoga.com/pedaling_parents/

tRAVERSE cITY tRACK cLUB- http://www.tctrackclub.com/www.tctrackclub.com/