Healthful Links

No single site can possibly tell the whole story about fitness and good health. What the FWEC does is point “Every Body” in the right direction. If you'd like to find out more online, here are some helpful links:

Cancer
Cardiovascular Disease
Children's Health
Diabetes
Disabilities - Adult & Youth Disability Community
Drug and Alcohol Awareness
Eating Disorders
Environmental Education
Environmental
Exercise Science
Fitness
Health
Higher Education & Campus Health
Injuries
Men's Health
Mental Health
Nutrition
Occupational/Career Wellness
Physical Education
Senior Health and Fitness
Sexual/Reproductive Health
Smoking Cessation
Social Wellness
Spiritual Wellness
Sports
Stress
Weight Management
Women's Health
Youth Resiliency

Cancer

• American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp
  

• American Cancer Society Great American Health Challenge http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/index

• American Lung Association www.lungusa.org

• Johnny O. Perea Foundation https://home.comcast.net/~cperea8208/Asbestos.html

• National Cancer Institute/Cancer.gov: www.nci.nih.gov

• UNM Cancer Research and Treatment Center: http://cancer.unm.edu/

Cardiovascular Disease

• American Heart Association http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/

• Heart Information Network http://www.healingwithnutrition.com/
  cdisease/cardiovascular/cardiovascular.html

• National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute   http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/

• National Stroke Association www.stroke.org
  
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Children's Health

• American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD)-Jump for your heart- http://www.aahperd.org/jump/

• American Cancer Society http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/index

• American Diabetes Association
  http://www.diabetes.org/living-with-diabetes/parents-and-kids/

• American Heart Association
  http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/

• American Lung Association
  http://www.lungusa.org/associations/charters/northern-rockies/events-programs/programs/no-smoking-in-car-with-kids.html
  www.lungusa.org/stop-smoking/about-smoking/preventing-smoking/for-parents.html
  

• American Red Cross
  http://www.redcross.org/portal/site/en/
  menuitem.d8aaecf214c576bf971e4cfe43181aa0/
  ?vgnextoid=8c39a06d7565b110VgnVCM10000089
  f0870aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default

• Be a Healthy Hero - http://www.beahealthyhero.org

• Behavioral Risks Factor Surveillance System
  http://www.cdc.gov/family/kids/index.htm

• CDC Diabetes Public Health Resource
  www.cdc.gov/family/kids/

• Children’s Safety Network: http://www.childrenssafetynetwork.org/

• Environmental Health Science Education
  http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/home.htm

• Family and Youth Resiliency
  http://agexted.cas.psu.edu/fcs/dp/Resiliency.html

• For Kids - I’m in Charge of My Own Health
  http://www.veggie-mon.org/

• Health Kids New Mexico: http://www.HealthyKidsNM.org

• Heart Information Network
  http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/childrenand
  clinicalstudies/index.php

• Hearts N’ Parks
  http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/
  heart/obesity/hrt_n_pk/index.htm

• In Motion
  http://www.in-motion.ca/youth/

• Kids Pages – National Institute for Health
  http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/home.htm  

• Let’s Move; America’s Move to Raise a Healthier Generation of Kids – http://www.letsmove.gov

• 5-2-1-0 Let’s Go - http://www.letsgo.org/

• National Cancer Institute/Cancer.gov
  http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/
  types/childhoodcancers

• National Center on Physical Activity and Disability
  http://www.ncpad.org/yourwrites/fact_sheet.php?sheet=205&view=all

• National Children’s Study
  http://www.nationalchildrensstudy.gov/
  Pages/default.aspx

• National Recreation and Parks Association
  http://www.nrpa.org/

• National Stroke Association
  http://www.stroke.org/site/PageServer?pagename=KIDS

• New Mexico Department of Health’s Diabetes Prevention and Control Program
  http://diabetesnm.org/programs/catch.htm

• New Mexico Prevention Network http://www.nmpreventionnetwork.org/nmpn.htm

• New Mexico State University http://ehe.nmsu.edu/youth-suicide-prevention.html

• New Mexico State University Extension Home Economics S.O.S Program http://ehe.nmsu.edu/youth-suicide-prevention.html

• No Child Left Inside
  http://www2.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml

• No Kid Hungry - New Mexico http://nokidhungry.org/newmexico.html

• Safer New Mexico Now
  http://safernm.org/index.php
  

• Shape Up America!
  http://www.shapeup.org/

• The Forum for Youth Investment http://www.forumforyouthinvestment.org/

• The Mind Research Network  http://www.themindinstitute.org/

• The Mind Research Network Documentaries: http://www.themindinstitute.org/documentaries/

• The University of New Mexico Prevention Research Center
  http://hsc.unm.edu/som/prc/

• Valencia County Resiliency Corps www.resiliencycorps.org

• Visit the Outdoors Alliance for Kids Website www.outdoorsallianceforkids.org

Diabetes

• American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/homepage.jsp

• CDC Diabetes Public Health Resource: www.cdc.gov/diabetes/

• National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases (NIDDK): www.niddk.nih.gov/

• New Mexico Department of Health’s Diabetes Prevention and Control Program http://www.diabetesnm.org

Disabilities - Adult & Youth Disability Community

• American Association on Health and Disabilities – Initiatives that focus on health promotion and wellness for people with disabilities: http://www.aahd.us/page.php?pname=health
  /initiatives

• ARC of New Mexico – Advocates for Persons with Developmental Disabilities and Their Families: http://arcnm.org/

• Developmental Disabilities Planning Council – The purpose of State Councils is to "engage in advocacy, capacity building, and systemic change activities: http://www.nmddpc.com/

• Disability.gov – Connecting the Disability Community to Information and Opportunities: http://www.disability.gov/

• Disability Grassroots Organizing Project, DGOP:
  http://www.nmddpc.com/page/grassroots-network

• Education for Parents of Indian Children with Special Needs: http://www.epicsproject.org/

• Governor’s Commission on Disability - Committed to improving the quality of life of all New Mexicans with disabilities: http://www.gcd.state.nm.us/

• National Disabilities Right Network: http://www.napas.org/

• New Mexico Disabilities Resources: http://www.christopherreeve.org/atf/cf/%7B173bca02-3665-49ab-9378-be009c58a5d3%7D/NEW%20MEXICO
  %20DISABILITY%20RESOURCES%209-09.PDF

• New Mexico Family Network – Providing Advocacy and Support for Families for 25 Years: http://www.newmexicofamilynetwork.org/

• Parents Reaching Out – Your One Stop Resource for a Stronger Family: http://www.parentsreachingout.org/

• Unites States Access Board- A Federal Agency Committed to Accessible Design: http://www.access-board.gov/

• U.S. Department of Health – Office on  Disability: http://www.hhs.gov/od/topics/healthandhuman
  services/physicalfitness.html

• Wrightslaw New Mexico Yellow Pages for Kids:  http://www.yellowpagesforkids.com/help/nm.htm

Drug and Alcohol Awareness

• Alcohol Awareness http://www.ensuringsolutions.org

• Alcohol Screening free and confidential online http://www.AlcoholScreening.org

• Behavioral Risks Factor Surveillance System http://www.cdc.gov/brfss

• Quit Net – Smoking Cessation Program http://www.quitnet.com/?redir=
  http://ehpp.unm.edu/Links.htm 

Eating Disorders

• Canadian National Eating Disorder Information Centre http://www.nedic.ca/

• Eating Disorders Online http://eatingdisordersonline.com

• National Eating Disorders Association http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/ 
  
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Environmental Education

• Biointeractive http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/

• Environmental Health Science Education  http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/scied/

• Environmental Inquiry http://ei.cornell.edu/

• For Kids I’m in Charge of My Own Health  http://www.veggie-mon.org/
  
  
• Friends of Whitfield Wildlife Conservation Area (WWCA): http://www.whitfieldwildlife.org/Friends.html

• Kids Pages National Institute for Health http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/home.htm  

Environmental Health

• Carbon Foot Printing http://www.carbonfootprint.com/calculator.aspx

• EnviroHealthAction
  http://www.psr.org/environment-and-health/
  

• Environmental Health and Toxicology http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/envirohealthlinks.html

• Environment New Mexico: A statewide, citizen-based environmental advocacy organization - http://www.environmentnewmexico.org/

• Johnny O. Perea Foundation https://home.comcast.net/~cperea8208/Asbestos.html

• New Mexico Department of Game and Fish http://www.wildlife.state.nm.us

• No Child Left Inside
  http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/om/fs_po
  /osdfs/health.html

• Stateparks http://www.stateparks.com/nm.html

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Concerned Citizens Resources http://www.epa.gov/epahome/Citizen.html

• Wildlife Forever http://www.wildlifeforever.org/education/
  
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Exercise Science

• American College of Sports Medicine http://www.acsm.org

• American Council on Exercise http://www.acefitness.org

• American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine http://www.sportsmed.org

• American Physical Therapy Association http://www.apta.org

• American Society of Exercise Physiologists http://www.asep.org/

• Cooper Institute http://www.cooperinst.org

• Exercise is Medicine: http://exerciseismedicine.org/

• IDEA Health and Fitness Association http://www.ideafit.com

• Journal of Exercise Physiology http://www.asep.org/journals/JEPonline

• National Athletic Trainers Association http://www.nata.org

• National Strength and Conditioning Association http://www.nsca-lift.org

• University of New Mexico, Len Kravitz, Ph. D., Physical Performance & Development, Exercise Science Department Coordinator - http://www.unm.edu/~lkravitz/index.html & his on- line Health Links - http://www.unm.edu/~lkravitz/
  Miscellaneous /onlinehealth.html

• University of Northern Iowa Human Performance Lab: http://www.uni.edu/hpl/links.html
  
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Fitness

• American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) http://www.aahperd.org

• American Association for Active lifestyles and Fitness http://www.aahperd.org/about/

• American Association for Leisure and Recreation http://www.aahperd.org/aapar/

• America On the Move http://www.americaonthemove.org

• American Tai Chi Association http://www.americantaichi.net

• Cooper Institute http://www.cooperinst.org

• Exercise is Medicine: http://exerciseismedicine.org/

• Healthy Aging Campaign http://www.healthyaging.net

• Hearts N’ Parks http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/heart/
  obesity/hrt_n_pk/index.htm

• IDEA Health and Fitness Association http://www.ideafit.com

• In Motion http://www.in-motion.ca

• Mapwalk - http://www.mapwalk.com/

• National Center on Physical Activity and Disability http://www.ncpad.org

• National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity http://www.ncppa.org

• National Health Association for Health and Fitness http://www.physicalfitness.org

• National Recreation and Parks Association http://www.nrpa.org

• National Strength and Conditioning Association http://www.nsca-lift.org

• New Mexico Wellness Coalition https://sites.google.com/a/wellnesscoalition.org
  /www/

• Nordic Walking USA   http://www.nordicwalkingusa.com/

• Online Diet and Fitness www.fitday.com

• Pilates www.themethodpilates.com

• Shape Up America! http://www.shapeup.org

• Stretching and Flexibility http://www.cmcrossroads.com/bradapp/docs/
  rec/stretching/stretching_toc.html

• The President's Challenge Adult Fitness Test http://www.adultfitnesstest.org/
  adultFitnesstestLanding.aspx

• University of New Mexico, Employee Health Promotion Program http://ehpp.unm.edu/index.htm

• Weight Lifting www.global-fitness.com/article.html

• Yoga www.yogasite.com

• Yoga Poses http://hathayogalesson.com
  
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Health

• Active Living by Design http://www.activelivingbydesign.org

• Alburquerque – Environmental sustainability   http://www.cabq.gov/sustainability

• American Academy of Dermatology http://www.aad.org/default.htm

• American Association for Health Education http://www.aahperd.org/aahe

• American Red Cross www.redcross.org

• American Medical Association http://www.ama-assn.org

• American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine http://www.sportsmed.org

• American Public Health Association http://www.apha.org

• Arthritis Foundation http://www.arthritis.org

• Center for Disease Control http://www.cdc.gov

• County Health Rankings - http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/
  ranking-methods

• Dr. Koop's Website, www.drkoop.com

• EarthDay http://www.epa.gov/history/topics
  /earthday/02.htm
• Exercise is Medicine: http://exerciseismedicine.org/
  
  
• Harvard Health www.health.harvard.edu
  
  
• Health Finder http://www.healthfinder.gov
  
  
• Heath Topics of the Day www.webmd.com
  
  
• Healthopedia.com Your Health Encyclopedia www.healthopedia.com
  
  
• Health in Higher Education Knowledge Community - http://www.naspa.org/help/hhekc/index.cfm
  
  
• Healthy Lifestyles www.smallstep.gov
  
  
• Healthy People 2010 http://www.healthypeople.gov
  
  
• Hearts N’ Parks http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/
  heart/obesity/hrt_n_pk/

• Kaiser Family State Health Facts http://www.statehealthfacts.kff.org/

• Leadership for Healthy Communities - Advancing Policies to Support Healthy Eating and Active Living, Policy Brief April 2009:  http://www.leadershipforhealthycommunities.org
  /images/stories/lhc_policybrief_econ_4.6.09_final.pdf

• Learn your Real Age www.realage.com

• Mayo Clinic Health Oasis www.mayoclinic.com

• Medline Plus http://www.medlineplus.gov

• My Student Health Zone http://www.mystudenthealthzone.com

• National Commission for Health Education Credentialing for Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) www.nchec.org/

• National Health Association for Health and Fitness http://www.physicalfitness.org

• National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov

• National Kidney Foundation http://www.kidney.org

• National Osteoporosis Association http://www.nof.org

• National School Boards Association http://www.nsba.org/

• National Sleep Foundation www.sleepworks.org

• New Mexico Department of Health http://www.health.state.nm.us

• New Mexico Literacy Project - http://www.nmmlp.org/
  
  
• New Mexico Public Health Association - http://www.nmpha.org/Default.aspx?pageId=491089

• New Mexico Wellness Coalition http://nmwellnesscoalition.org/health.html

• Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion http://www.odphp.osophs.dhhs.gov

• Office of Minority Health http://www.omhrc.gov/

• Office of the Surgeon General http://www.surgeongeneral.gov

• Prevention Institute – Prevention and Equity at the Center of Community Well Being-  http://www.preventioninstitute.org

• RAND Research on Health Behavior and Lifestyle Change http://www.randcompare.org/us-health-care-today/health

• Society for Public Health Education http://www.sophe.org/about.cfm

• The Community Guide; What Works to Promote Health - http://www.thecommunityguide.org

• What is your real age? Take the Real Age Test and find out now! www.realage.com

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services www.worldguide.com 

• The University of New Mexico Division of Prevention and Population Sciences Research Center
  http://hsc.unm.edu/som/prc/

• University of New Mexico, Employee Health Promotion Program - http://ehpp.unm.edu/index.htm

• University of New Mexico, School of Medicine - Center for Life, Integrative Medicine Specialty Clinic http://unmmg.org/cfl/

• University of New Mexico Student Health & Counseling Center (SHAC) Health Magazines http://shac.unm.edu/sh101.html

• Wellness Councils of America http://www.welcoa.org

• World Health Organization http://www.who.int/en
  
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Higher Education & Campus Health

• American College Health Association http://www.acha.org/index.cfm

• Community-Campus Partnerships for Health http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/guide.html

• Southwest College Health Association http://www.swcha.org/funding.htm

• Student Health 101 Magazine, University of New Mexico Student Health & Counseling Center (SHAC) http://shac.unm.edu/sh101.html

• UNM Campus Office of Substance Abuse and Prevention:  http://www.unm.edu/~cosap/

Injuries

• American College of Sports Medicine http://www.acsm.org

• American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine http://www.sportsmed.org

• American Physical Therapy Association http://www.apta.org

• National Athletic Trainers Association http://www.nata.org

• National Center on Physical Activity and Disability http://www.ncpad.org

• Running Injuries page  http://www.drpribut.com/sports/sportframe.html

Men's Health and More

• Boys & Girls Clubs of America http://www.bgca.org

• Men's Health Topics www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/menshealth.html

• Men's Health Network www.menshealthnetwork.org

• National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse: www.fatherhood.gov

• Taos Men Engaged in Nonviolence: http://www.nonviolentmen.org/

Mental Health

• Behavioral Risks Factor Surveillance System http://www.cdc.gov/brfss

• MedlinePlus http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/menshealth.html

• New Mexico Behavioral Health Collaborative - http://www.bhc.state.nm.us/BHCollaborative
  /CBHTR.html

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://www.samhsa.gov/

• U life line is an anonymous, self-help-yourself, Internet based resource that provides students with a non-threatening and supportive link to information for young adults on depression, drug dependency, alcohol abuse, sexual health, and eating disorders. http://www.ulifeline.org

• University of New Mexico Student Health and Counseling (SHAC) Self-Assessment / Self-Help Tools http://shac.unm.edu/selfhelptools.htm

Nutrition

• American Dietetic Association  http://www.eatright.org/Public

• Center for Science in the Public Interest http://www.cspinet.org

• Healthy Weight Network http://www.healthyweight.net

• National School Lunch Program http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/lunch/

• Nutrition News Focus http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/nutrition/index.htm

• Online Diet and Fitness www.fitday.com

• U.S. Agriculture Department http://www.mypyramid.gov and http://www.mypyramid.gov/guidelines
  
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Occupational/Career Wellness

• How to Become a Physical Therapist: http://www.howtobecomeaphysicaltherapist.org

• Society for Public Health Education http://www.sophe.org/about.cfm

• Therapy Jobs Zone www.therapyjobszone.com

Physical Education

• American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) http://www.aahperd.org

• Be a Healthy Hero - http://www.beahealthyhero.org

• Health Kids New Mexico: http://www.HealthyKidsNM.org

• Kids Health in the Classroom http://classroom.kidshealth.org/

• Let’s Move; America’s Move to Raise a Healthier Generation of Kids – http://www.letsmove.gov

• Let’s Move in School; To ensure that every school provides a comprehensive school physical activity program – http://www.LetsMoveInSchool.org

• National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NAPE) – http://www.aahperd.org/naspe

• PE Central http://www.pecentral.org

• P.E.4.life http://www.pe4life.org

• Physical Education Issues, Recreation Issues, Dance Issues and Health Education Issues http://member.aahperd.org/advocacy

• The  Obesity Epidemic and New Mexico Students - http://www.cdc.gov/search.do?queryText=
  obesity&action=search

• Visit the Outdoors Alliance for Kids Website www.outdoorsallianceforkids.org

Senior Health and Fitness

• American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) http://www.aahperd.org

• American Association of Retired People: http://www.aarp.org

• Healthy Aging Campaign http://www.healthyaging.net

• National Alliance of Caregiving: http://www.caregiving.org

• National Alzheimer’s Association: http://www.alz.org/index.asp

• National Association for Sport and Physical Education http://www.aahperd.org/nasp 

• National Institute on Aging: http://www.nia.nih.gov/

Sexual/Reproductive Health

• Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs http://www.amchp.org/topics/a-g/adolescent_repro.php

• Men and Reproductive Health RHO Archives http://www.rho.org/advocacy.htm

• National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy http://www.ncsddc.org/news_1015.html

• National Coalition of STD Directors – STD Prevention through Education http://www.ncsddc.org/1924.html

• New Mexico Teen Pregnancy Coalition http://www.nmtpc.org/

• Planned Parenthood http://www.plannedparenthood.org/

• University of New Mexico Student Health and Counseling (SHAC) http://www.unm.edu/~shc1/ 
  
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Smoking Cessation

• Free and Clear http://www.freeclear.com

• Quit Net Smoking Cessation Program - http://www.quitnet.com/?redir=
  http://ehpp.unm.edu/Links.htm

• Quit Now www.smokefree.gov

• National Cancer Institute, Center for Disease Control
  http://www.cancer.gov/

• New Mexico Department of Health
  http://www.health.state.nm.us/

Social Wellness

• New Mexico Collaboration to End Hunger - www.endnmhunger.org

• No Kid Hungry - New Mexico http://nokidhungry.org/newmexico.html

• Think New Mexico http://www.thinknewmexico.org

• United for Human Rights:
  http://www.humanrights.com/?gclid=CN-Tq6a-iaMCFUfX5wod1AxrZg#/home/?source=gaw
  

Spiritual Wellness

• Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships: http://www.hhs.gov/fbci/

• Interfaith Calendar of Religions; Primary sacred times for World Religions http://www.interfaithcalendar.org/

• Spiritual Wellness Rescources http://mywellness.ucdavis.edu/spiritual.html

• White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships: http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ofbnp

Sports

• American Running Association http://www.americanrunning.org

• Ladies Professional Golf Association http://www.lpga.com/default_rr.aspx

• League of American Bicyclists http://www.bikeleague.org

• National Association for Girls and Women in Sport http://www.aahperd.org/nagws/

• National Association for Sport and Physical Education http://www.aahperd.org/naspe

• Professional Golf Association http://www.pga.com

• Road Runners Club of America http://www.rrca.org

• Women’s National Basketball Association http://www.wnba.com

• Women’s Sports Foundation http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org

• USA Track and Field www.usatf.org
  
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Stress Management

• American Institute of Stress http://www.stress.org

• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). (2008). Stress at work www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/stress

• Stress Busters http://www.medicinenet.com/
  script/main/art.asp?articlekey=59875

• University of New Mexico Employee Health Promotion Program - Stress Management http://hr.unm.edu/ehpp/stress-management.php

Weight Management

• This site provides good up-to-date research articles on how focused our society is on fat and weight issues. The information emphasizes alternate routes to being healthy and feeling good. www.healthyweight.net/

• Online Diet and Fitness www.fitday.com

• Slow Walking Best for Obese Adults http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8482623

• WIN- Weight-Control Information Network http://win.niddk.nih.gov/ 

Women's Health and More

• Boys & Girls Clubs of America http://www.bgca.org

• Girl Power http://www.girlpower.com/

• FDA’s Office of Women’s Health  http://www.fda.gov/WOMENS/

• Healthy Women http://www.healthywomen.org/

• Ladies Professional Golf Association http://www.lpga.com/default_rr.aspx

• National Association for Girls and Women in Sport http://www.aahperd.org/nagws

• National Association for Sport and Physical Education http://www.aahperd.org/naspe

• National Women’s Health Information Center http://www.4women.gov

• New Mexico Commission on the Status of Women http://www.womenscommission.state.nm.us/

• New Mexico Governor’s Women’s Health Office - Develop and promote policy to improve the health and well-being of women and girls in New Mexico: http://nmwellwoman.com/

• Text 4 Baby – Prenatal Health Message Program: http://www.text4baby.org/

• Women’s Health Services – The healthcare every woman deserves: http://www.whssf.org/

• Women’s Heart Foundation http://www.womensheart.org

• Women’s Basketball Association http://www.wnba.com/

• Women’s Sports Foundation http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org

Youth Resiliency

• American Psychological Association - 10 Strategies to Help Build Resilience in Children - http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/

• A Thin Line - This website talks to teens about how to identify and delete “Digital drama” from their lives - http://www.athinline.org/

• Be a Healthy Hero - http://www.beahealthyhero.org

• Berkeley Media Studies Group - http://www.bmsg.org/what.php

• Brain Minders -http://www.pilotinternational.org/
  html/foundation/brainminders.shtml

• Break the Cycle - This website promotes programs that empower youths to end dating violence. - http://www.breakthecycle.org/

• Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships: http://www.hhs.gov/fbci/
  

• CDC Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/yrbs/index.htm

• Children’s Safety Network: http://www.childrenssafetynetwork.org/

• County Health Rankings - http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/
  ranking-methods

• Cyberbullying
  http://stopcyberbullying.org/

• Every Child Matters http://everychildmatters.org/

• Envision New Mexico – The Initiative for Child Health Care Quality http://www.envisionnm.org/

• Family and Youth Resiliency
  http://agexted.cas.psu.edu/fcs/dp/Resiliency.html

• Family Voices – Aims to achieve family-centered care for all children and youth with special health care needs and/or disabilities http://www.familyvoices.org/

• Freevibe
  http://www.abovetheinfluence.com/heatmap/

• Girlshealth.gov http://www.girlshealth.gov/

• Guide to Community Preventive Services http://www.thecommunityguide.org/index.html

• Health Kids New Mexico: http://www.HealthyKidsNM.org

• Healthy Families Counseling and Support- Kansas City, Missouri: http://www.healthyfamilieskc.org/

• HIV and STD Testing Resources
  http://www.hivtest.org/

• I Wanna Know http://www.iwannaknow.org/

• Leadership for Healthy Communities - Advancing Policies to Support Healthy Eating and Active Living, Policy Brief April 2009:  http://www.leadershipforhealthycommunities.org
  /images/stories/lhc_policybrief_econ_4.6.09_final.pdf

• Let’s Move; America’s Move to Raise a Healthier Generation of Kids – http://www.letsmove.gov

• Let’s Move in School; To ensure that every school provides a comprehensive school physical activity program – http://www.LetsMoveInSchool.org

• 5-2-1-0 Let’s Go - http://www.letsgo.org/

• Love is Not Abuse - This website includes a high school curriculum affiliated with Liz Claiborne Inc. to end teen relationship abuse. http://www.loveisnot
  abuse.com/web/guest/home

• National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse:
  http://www.fatherhood.gov/

• New Mexico Academy of Family Physicians http://www.familydoctornm.org/

• New Mexico Alliance for School-Based Health Care: http://www.nmassembly.org/

• NM Association for the Education of Young Children (NMAEYC) – Promoting Excellence in Early Learning http://www.nmaeyc.org/

• New Mexico Behavioral Health Collaborative - http://www.bhc.state.nm.us/BHCollaborative
  /CBHTR.html

• New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence - This organization works to achieve a coordinated local, regional, and statewide response to domestic violence http://www.nmcadv.org/

• New Mexico Community Foundation http://www.nmcf.org/?page_id=215

• New Mexico Girls Institute
  http://www.nmgirlsinstitute.org/nmgi/welcome.html

• New Mexico Indicator Based Information System http://ibis.health.state.nm.us/resources
  /Injury_Portal.html

• New Mexico Pediatric Society http://www.nmpeds.org/

• New Mexico Prevention Network http://www.nmpreventionnetwork.org/nmpn.htm
  
  
• New Mexico Public Health Association - http://www.nmpha.org/Default.aspx?pageId=491089

• New Mexico School Health Manual - Directory of a comprehensive list of links to websites and organizations listed in the New Mexico Health Manual.
  http://www.nmschoolhealthmanual.org/

• New Mexico State University http://ehe.nmsu.edu/youth-suicide-prevention.html

• New Mexico State University Extension Home Economics S.O.S Program http://ehe.nmsu.edu/youth-suicide-prevention.html

• New Mexico Voices for Children http://www.nmvoices.org/

• New Mexico Youth Health Link - This site provides information about physical, emotional, spiritual and social health for ages 10-24 in New Mexico http://www.youthhealthlink.org/

• New Mexico Youth Risk and Resiliency Survey http://www.youthrisk.org/

• No Kid Hungry - New Mexico http://nokidhungry.org/newmexico.html

• Parents Reaching Out: http://www.parentsreachingout.org

• Prevention Institute – Prevention and Equity at the Center of Community Well Being-  http://www.preventioninstitute.org

• Princeton University Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study - http://crcw.princeton.edu/ff.asp

• Safe Kids Canada - http://www.safekidscanada.ca

• Sierra Club – Leave No New Mexico Child Inside: http://www.sierraclub.org/youth/
  newmexico/coalition.aspx

• Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide http://www.sptsnj.org/

• Taos Men Engaged in Nonviolence: http://www.nonviolentmen.org/

• TeensHealth http://kidshealth.org/teen

• TeenHelp http://www.teenhelp.org/

• The Community Guide; What Works to Promote Health - http://www.thecommunityguide.org

• The Forum for Youth Investment http://www.forumforyouthinvestment.org/

• The Mind Research Network  http://www.themindinstitute.org/

• The Mind Research Network Documentaries http://www.themindinstitute.org/documentaries/

• The New Mexico Collaboration to End Hunger http://endnmhunger.org/

• The University of New Mexico Prevention Research Center
  http://hsc.unm.edu/som/prc/

• Valencia County Resiliency Corps www.resiliencycorps.org

• Valencia Shelter for Victims of Domestic Violence -Is an agency dedicated to helping clients to grow and heal through support and by empowering them with choices. http://valenciashelter.tripod.com/

• Visit the Outdoors Alliance for Kids Website www.outdoorsallianceforkids.org

• Wildlife Forever http://www.wildlifeforever.org/education/

• White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships: http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ofbnp

• YES! Magazine: Resiliency Communities: http://www.yesmagazine.org/prom/55prom
  /55peek_magazinespreads.html?ica=Peek_
  
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