Resources
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Nutrition
Nutrition - Community Gardens
- Accessible Raised Beds Community Food and Garden Network
- After School Gardening and Children’s Health Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
- Benefits of Community Gardens GardenWorks
- Community and School Garden Planning Checklist Friends of Burlington Gardens
- Establishing Land Use Protections for Community Gardens National Policy and Legal Analysis Network
- Getting Started in Community Gardening City of Sydney, Australia
- Healthy Food Healthy Communities Policy Link
- How to Organize an Allotment Community Garden A&T State University
- Sample Gardeners Welcome Packet University of Missouri Extension
- Community Gardens for Public Health National Policy and Legal Analysis Network to Prevent Childhood Obesity
- Garden Planning Checklist Friends of Burlington Gardens
Nutrition - Restaurants
- Current food trends National Restaurant Association
- Eating Healthy in Restaurants American Cancer Society
- Eating Out Guide American Diabetes Association
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- Choose my Plate United States Department of Agriculture
- DASH NY
- Diabetes and Meal Planning National Institutes of Health
- Food Desert Locator United States Department of Agriculture
- Healthy Dining Finder
- helpguide.org
- Kids Meals: Obesity on the Menu Center for Science in the Public Interest
- St. Lawrence County Health Initiative
Nutrition - Convenience & Grocery Stores
- Getting to Grocery: Tools for Attracting Healthy Food Retail ChangeLab Solutions
- Healhier Food Retail: Beginning the Assessment Process Centers For Disease Control
- Healthy Corner Stores Healthy Corner Stores Network
- Healthy Eating Resource Guide Active Living by Design
- Healthy Food Healthy Communities Policy Link
- The Grocery Gap: Who Has Access to Healthy Food and Why it Matters Policy Link
Nutrition - Child Care & Schools
- Childrens Food Environments: State Indicator Report Centers for Disease Control
- Community and School Garden Planning Checklist Friends of Burlington Gardens
- Nutrition Policy Center for Science in the Public Interest
- Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity CDC
- Promoting Good Nutrition and Physical Activity in Childare Settings Healthy Eating Research
- The Negative Impact of Sugar Sweetened Beverages on Children’s Health Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- Using Produce From School Gardens National Farm to School Network
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Nutrition - Local Food
- Establishing Land Use Protections for Farmers Markets National Policy and Legal Analysis Network
- Farmers Markets- Challenges and Strategies Western Rural Development Center
- Growing Change ChangeLab Solutions
- Healthy Food Healthy Communities Policy Link
- Healthy Living Survey of Residents of Essex, Franklin, and Hamilton Counties North Country Healthy Heart Network
- Local Food For Local Government Public Health Law & Policy
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- Adirondack Farmers Market Cooperative
- Adirondack Harvest
- Ausable Valley Grange Farmers Markets
- Diabetes and Meal Planning National Institutes of Health
Physical Activity
Physical Activity - Active Transportation
- Active Transportation – Making the Link from Transportation to Physical Activity Active Living Research
- America Needs Complete Streets Institute of Transportation Engineers
- Complete Streets Resources National Complete Streets Coalition
- Designing for Active Recreation Active Living Research
- Designing Sidewalks and Trails for Access Federal Highway Administration
- Increasing Physical Activity Through Community Design National Center for Biking and Walking
- Model Snow Removal Policies for Sidewalks Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
- Sample Bicycle Plans Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
- Tracking State Transportation Dollars Tri-State Transportation Campaign
- Walk Friendly Communities WFC offers accreditation as a "bronze, silver, gold, or platinum" Walk Friendly City. Their resources page provides a lot of guides and best practice examples of how to make your town more walk friendly.
- An Introduction to Complete Streets National Complete Streets Partnership
- Creating Pedestrian Friendly Streets: A Walk Through Legal and Practical Issues ChangeLab Solutions
- Urban Planning 101: Active Transportation Collingwood Planning
Physical Activity - Accessibility
- Accessible Trails American Trails
- ADA Guide for Small Towns Department of Justice
- Designing Sidewalks and Trails for Access Federal Highway Administration
- Project Civic Access Department of Justice
- Universal Trail Assessment Process American Trails
- AARP
- Boundless Playgrounds
- Easy Access Chicago
- National Center on Accessibility
- National Center on Physical Activity and Disability
- North Country Center for Independence
- NYS Inclusive Recreation Resource Center
- Parent to Parent of New York State
- Project Action Easter Seals
- Resource Center for Accessible Living
- Tri-Lakes Center for Independent Living
Physical Activity - Child Care & Schools
- Better Health and Fitness Through Physical Activity American Academy of Pediatrics
- Why Safe Routes to School Matter Safe Routes to School
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Physical Activity - Parks and Playgrounds
- Availability of Recreational Resources and Physical Activity in Adults American Journal of Public Health
- Park Advocates Handbook National Recreation and Parks Association
- Parks, Playgrounds, and Active Living Active Living Research
- Playgrounds – Studies and Statistics Kaboom
- The Health Benefits of Parks The Trust for Public Land
Physical Activity - Trails
- Facilitating Development of a Community Trail and Promoting its use to Increase Physical Activity among Youth and Adults Centers for Disease Control
- Promoting and Developing a Trail Network Across Suburban, Rural, and Urban Communities American Journal of Preventative Medicine
- Promoting Physical Activity in Rural Communities – Walking Trails American Journal of Preventative Medicine
- Tracking State Transportation Dollars Tri-State Transportation Campaign
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Physical Activity - Land Use Policies
- Environmental and Policy Approaches to Increase Physical Activity: Community Scale Urban Design Land Use Policies The Community Guide
- Healthy Planning Policies: A Compendium From California General Plans ChangeLab Solutions
- Land Use Policies walkinginfo.org
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- Walk Friendly Communities WFC offers accreditation as a "bronze, silver, gold, or platinum" Walk Friendly City. Their resources page provides a lot of guides and best practice examples of how to make your town more walk friendly.
Tobacco
Tobacco - Healthcare Providers
- Clinical Practice Guidelines for Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence US Public Health Service
- Clinical Practice Guidelines: Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence US Department of Health and Human Services
- Hospital Tobacco Control Partnership For Prevention
- RX For Change
- Smoking Cessation in New York State New York State Department of Health
- Tobacco Free Web Portal ACU is a national organization for clinicians and health care organizations, committed to excellence in health care for the underserved. ACU’s Tobacco Free web portal is your gateway to the resources and tools you need to help patients quit now. It is particularly designed for practitioners who work with the underserved.
Tobacco - How to Quit
Tobacco - Women and Tobacco
Tobacco - Smokeless tobacco
- How To Stop Chew or Snuff Tobacco Use NY Smokers Quitline
- Smokeless Tobacco American Cancer Society
Tobacco - Second and thirdhand smoke
- Secondhand Smoke Centers for Disease Control
- The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke US Department of Health and Human Services
Tobacco - Research and Reports
- How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease US Department of Health and Human Services
- Leading the Way To A Tobacco Free Society New York State Tobacco Control Program
- Preventing Tobacco Use Among Young Adults - Surgeon Generals Report 2012 Centers for Disease Control
- The Cancer Burden in New York State The American Cancer Society
- The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke US Department of Health and Human Services
- Tobacco Use: Targeting the Nations Leading Killer Centers for Disease Control
- Women and Smoking
Tobacco - Online trainings
- Past Collaborative Calls NY Smokers Quitline
- Tobacco Use and Dependence: An Updated Review of the Treatments The University of Wisconsin (CME/CE credits available)
Tobacco - Other links
- American Cancer Society
- American Heart Association
- American Lung Associaiton
- CDC - Surgeon Generals Reports
- CDC - Tobacco Information and Prevention Resources
- National Cancer Institute
- New York State Department of Health
- New York State Smokers Quitline
- Partnership for Prescription Assistance
- Quitnet
- Targeting Tobacco Use - The Nations Leading Cause of Death
- Tobacco Industry Documents
- tobaccofree.org
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