This page collects the resources you will find across our site in one location for quick reference and easy viewing.
Nutrition
Community Gardens
- Getting Started in Community Gardening City of Sydney, Australia
- How to Organize an Allotment Community Garden A&T State University
- Garden Planning Checklist Friends of Burlington Gardens
- Adirondack Harvest
- American Community Gardening Association
- Capital District Community Gardens
- Common Ground Garden
Restaurants
- Current food trends National Restaurant Association
- Eating Healthy in Restaurants American Cancer Society
- Eating Out Guide American Diabetes Association
- Choose my Plate United States Department of Agriculture
- DASH NY
- Food Desert Locator/Food Access Research Atlas 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
Convenience & Grocery Stores
- Choose my Plate United States Department of Agriculture
- DASH NY
- Food Desert Locator/Food Access Research Atlas 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
- Current food trends National Restaurant Association
- Eating Healthy in Restaurants American Cancer Society
- Eating Out Guide American Diabetes Association
Child Care & Schools
- Childrens Food Environments: State Indicator Report Centers for Disease Control
- 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
- Action for Healthy Kids
- CATCH Kids
- Fruits and Veggies: More Matters
- National School Breakfast Program
- National School Lunch Program
- New York State Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Alliance
- NY Coalition for Healthy School Food
- School Wellness Policies
Local Food
- Growing Change ChangeLab Solutions
- Healthy Living Survey of Residents of Essex, Franklin, and Hamilton Counties North Country Healthy Heart Network
- Adirondack Farmers Market Cooperative
- Adirondack Harvest
- Ausable Valley Grange Farmers Markets
Physical Activity
Active Transportation
- America Needs Complete Streets Institute of Transportation Engineers
- Complete Streets Checklist
- Complete Streets Matrix
- Complete Streets Policy Assessment Tool
- Designing Sidewalks and Trails for Access Federal Highway Administration
- Increasing Physical Activity Through Community Design National Center for Biking and Walking
- NYSDOT Complete Streets Report
- Rural Communities: Best Practices and Promising Approaches for Safe Routes to School
- Rural Roads Checklist
- Safer Streets, Stronger Economies
- Tracking State Transportation Dollars Tri-State Transportation Campaign
- 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
- Active Living by Design
- Alliance for Biking & Walking
- America Bikes
- Bike the Byways
- Green Options Buffalo
- National Complete Streets Coalition
- NY Bicycle Coalition
- Street Films
- Tri-State Transportation Campaign
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
- Easy Access Chicago
- National Center on Accessibility
- National Center on Physical Activity and Disability
- North Country Center for Independence
- Parent to Parent of New York State
- Project Action Easter Seals
- Resource Center for Accessible Living
- Tri-Lakes Center for Independent Living
Child Care & Schools
- Action for Healthy Kids
- CATCH Kids
- Rural Communities: Best Practices and Promising Approaches for Safe Routes to School
- Safe Routes to School
- Safe Routes to School NY
- Better Health and Fitness Through Physical Activity American Academy of Pediatrics
- Why Safe Routes to School Matter Safe Routes to School
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
- Accessible Playgrounds
- Kaboom
- Parks and Trails New York
- St. Lawrence County Health Initiative
Trails
- 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
- Safe Routes to Everywhere Partnership for Active Transportation
- Tracking State Transportation Dollars Tri-State Transportation Campaign
- 5 Ponds Partners
- Adirondack Mountain Club
- Adirondack Ski Touring Council
- Barkeater Trails Alliance
- International Mountain Bike Association
- Parks and Trails New York
Land Use Policies
- Environmental and Policy Approaches to Increase Physical Activity: Community Scale Urban Design Land Use PoliciesThe Community Guide
- Healthy Planning Policies: A Compendium From California General Plans ChangeLab Solutions
- Land Use Policies walkinginfo.org
Tobacco
Healthcare Providers
- 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.
How to Quit
- Become An Ex
- Families Controlling and Limiting Tobacco
- Mayo Clinic Decisional Balance Sheet
- My Last Dip
- New York State Smokers Quitline
- Nicotine Anonymous
Women and Tobacco
Smokeless tobacco
- Smokeless Tobacco American Cancer Society
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
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 Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke US Department of Health and Human Services
Online Trainings
- Past Collaborative Calls NY Smokers Quitline
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
- Tobacco Industry Documents
- tobaccofree.org