Links
American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology
This site enables you to find an allergist in your area, get pollen counts, allergy reports and find the latest health headlines.
American Diabetes Association
The nation’s leading non-profit health organization that provides diabetes research, information and advocacy. Along with all the facts about diabetes you can find recipes, nutritional information, weight loss & exercise tips, a message board to share ideas, and a newsletter that you can subscribe to. You can also find diabetes related programs and events in your area.
American Dietetics Association
This site serves the public by promoting optimal nutrition, health and well-being. Here you can find nutritional information, fact sheets and tips of the day along with references to nutrition professionals in your area.
American Obesity Association
The AOA is the leading organization for advocacy and education on obesity. Learn more about childhood obesity, obesity in the U.S., obesity in minority populations, health effects of obesity, and treatment and research.
Attack Asthma. Learn More
Get helpful tips on how to prevent asthma attacks, create an action plan or utilize the asthma hotline. Kids can learn more about asthma by going to the For Kids link where they will find activities that include: cross-words, connect-the-dots, and seek-and-finds.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Health and Safety are at your fingertips in this A-Z resource and national archive of topical information. Check out the 5 A DAY program on the CDC’s home page!
Centers for Disease Control Coordinated School Health Program
The Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) provides data and recommendations regarding physical activity, nutrition, tobacco use, diabetes and asthma in schools.
Diabetes Self Management
The Diabetes Self Management page covers all aspects of diabetes treatment and self care. Featured articles, recipes, supermarket smarts, Q & A about diabetes, sports and fitness and diabetes research are just a few of the topics that can be found.
Louisiana 2 Step
Louisiana2step.com offers tools and motivation to help you get healthy and stay healthy.
Lighten Up Louisiana
Lighten Up Louisiana is a program of the Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness & Sports. Lighten Up Louisiana plays a leadership role and serves as the statewide voice on the issue of physical activity in Louisiana.
National Center for Environmental Health-Asthma
From the Center of Disease Control, learn more about risk factors, prevention and management of asthma.
National Diabetes Education Program
A partnership of the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and more than 200 public and private organizations. Activity website for healthy eating tips for children, especially for children with type 2 diabetes.
New Orleans Children’s Hospital – Endocrinology/Diabetes
The Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes at Children’s Hospital provides state-of-the art diagnostic evaluation and treatment for children and adolescents with hormonal disorders.
New Orleans Track Club, Inc.
NOTC is an organization administered by runners & walkers to promote road race events both as competitive sport and as one of the best athletic activities for achieving physical fitness. Find a 5k road race to participate in today!
The President’s Council On Physical Fitness And Sports
A committee comprised of volunteer citizens who advise the President through the Secretary of Health and Human Services about physical activity, fitness and sports in America. Through its programs and partnerships, the Council serves as a catalyst to promote health, physical activity, fitness and enjoyment for people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities.
Small Step
Brought to you by the Department of Health and Human Services, this site provides great resources on how to eat better, get active and learn more about your health.
United States Department of Agriculture – My Pyramid Tracker
A fun, interactive site that helps children understand the importance of a healthy diet. My Pyramid Tracker provides an assessment of food intake and physical activity level.
United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service
Team Nutrition is an initiative of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service to support the Child Nutrition Programs through training and technical assistance for foodservice, nutrition education for children and their caregivers and school and community support for healthy eating and physical activity.
U.S. Department of Heath and Human Services
This government department site serves as a library of topical web links.
Links to other organizations are provided solely as a service to our users. Steps to a Healthier New Orleans is not responsible for the content of the web pages found in these links. Links do not constitute an endorsement of any organization by Steps, City of New Orleans, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the federal government, and none should be inferred.