Links & Resources
Staff within the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness & Sports have reviewed these Web sites, and recommend them because they have relevant, informative content about healthy eating, exercise, and other topics, and may provide online help, answer questions you may have or indicate resources. The Governor's Council on Physical Fitness & Sports does not specifically recommend the use of these sites or take responsibility for the information you may find within them.
Healthy tips on exercise, eating right and personal care
Information about produce: recipes and benefits of fruits, vegetables, nuts and herbs
America on the Move: Simple Steps to Better Health
Calories burned and food calories calculator
Exemplary state programs in chronic disease prevention
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Provides resources for a motivational and creative approach to wellness
American Dietetic Association promoting optimal nutrition, health and well being
Provides links to food safety information
Health information for "Health at Every Age
Provides "Keys to Healthy Aging"
Provides information to help Americans choose to live healthier lives
Iowa Department of Public Health
Information on Iowa nutrition network's social marketing campaign
Iowa Department of Public Health resources, publications and data
The National Center on Physical Activity and Disability
Provides simplified nutritional analyses for all foods and recipes
Provides information on "increasing physical activity among adults age 50 and older
Society for nutrition education
Iowa Department of Elder Affairs
Information about aging and life course