Promoting Cardiovascular Health in the Pediatric Patient
Elizabeth M Preze
Helpful websites
American Academy of Pediatrics
www.aap.org/obesity
American Heart Association
www.aha.org
American Dietetic Association
www.eatright.org
National Institute of Health
www.nih.gov
American Lung Association
Smoking Cessation Information
www.lungusa.org
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Pediatric Healthy Weight Toolkit for health professionals
www.bcbsm.com/pdf/pediatric_healthy_weight_toolkit.pdf
Bright Futures
www.brightfuturesaap.org
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-Overweight and Obesity
www.cdc.gov
Childhood Obesity Action Network (National Initiatives for Children’s Healthcare Quality)
www.nichq.org/NICHQ/Programs/ConferencesAnd Training/ChildhoodObesityActionNetwork.htm
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
Heat Initiative
www.napnap.org
Obesity Policies
www.healthyamericans.org/reports/obesity2007/Obesity2007Report.pdf
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
We Can!™ or "Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition"
www.nhlbi.gov
United States Department of Agriculture
www.mypyramid.gov
Healthy Kids Healthy Futures
www.healthykidshealthyfutures.
com/kids.html
Promoting Cardiovascular Health in the Pediatric Patient
Elizabeth M Preze
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