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Preventive Medicine and Public Health
Upcoming Events & Other Activities
Student Resources:
- 1 & 2 year:
- Curriculum
- Block Calendars
- 3 & 4 year:
Clinical Rotation Resources:
(login required) - VCOM Library
- Scholar
- VCOM TV
Links to Public Health Information, Data, Organizations
Nutrition Information:
2005 Dietary Guidelines: http://www.healthierus.gov/dietaryguidelines/
Healthy People 2010: http://www.healthypeople.gov
MyPyramid: http://mypyramid.gov
Team Nutrition (USDA program for K-12 schools): http://teamnutrition.usda.gov/Default.htm
CDC fruit and vegetable website: http://www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov/
5 A Day Program (fruits and vegetables): http://www.5aday.org/index.htm
Organizations/Agencies Related to Public Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: http://www.os.dhhs.gov/
United States Department of Agriculture: http://www.usda.gov
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: http://www.cdc.gov
Public Health Partners: http://phpartners.org/hp/
American Public Health Association: http://www.apha.org
The Nation's Health Newspaper: http://thenationshealth.org
United States Department of Education: http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml
Second Harvest (food bank network): http://www.secondharvest.org
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: http://www.rwjf.org/index.jsp
Data, Tools and Information
CDC Wonder Database: http://wonder.cdc.gov/
National Center for Health Statistics: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hphome.htm
Tool Kit for State Public Health Agencies: http://www.phf.org/HPtools/state.htm
National Health and Nutrition Examination (NHANES) Data: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes.htm
CDC Nutrition and Physical Activity Data and Statistics: http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/surveill.htm
CDC Physical Activity Resources and Statistics: http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/physical/health_professionals/index.htm
State Health Statistics: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/map_page.htm
Food Security: http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/FoodSecurity/
Qualitative Study Database (nutrition and physical activity): http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/qualitative_research/
USDA Economic Research Service: http://www.ers.usda.gov/
State Health Facts via Kaiser Family Foundation: http://www.statehealthfacts.kff.org/cgi-bin/healthfacts.cgi
Virginia Atlas of Community Health: http://vaatlas.vahealthycommunities.com/