The American Cancer Society is dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering. It is dedicated to helping persons who face cancer, supports research, patient services, early detection, treatment and education.

The Great American Health Challenge

http://americancancersociety.org/docroot/subsite/greatamericans/index.asp

The goal of the challenge is to educate Americans about how to reduce cancer risk. The Great American Health Challenge, a year-long program, encourages Americans to make a commitment to take the following actions to reduce their cancer risk or detect cancer when it is most treatable. The website includes incredible information on shopping lists, fitness tips, and much more.

The American Heart Association is a national voluntary health agency whose mission is “building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke.” The website contains a wealth of information to help patients understand and manage their health.

Delicious Decisions

http://www.americanheart.org/deliciousdecisions/

Website that features recipes to make heart-healthy dishes – from appetizers to desserts – for the entire family.

 Tips for Eating Out

http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=531

You can eat out and eat healthy, too. Many restaurants offer delicious meals that are low in saturated fat, trans fat and cholesterol.

The CDC works to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability. This website is a trusted source for credible health information.

Healthy Living

http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyLiving/

Healthy living includes helpful tools on finding your body mass index (BMI), and a comprehensive list of topics including high blood pressure, smoking and tobacco use, aging, nutrition, oral health, HIV/AIDS prevention and more.    

The Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity

http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/index.htm

CDC nutrition and physical activity efforts cover a wide spectrum of related topics. Good nutrition and physical activity is vital to good health, disease prevention, and essential for healthy growth and development of children and adolescents. 

Prevention is the #1 healthy lifestyle magazine brand and the 10th largest magazine in the nation, with more than 11 million readers. The top online health magazine destination, Prevention.com has 1.6 million unique visitors each month. Prevention publishes branded books, special-interest publications, international editions, bookazines, and DVDs under the bestselling Prevention Fitness Systems as well as leads Team Prevention walking programs at marathons across the country. Website offers information on diet, health, weight loss, anti-aging and more.

Prevention Magazine’s Walking Calendar

http://features.prevention.com/walking/calendar/

Take advantage of a personalized program to match your walking goals whether it is for weight loss, waking to complete a half or full marathon

One size doesn't fit all. MyPyramid offers personalized eating plans, interactive tools to help you plan and assess your food choices, and advise to help you make smart choices; find the balance between food and physical activity; get the most nutrition for your calories; and stay within your daily calorie needs.