Healthy Santa Cruz County - healthy eating

Local Links

• Local Help & Information: Weight Management
  The library's Community Information Database can help you find organizations in Santa Cruz County which offer programs, help or further information about weight management. Use this link to search the CID.
  Browse related subjects: diet, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, local information, weight control

Library Resources

• Find Books: Poisons / Toxins
  Santa Cruz Public Libraries have many informative and up-to-date books about poisons and dangerous household products. Click here to search the library catalog.
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• Find Books: Nutrition / Healthy Eating
  Santa Cruz Public Libraries have many informative and up-to-date books about nutrition and healthy eating. Click here to search the library catalog.
  Browse related subjects: books, books / videos, diet, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, nutrition
• Find Books: Weight Loss / Diet
  Santa Cruz Public Libraries have many informative and up-to-date books about weight control / management and diet. Click here to search the library catalog.
  Browse related subjects: books, books / videos, diet, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, weight control

Recommended Websites

• AARP Health Guide
  Special features: Popular topics for seniors; e-mail newsletter; physical activity workbook; interactive tutorials; clinical trials; online fitness course. From: AARP (formerly known as the American Association of Retired Persons).
  Browse related subjects: alzheimers, arthritis, assisted living, cancer, caregivers, diabetes, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, heart disease, medical tests, Medicare, medications, men's health, mental health, recommended website, senior health, stroke, women's health
• American Cancer Society
  This excellent website is up-to-date, comprehensive and easy to use. Special sections: "Managing Your Cancer Experience," "Support Programs & Services" and "Resources for Healthy Living." Individual sections for special user groups: patients, families, survivors, professionals or general information seekers; treatment decision tools; links to support groups; message boards. From: American Cancer Society.
  Browse related subjects: alternative medicine, breast cancer, cancer, clinical trials, complementary medicine, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, medical tests, medications, men's health, prostate cancer, self-care tools, senior health, support, surgery, testicular cancer, women's health
• American Heart Association
  Special features: "Heart & Stroke Encyclopedia"; diet and nutrition health tools; instructor information and downloadable training materials - CPR and ECC courses; "Heart Profilers," free, confidential, personalized treatment options reports; warning signs: heart attack and stroke; family health history tree; research updates; recipes; interactive quizzes; podcast link; Spanish available. From: American Heart Association.
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• Consumer Health Information in Many Languages Resources
  Access to wide variety of health information for consumers from the National Library of Medicine.
  Browse related subjects: children's health, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, men's health, non-English, recommended website, senior health, Spanish and other languages, women's health
• Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA)
  Special features: Living with IBD - lifestyle suggestions; guides for children, teens, parents, and teachers; webcasts; news, advocacy, and research updates. From: Crohns & Colitis Foundation of America.
  Browse related subjects: alternative medicine, clinical trials, diagnosis, diet, digestive disease, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, medications, prescriptions, recommended website, research, support, surgery
• Crohn's Disease - MedlinePlus
  Special features: Interactive tutorials and videos; Spanish and easy-to-read formats available; links to wide variety of related, relevant topics. From: NLM / NIH.
  Browse related subjects: clinical trials, diagnosis, diet, digestive disease, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, medications, MedlinePlus, recommended website, research, self-care tools, self-help, support, surgery
• Diet and Weight Loss
  Special features: Interactive "Diet & Weight Loss Toolkit," meal planners, health check tools and calculators, weight loss journal, and online "Weight Loss Community" message board. From Revolution Health
  Browse related subjects: diet, exercise, fitness, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, recommended website, self-care tools, self-help, support, weight control
• Digestive Diseases - MedlinePlus
  Special features: Interactive tutorials; Spanish and easy-to-read formats available; links to information for patients of all ages. From: NLM / NIH.
  Browse related subjects: clinical trials, diet, digestive disease, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, medications, MedlinePlus, recommended website, research, surgery
• Eating Disorders
  Comprehensive but easy to understand booklet can be downloaded from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).
  Browse related subjects: anorexia, bulimia, diet, eating disorders, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, mental conditions / illnesses, mental health, recommended website, research, support, women's health
• Eating Disorders - MedlinePlus
  Special features: News and research updates; Spanish and easy-to-read formats available. From: NLM / NIH.
  Browse related subjects: anorexia, bulimia, eating disorders, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, MedlinePlus, mental conditions / illnesses, mental health, nutrition, parenting, recommended website, research, self-care tools, women's health
• Family Village
  Special Features: Broad coverage, particularly helpful for parents of children with disabilities. Practical information about hundreds of conditions and diseases. Easy to use, appealing graphics. From: University of Wisconsin, Madison.
  Browse related subjects: AD/HD, caregivers, children's health, developmental disorders, disability, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, household safety, learning disorders, parenting, recommended website, research, self-care tools, support
• Food Allergies
  Special features: Travel tips; allergy alerts; special sites for kids and teens. From: Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network.
  Browse related subjects: allergies, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, recommended website
• FoodSafety.gov
  FoodSafety.gov is the gateway to food safety information provided by government agencies. The site is managed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and provides tips on food safety, articles, alerts, videos, podcasts, and blogs.
  Browse related subjects: diet, food safety, healthy eating
• GI Patient Information
  Special Features: "Digestive Health Web Book," a new Web-based resource written by experts from distinguished nationwide medical centers. Information for patients and their families, including diagnosis and the latest treatment options. From: American College of Gastroenterology.
  Browse related subjects: clinical trials, diagnosis, diet, digestive disease, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, lab tests, medical tests, medications, men's health, prescriptions, recommended website, research, self-care tools, self-help, senior health, support, women's health
• Health Guide for America's Teens
  A free copy of this appealing and up-to-date teen health guide can be downloaded from the website of its producer, the Society of Adolescent Medicine.
  Browse related subjects: healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, recommended website, teens
• HealthyWomen.org
  Special features: Health topics A-Z; interactive health toolkit; e-newsletters; hundreds of reproducible fact sheets and brochures; Spanish available. From: National Women's Health Resource Center.
  Browse related subjects: breast cancer, childbirth, domestic violence, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, heart disease, lab tests, mental health, pregnancy, quit smoking, recommended website, research, sexual assault, women's health
• Heart Diseases - MedlinePlus
  Special features: Multiple interactive tutorials; easy-to-read and Spanish available; extensive links to research and clinical trails updates. From: NLM / NIH.
  Browse related subjects: alternative medicine, cardiovascular, clinical trials, complementary medicine, exercise, fitness, food pyramid, health calculators, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, heart disease, insurance, lab tests, medical tests, medications, men's health, recommended website, research, self-care tools, self-help, senior health, women's health
• How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
  Special features: Reproducible illustrated brochures explaining nutrition fact labels. From FDA/Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition.
  Browse related subjects: diet, food safety, healthy eating, nutrition, recommended website
• La fuente de información del gobierno federal sobre la salud de la mujer
  Spanish edition of WomensHealth.gov.
  Browse related subjects: breast cancer, cancer, eating disorders, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, heart disease, menopause, non-English, other languages, pregnancy, recommended website, women's health
• Learn About Diabetes
  Comprehensive, up-to-date information covering lifestyle issues, medications and research; four free online learning classes. From: Joslin Diabetes Center.
  Browse related subjects: clinical trials, diabetes, diagnosis, diet, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, medications, men's health, recommended website, research, senior health, support, women's health
• Men's Health (CDC)
  Special features: Topics A-Z; health test; statistics; healthy lifestyle tips. From: Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
  Browse related subjects: cancer, diabetes, digestive disease, fitness, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, heart disease, lung disease, men's health, mental health, prostate cancer, quit smoking, self-care tools, testicular cancer, weight control
• Men's Health - MedlinePlus
  Special features: Health check tools; interactive tutorial; screening guides; research news; Spanish available. From: NLM / NIH.
  Browse related subjects: cancer, diabetes, diet, digestive disease, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, heart disease, medical tests, mental health, prostate cancer, quit smoking, recommended website, research, self-care tools, stroke, testicular cancer, weight control
• My Pyramid
  Special features: Design a personal food pyramid (adults and kids); current dietary guidelines; free promotional materials; Spanish available. From: US Dept. of Agriculture.
  Browse related subjects: diet, food pyramid, food safety, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, nutrition, recommended website
• National Center for Farmworker Health
  This site offers a portfolio of low literacy, bilingual presentations (downloadable) developed as a patient education tool in migrant health centers and outreach programs. These materials help to provide health education to low literacy patients who speak English or Spanish.
  Browse related subjects: children's health, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, men's health, non-English, other languages, recommended website, senior health, Spanish and other languages, women's health
• National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
  Special features: A-Z List of Diabetes Topics and Titles; materials for and information about National Diabetes Education Program; information for newly-diagnosed patients; Spanish available; more than ten different types of publications to order, including fact sheets, flyers, brochures, patient education booklets, etc. From: NIH / NIDDK.
  Browse related subjects: diabetes, diagnosis, diet, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, medications, men's health, recommended website, research, senior health, women's health
• National Eating Disorders Association
  Special features: Live helpline; Parent & Family Network; online newsletter; advocacy, ask-an-expert service. From: National Eating Disorders Association.
  Browse related subjects: anorexia, bulimia, diet, eating disorders, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, mental conditions / illnesses, mental health, recommended website, research, weight control, women's health
• National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute (NIH)
  Special features: Health assessment tools; educational tutorials; A-Z Diseases and Conditions Index; Health Information Network with e-mail updates. From: NIH.
  Browse related subjects: cardiovascular, clinical trials, complementary medicine, diet, exercise, fitness, food pyramid, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, heart disease, lab tests, medical tests, medications, men's health, nutrition, recommended website, research, senior health, weight control, women's health
• National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
  Special features: A-Z Diseases and Conditions Index; health assessment tools; educatonal tutorials; e-mail updates; recipes for healthy eating; educational health promotions with video clips, handouts and more. From: NHLB / NIH.
  Browse related subjects: allergies, alternative medicine, asthma, breathing, clinical trials, complementary medicine, emphysema, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, lungs, recommended website, research
• National Institute on Aging
  Special features: Reproducible publications of interest to seniors (all available in Spanish); clinical trials; links to more than 250 national organizations providing help to older people. From: National Institute on Aging (NIA / NIH).
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• National Women's Health Information Center
  Special features: News; reproducible fact sheets; interactive health tools and tutorials; Quick Women's Health Data Online. From: US Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office on Women's Health.
  Browse related subjects: breast cancer, cancer, childbirth, diabetes, domestic violence, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, heart disease, medical tests, mental health, osteoporosis, pregnancy, quit smoking, recommended website, women's health
• NIHSeniorHealth.gov
  Special features: In-depth information about more than 25 medical conditions which affect people over 55 (all available in audio format; text enlargement also available. From: NIH.
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• NOAH (in Spanish)
  Spanish edition of NOAH: New York Online Access to Health.
  Browse related subjects: children's health, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, men's health, non-English, other languages, research, senior health, Spanish and other languages, women's health
• Nutrition.gov
  Provides easy, online access to government information on food and human nutrition for consumers. Topics include: weight management, dietary guidelines, diet supplements, vegetarian nutrition information, food safety, calorie counter, and much more. From: US Dept. of Agriculture.
  Browse related subjects: diet, food safety, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, nutrition, recommended website
• Online Diabetes Resources
  Special features: Extensive detail, although older format and large size make it somewhat difficult to navigate; emphasis on mailing lists and newsgroups, many in languages other than English. From: David Mendosa.
  Browse related subjects: diabetes, diagnosis, diet, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, medications, men's health, recommended website, research, self-care tools, self-help, senior health, support, women's health
• Seniors' Health - MedlinePlus
  Special features: News; statistics; research updates; Spanish and easy-to-read formats available. From: NLM / NIH.
  Browse related subjects: adult day care, alzheimers, arthritis, assisted living, cancer, caregivers, depression, health statistics, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, hearing, heart disease, Medicare, MedlinePlus, mental health, osteoporosis, recommended website, senior health, Spanish and other languages
• Something Fishy Website on Eating Disorders
  Special Features: Emphasis on support and information. Casual, appealing format, live chatrooms, treatment finder. From: CRC Health.
  Browse related subjects: anorexia, bulimia, diet, eating disorders, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, mental conditions / illnesses, mental health, recommended website, support, women's health
• Take Charge of Your Health (Teens)
  A comprehensive but understandable guide focused on healthy eating and weight control for teens. From the Weight-control Information Network of the NIDDK.
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• U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Food Safety Page.
  Browse related subjects: diet, food safety, healthy eating
• Ulcerative Colitis - MedlinePlus
  Special features: Interactive tutorials and videos; Spanish and easy-to-read formats available; links to wide variety of related, relevant topics. From: NLM / NIH.
  Browse related subjects: alternative medicine, clinical trials, complementary medicine, diagnosis, diet, digestive disease, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, medications, MedlinePlus, men's health, nutrition, recommended website, research, self-care tools, self-help, senior health, support, women's health
• We Can!
  We Can! is a national program designed as a one-stop resource for parents and caregivers interested in helping children 8-13 years old stay at a healthy weight. Information, tips and activities promoting healthy eating and exercise from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
  Browse related subjects: children's health, diet, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, parenting, recommended website, weight control
• WebMD
  Special features: Headline medical news; interactive check-ups; symptom checker; A-Z health guides (conditions, symptoms, drugs, tests, health tests, videos); weight loss clinic, health manager, fertility clinic; blogs; message boards; WebMD University - online classes based on healthy living topics. From: WebMD.
  Browse related subjects: children's health, general health information, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, men's health, recommended website, research, self-care tools, senior health, women's health
• Weight Control - MedlinePlus
  Special features: Recipes for healthy living, interactive health check tools, research, clinical trials, news and more. From: NIH / NLM.
  Browse related subjects: diet, food pyramid, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, MedlinePlus, nutrition, recommended website, self-care tools, self-help, support, weight control
• What It Takes to Lose Weight
  Features up-to-date, easy-to-understand information from the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP).
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• WIN - Weight-control Information Network
  Find out about choosing a safe and successful weight loss program. Tips, reproducible fact sheets and links from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
  Browse related subjects: diet, healthy eating, recommended website, weight control
• Women's Health Center
  Special features: Healthy woman basics - facts about tests to screen for life-threatening diseases; health tools; quizzes / slide show; ask-a-specialist service; symptom checker; e-newsletter. From: Mayo Clinic.
  Browse related subjects: breast cancer, cancer, diabetes, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, mental health, recommended website, self-care tools, self-help, women's health
• Your Digestive System
  Special features: Overview of digestive conditions and procedures; Multimedia Library of Digestive Health Information; Women's Digestive Guide. From: American Gastroenterological Association.
  Browse related subjects: diet, digestive disease, healthy eating, nutrition, recommended website, women's health

Databases

• Health and Wellness Resource Center
  Provides health-related information from more than 700 health/medical journals and hundreds of pamphlets (many with full text), 2,200 magazines, and various reference sources.
• Rosen Teen Health and Wellness
  This database provides middle school and high school students with nonjudgmental, straightforward support. Topics include diseases, drugs, alcohol, nutrition, mental health, suicide, bullying, green living, financial literacy, and more.