| All
external hyperlinks are provided for your information and for the
benefit of the general public. The Department of Health Services does not testify to, sponsor, or endorse the accuracy of
the information provided on externally linked pages. |
| Breastfeeding |
|
Breastfeeding
organizations
|
|
Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention
|
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| Certification
of lactation consultants
|
Website
of the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners. |
Child
development and food
|
Summary
of physical and eating skills, hunger and fullness cues, and
appropriate food textures for children 0-24 months of age. (PDF,
474 KB) |
Child
nutrition
|
ADA (American Dietetic Association) position on "Dietary Guidance for
Healthy Children Ages 2-11. (exit
DHS) |
| Children
and youth with special health care needs
|
An
extensive list of website resources.
(PDF, 13 KB) |
Diabetes
nutrition
|
Nutrition
information and recipes from the American Diabetes Association. |
| Dietary
risk assessment |
Risk
assessment for WIC participants, nutrition during pregnancy and
perinatal care, and other dietary assessment tools. |
Dietary
supplements
|
Fact sheets developed for health professionals by the National
Institutes of Health.
|
Family
recipes and nutrition resources
|
The General Mills "Eat Better Early" website. |
Feeding
guide
|
This
guide was prepared by USDA for staff providing nutrition education
and counseling to WIC participants. (PDF, 4 MB) |
| Feeding
relationship |
Article by Ellyn Satter. |
| Food
allergies and anaphylaxis |
Information from the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network. |
| Food
allergies in infants |
Preventing
or delaying the onset of food allergies. (PDF, 405 KB) |
| Food
and vitamins |
Several dozen brochures on vitamins, calcium, meal
planning and other food topics. |
Food
pyramid
|
|
Formula
and fluoride
|
DPH
response to "Interim Guidance on Fluoride Intake for
Infants and Young Children". (PDF, 20 KB) |
Growth
charts
|
Growth charts for various
groups, plus online
training modules. |
Health
information and policy in Wisconsin
|
A
list of resources from the Wisconsin Office of Health Informatics
and Office of Policy and Practice Alignment. (PDF, 30 KB) |
| Measuring
and weighing for anthropometric assessment |
Measurement
guide, BMI calculator and table, and a video on anthropometric
procedures. |
| Medical
risk assessment |
Diabetes, drugs and alcohol, food allergies, HIV, anemia, and
prenatal weight gain.
|
Medications
and mother's milk
|
Comprehensive reference on the effects of currently-used medications
on breastfeeding mothers and their infants.
|
Medications
and other health exposures
|
Information about risks during pregnancy and breastfeeding resulting
from medications and other exposures.
|
National
Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health
|
-
MedlinePlus
provides consumer-oriented health information.
-
MEDLINE/PubMed
is a database of references and abstracts of published
biomedical articles.
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TOXNET
presents databases on toxicology and environmental health.
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DIRLINE
is a directory of health-related organizations.
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ClinicalTrials.gov
offers a searchable database of medical research studies.
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LOCATORplus
is a catalog of books, journals and other media.
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| Newsletters
|
|
Nutrition education materials checklist
|
Form-fillable checklist to use before
purchasing or printing non-State developed materials, or linking
to sources of non-State materials. See WIC policy
3.36.
|
|
Nutrition
for You and Your Family
|
Developed especially for SNAP participants and
SNAP-eligible consumers who are looking for tools and resources
for making healthful lifestyle choices for their families.
The
Community Corner links users to the following tools and resources.
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Guidelines for Good Health.
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Balanced Diet.
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Balanced Lifestyle.
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Healthful Cooking and Recipes.
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How to Eat Right when Money is Tight.
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Nutritive values of foods
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| Obesity
|
|
Prenatal
nutrition
|
|
Public
health data portals
|
Resources for finding data about topics such as health promotion,
statistics, grants, training and legislation: 1
2.
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Special
needs nutrition
|
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| Tobacco
prevention and cessation
|
A guide to "Tobacco Prevention and Cessation in the Culture of
Poverty". (PDF, 144 KB)
|
Vegetarian diets
|
Position of the ADA and Dietitians of Canada on "Vegetarian
Diets".
(PDF, 173 KB)
|
| WIC
Nutrition Education on the Internet Project |
Information for
WIC participants on parent wellness and child feeding issues.
Staff can sign on as guests. |
Women's
health
|
Information
in English and Spanish
from the National Women's Health Information Center. |
