Web links for your health

Join a popular weight-loss support group -- TOPS -- means Take Off Pounds Sensibly. TOPS International or TOPS North Carolina.

What's your BMI? (Body Mass Index)

SMOKEFREE OFFICE?If you are a business owner or manager and you would like to establish a nonsmoking policy to help your employees quit, go to Working smokefree

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quitlink ARE YOU QUITTING?: Two telephone quitline services for smokers trying to quit can be accessed at (877)-44U-QUIT and for pregnant women (866)-667-8278.

AMERICA ON THE MOVE DAY is November 5th, with the theme; "Go the Extra Mile for Energy Balance." By taking the pledge to eat a little less and exercise a little more, you can win prizes and track how many people in your state have signed up. Find a planning kit with flyers, posters, and tip sheets about cutting calories and adding steps; and activity ideas for your workplace, club, church, school, etc. www.americaonthemove.org

EXERCISEDAILY! WEBSITE: ExerciseDaily! is a free online wellness magazine that provides research news and links on the latest discoveries in exercise, fitness, health, nutrition & wellness. To view their new site, go to www.exercisedaily.org

BODY & SOUL: The National Cancer Institute offers African Americans churches a new, comprehensive program guide and training materials to help them incorporate this wonderful program into their activities. www.5aday.gov/bodyandsoul. Also visit the 5aday main site for plenty of good information on good health.

HEALTHY COOKBOOK: The American Heart Association had a handy web site with a "book" that includes a nice cookbook. It also had helpful motivational tips for shopping, snacking and living a healthier life, at the AHA Delicious Decisions

Healthy Recipes from the American Cancer Society recipe book

DIABETIC? Here is information that will help you or a friend or family member live healthy lives with Diabetes. http://www.ndep.nih.gov

GET THE FACTS: Here's a very useful set of documents about everything you can put in your mouth, from the American Dietetic Association. Check out the ADA Nutrition Fact Sheets

What's your kid eating when he eats school lunches and breakfasts? Many children eat more meals away from home than they do at home, and you can find out how to help give them the best, at School lunch guide.

Family Food Fun: Here's a simple and colorful site for the growing family, with seven healthy subjects, at Make the family connection

AFTER SCHOOL SNACKS: Here's some ideas and a helpful scheduling program, from the USDA

WANT HEALTHY KIDS? Here is a helpful step-by-step colorful guide to raising a happy family, with Healthy Habits for Healthy Kids.

MILK: Know all about this 'solid' liquid, from the American Dairy Council

MOM? See what moms around the country are doing to improve their family's health, at the American Dairy Association's Mom's Corner

GETTING YOUR DAIRY DAILY is easy with these 3-A-Day tips from the ADA.

The NC Health and Wellness Trust Fund