Related Links

NJ Drought
Drought management for commercial agriculture, the home and the home and commercial landscape.
New Jersey Department of Agriculture
The mission of the New Jersey Department of Agriculture is to develop, promote, conserve and support the agricultural and agribusiness industry of the state and those natural and renewable resources that are associated with agriculture and other open lands for the benefit of all its citizens.
New Jersey Farm Bureau
Working to protect farmers - Now and for the future.
The Natural Resources Conservation Service
The Natural Resources Conservation Service provides leadership in a partnership effort to help people conserve, maintain, and improve our natural resources and environment.

Atlantic County/State of New Jersey

211 Database of Community Resources - This site will quickly connect you to local resources and assistance.
Atlantic County Healthy Living Coalition - The Atlantic County Healthy Living Coalition provides an opportunity for community engagement on a varity of health issues.
Rutgers Food Innovation Center - The Rutgers Food Innovation Center is a unique business incubation and economic development accelerator program, which provides business and technology expertise to small and mid-sized food companies in New Jersey, and utilizes its outreach capacity to reach food and agribusinesses throughout the nation.
State Health Facts (for New Jersey) - Use this site when looking for health facts related to NJ.

Coastal Water Quality and Recreation

Barnegat Bay Estuary Program

Family Wellness - Adults

CDC Division of Adult and Community Health - This is an index of all the resources available through the Centers for Disease Control that pertain to adult health.
Healthy U - This site, maintained by a group of Albertans dedicated to health, has many resources valuable to adult and family wellness.
The Pocket Guide to Good Health for Adults - This pocket guide was developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and it aims to promote good health to all of the nation’s adults.
Yahoo! Health - An array of reputable health information on virtually every topic.

Family Wellness - Family

Child, Adult and Family Health - This site, maintained by Rutgers NJAES, provides practical information about family health and links to useful newsletters.
CYFERNet - Children, Youth and Families Education Resource Network. This particular page has information on a recent hot topic, The Family Connection to Good Nutrition and Raising Healthy Children.
Get Moving-Get Healthy New Jersey! - The official website of Get Moving-Get Healthy, this page will soon have links to all of the spinoff GMGH programs. The original mission of the program is to improve the lifestyles and general health of communities, individuals, and families.
MyPyramid - This is a helpful tool in planning meals and healthy activities for members of the entire family.
Purdue University – Promoting Family Meals - A discussion of how Americans can get back into the habit of eating meals together – one of the most important aspects of family wellness.
Shape-Up: Family Style - Part of the SDSU Extension website, this program is designed to help families learn healthier habits and practice them to improve quality of life together.

Family Wellness - Kids

Action for Healthy Kids - This council is a national nonprofit organization that works throughout the United States to decrease the numbers of overweight, obese, underweight and sedentary children.
Child Trends Data Bank - This website, maintained by Child Trends, one of the leading researchers of the nation’s kids for over twenty years, offers many valuable resources to track the trends of children using over 100 key indicators of health and well-being.
Dole 5 a Day - Dole hosts a number of excellent games and learning activities for children and families.
Family Food Zone - Resources and activities for children and families.
Fun With Food - Resources for anyone teaching children about food & nutrition.
Healthy Youth (data & statistics), School Health Policies and Programs Study - The CDC tracks a wealth of information of the health of our nation's youth.
Healthy Youth: CDC's School Health Education Resources - Lists of health education resources recommended by the CDC.
Kids Health from the Nemours Foundation - This site, designed for use by children with its kid-friendly colors and fonts, is a wonderful resource for information on kids’ nutrition and growth.
Media Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active! - This is an excellent free curriculum for children. The curriculum encourages healthy eating, smart snacking, and active movement.
New Jersey 4-H Homepage - This official site of New Jersey 4-H is the gateway to many 4-H resources, including available publications and upcoming events and programs.
NJAES’ Children’s Health Summit - This PDF file is an overview of the Children’s Health Summit, which was hosted by Rutgers Cooperative Extension and was held in 2007. This summit served to address the dangers of child obesity and overweight and to discuss available treatments.
Recommendations for Treatment of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity - A supplement to another article, this study offers some valuable insights into the leading treatments of overweight and obesity in children and teens.
WeCan! - An acronym for “Ways to Enhance Children’s Activity and Nutrition,” this coalition’s website offers resources for families and communities to reduce childhood overweight and obesity.

Family Wellness - Seniors

2008 Older Americans: Key Indicators of Well-Being - This informational chartbook explores the statistics involved with Active Adult Seniors in the US.
FDA Maturity Health Matters - A subpage of the FDA, Maturity Health Matters is a newsletter that focuses on FDA approved products for older adults and their families.
Get Moving-Get Healthy New Jerseyï¿½Seniors! - This program, a part of the Get Moving-Get Healthy New Jersey initiative, is specially designed for active adult citizens to become more active and lead fuller lives.
National Institute on Aging - A subsection of the National Institute of Health, the Institute of Aging is one of the most thorough researchers of senior citizens in the nation.
Senior Health Information - This site on the National Institute of Health focuses on healthy lifestyles for senior citizens.
Stockton Center On Successful Aging - This initiative from the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey has an important mission: to encourage older citizens to age as successfully as possible through involvement and engagement with the community.

Family Wellness - Teens

California Adolescent Nutrition and Fitness (CANFIT) - This adolescent-focused website encourages healthy lifestyles to the low-income African-American, American Indian, Latino, Asian-American and Pacific Islander youth of California.
Healthy Youth! Division of Adolescent and School Health - The Center for Disease Control’s Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) addresses many health risks to today’s adolescents, including asthma, STDs and physical inactivity.
Oregon Dairy Council – What is Normal? - This website, focused on teen body image and its ramifications on nutrition, strives to encourage teens to reconcile mixed messages from society and media with a healthy diet and exercise program.

Financial Health

NEFE – National Endowment for Financial Education - This is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to help Americans gain knowledge and skills so that they can take control of their financial health.
NEFE High School Financial Planning Program - A subset of the NEFE website, this program is designed to teach students how to financially prepare for their futures. On this page there are resources for teachers to begin promoting financial health.
Rutgers NJAES Financial Health Page - This website from Rutgers University provides credible financial health information including fact sheets and links to other resources.
SDSU Personal Finance - This section of the South Dakota State University focuses on the management of monetary resources.
Small Steps to Health and Wealth - These fact sheets, offered by the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, contain valuable information about health and wealth, and also allow users to register their personal goals and watch their progress.
Yahoo! Green - This section of Yahoo, because its focus is on green living, is inherently related to financial wellness. Becoming more energy-efficient is an often overlooked step in the process of developing a healthy financial lifestyle.

Food Safety

Refrigerator Not Working? Is your food safe to eat? - Power failures, doors left open, and appliance breakdowns are reasons for a refrigerator or a freezer to stop working properly. When this occurs, the quality and safety of food or beverages in your refrigerator or freezer is in question. You need to decide if the food is safe.

Gen. Nutrition & Fitness - Women's/Men's Health

CDC Office of Women’s Health - The official women’s health site from the Centers for Disease Control.
FDA Office of Women’s Health - This website, a section of the FDA, focuses on a large scope of women’s health issues.
National Women’s Health Resource Center - Here can be found an abundance of resources relating to women’s health from the leading health information center in the field.
Women’s Health - This site, from the US Department of Health and Human Services, is a comprehensive resource with links to reliable information regarding women’s health.

Gen. Nutrition and Fitness - Health Risks

American Cancer Society - The official website of ACS has many resources for the public, including the updated guidelines for the early detection of cancer.
American Diabetes Association - The official website, with links to all resources, studies, and information from the organization.
An Unhealthy America: Economic Burden of Chronic Disease - This page will show you how unhealthy Americans impact our nation's economic status.
MRSA Skin Infections- brochure, bilingual - A brochure that provides information about MRSA skin infections. The brochure is available in English and Spanish.
National Diabetes Education Program - This site, a division of the National Institute of Health, is a very informative location where one can find many resources on diabetes control and prevention.
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute - This comprehensive site of the NHLBI contains an array of resources for the public, including reports, studies, recipes, and eating plans.
NJ Cancer Site - This webpage, a subsection of the Office of Cancer Control and Prevention, offers cancer-related help pages that are relevant to the state of NJ.
Obesity-Online - This site is a multi-disciplinary forum for research and discussion of one of the most threatening diseases in our society.
The National Institute of Mental Health - This website is a gateway to reliable research-based information about mental health.

General

4-H National Youth Science Day, October 7, 2009 - give young people the opportunity to join leading scientists in experimenting with biofuels to help us to toward a sustainable future. Be part of this opportunity to explore, learn, and

General

Landscape Plants Rated by Deer Resistance E271 - The following publication is a list of landscape plants rated according to their resistance to deer damage.
Learn How the 2011 New Jersey Fertilizer Law Affects You - Explore our tools to help you calculate how much fertilizer you need, and how to calibrate your fertilizer spreader.
Salt Water Flooding and Your Garden - This factsheet shares how salt water may effect your garden and the actions you can take to help minimize the damage.

General Health and Fitness - Exercise

American Council on Exercise - This is an organization that offers physical fitness certification and tools for the public to become engaged in a physically fit lifestyle.
American Heart Association Exercise and Fitness Page - An index of programs offered by the AHA to promote heart-healthy physically active lifestyles.
Exercise is Medicine - One of the leading sites regarding exercise, this website has a vast index of information for anyone who is interested, including physicians, the media, policymakers, and the public.
International Society of Sports Nutrition - This site, with the acronym ISSN, is a great resource for information about physical fitness and sports.
NASPE - The National Association for Sport and Physical Education maintains this website, which is a useful resource that aims to promote physical activity in the nation.
Weight-Control Information Network - This site, in conjunction with the National Institute of Health, offers valuable research-based information to health professionals and general consumers about exercise, weight loss, and nutrition.

General Health and Fitness - Food Safety

Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition - This site, administered by the FDA, has many links to vital information about food safety and health.
Cook it Quick! - This series, on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln extension website, focuses on food safety and how to maintain it while in a short timeframe.
Guide to Minimize Microbial Food Safety Hazards of Fresh-Cut Fruits and Vegetables - This report issued by the U.S. FDA in February of 2008 focuses on maintaining food safety with fresh foods.
Rutgers NJAES Food Safety Page - This page, from the Rutgers Family and Community Health Sciences website, offers strategies for keeping food safe for the family.
SDSU Food Safety - A division of South Dakota State University, this food safety section of their FCS program focuses on tips to improve safe food handling practices.

General Health and Fitness - Nutrition

1 Bag 5 Dinners - This site, though it is sponsored by Kraft foods, is a very handy resource that encourages thrifty shopping and good nutrition. It is a tool for shoppers to model so as to plan for a weekï¿½s worth of shopping and cook delicious and nutritious meals.
American Dietetic Association - The worldï¿½s largest association of registered dieticians and food and nutrition specialists.
American Society for Nutrition - The homepage of one of the most respected nutrition journals.
Ask the Dietitian - This site is a very user-friendly forum for questions about nutrition.
Better Nutrition - The official website of Better Nutrition magazine, these pages contain much information relevant to nutrition and a healthy lifestyle.
Eat Smart - Eat Smart offers resources and links for educators and families.
Food and Nutrition Information Center - This site, a division of the US Department of Agriculture, is a very valuable alphabetical index of nutrition- and food-related topics.
How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label - This report issued by the FDA is a thorough account of how to understand everything about nutrition facts labels.
Jersey Fresh Information Exchange - This division of the Rutgers NJAES website focuses on foods locally grown in New Jersey. Includes links to information and an index of all of the “Jersey Fresh” restaurants in the state.
Key Ingredients: America by Food - This is the homepage of a traveling museum exhibit that focuses on the nation’s foods.
National Dairy Council Nutrition Explorations - This site is a gateway to many nutrition resources. Separate links may be accessed by parents, educators, and health professionals.
New Hope - This website, the home of the leading information provider for the natural and organic food movement, has plenty of links to nutrition and health.
Nutrition.gov - The official government site of nutrition, there are many resources and links regarding good health on this page.
Potatoes: Goodness Unearthed - This potato-centric website is a one-stop shop for health information, recipes, cooking techniques, and recipes that will allow anyone to harness the power of the potato.
Rutgers NJAES Nutrition - This subsection of the Rutgers Family and Community Health Sciences website includes a description of its mission, key strategies for maintaining a healthy lifestyle, programs offered and assessment strategies.
SDSU Nutrition - A section of South Dakota State University, this website is dedicated to educating the public about food and nutrition choices.
The New York Times Food Chain Series - This series of articles in the New York Times deals with food issues in this country and abroad.
The Nutrition and Food Web Archive - This website offers the latest news about nutrition and food in our country. It also offers surveys, videos, and free downloads for the consumer.
World Health Organization - The official health organization of the United Nations, this website aims to educate people worldwide about healthy choices.

Grants and Foundations

American Honda Foundation - Grants provided in the fields of youth education and science education.
Local Initiatives Support Corporation - These awards, sponsored by MetLife, promote police-community relationships and encourage neighborhood safety and revitalization.
Pay It Forward Foundation - Awards given to proposals that will benefit communities exponentially.
Sprint Ahead for Education Grant - To support the development of school districts.
Stop Hunger Scholarships - Awards given to students who have made a contribution to stopping hunger.
Tony Hawk Foundation - Promotes skate parks.

Health Research

2006 Investment in Health Research - This report, issued by Research America!, is a comprehensive examination of the nation’s investment in researching leading health issues.
Food Action and Research Center (FRAC) - The Food Action and Research Center is the largest nonprofit organization in the nation that is dedicated to eradicating hunger and promoting healthy food habits. This website is the gateway to all of their resources.
Health Connections - This site, a division of the Oregon Dairy Council, is a quarterly newsletter for health professionals with current research about healthy eating.
Health Connections: Linking Nutrition Research to Practice - The Dairy Council offers a variety of resources and information for parents and teachers.
National Center for Health Statistics - A valid index of the health statistics of the nation. Includes an exciting chartbook on the trends of Americans.
National Library of Medicine Gateway
Scirus search engines
Search the office of the federal register
State Health Facts - This site, maintained by the Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation, offers an array of health facts about the state that the user specifies upon entering.
The libraries at Purdue University

Household Issues

Carbon Monoxide and other Combustion Products
Clover Mite Control Around the Home
Dust, Air Cleaners, and Health
Home Humidifiers and Health
House Ants and their Control
How to Hire a Pest Control Professional
Managing Household Hazardous Products
Silverfish and Firbrats
When to Ventilate the Basement

Journals/Extension Resources

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition -
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service - This extension website from the United States Department of Agriculture offers a newsroom, funding opportunities, and an explanation of what services they provide.
EDEN National Preparedness Month - An acronym for Extension Disaster Education Network, EDEN’s aim is to prepare employees in the extension field for emergency situations. Many materials are available that promote emergency preparedness.
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activiy -
International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food
International Society of Sports Nutrition
Journal of Extension
Journal of Nutrition
Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism
Journal of the American College of Nutrition
Journal of the American Dietetic Association
Lipids in Health and Disease
Obesity – A Research Journal -
Pediatrics -
PubMed Nutrition Journal
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
The Forum for Family and Consumer Issues
The Nutrition and Food Web Archive - A full directory of nutrition and food-related journals provided by the NAFWA.
University of Delaware Library Index of Journals - This index, compiled by the University of Delaware Library, is a comprehensive list of electronic journals focused on Nutrition and Dietetics.

Newsletters/Listservs

Child Indicator Newsletter
Food and Nutrition Bulletin
Harvard Medical School Publications -
Health Finder - A listserv available to anyone that delivers daily headlines relating to health.
NIH Listserv
NIH News in Health
Nutrition Action HealthLetter
Nutrition Research Newsletter
Oregon Dairy Council’s Health Connections
Tufts University Health and Nutrition Newsletter
Visions Newsletter from Rutgers University -
Weight-control Information Network Newsletter -

Podcasts/Technology

Apple Podcasting Information - This site, maintained by Apple, offers help for those struggling with podcasting.
CDC Podcasts - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers this list of podcasts for credible health information.
Cornell's Tips on Evaluating Websites - Maintained by Cornell University, this guide to evaluating websites focuses on five criteria: accuracy, authority, objectivity, currency, and coverage.
Healthy on the Job Workplace Wellness - Worksite Wellness is on the minds of employers and employees today. Healthy employees are more productive, take less time off from the job, and have higher morale. This blog provides strategies for addressing wellness in the workplace.
NPR Podcasts - Although not run by a State University, the podcasts from NPR cover important information regarding wellness, nutrition, and family life.
Ohio State's Tips on Evaluating Websites - This website, designed by Ohio State University, is a tutorial to inform users of how to evaluate websites.
Public Health Grand Rounds - Public Health Grand Rounds is a series of podcasts and webcasts broadcasting to anyone with an internet connection on a variety of health issues.
University of Michigan Podscasts - This is the website that holds the podcasts from the University of Michigan.
University of Utah Podcasts - The Health and Wellness podcast is offered through the University of Utah.
USF Podcasts - USF Health offers this list of podcasts with important health information.

School Wellness

Body Mass Index Measurement in Schools - A report issued by the Centers for Disease Control on the use of BMI measurement in the nation’s schools.
Get Moving-Get Healthy New Jersey…Schools! - This program, under the umbrella of the Rutgers Get Moving-Get Healthy New Jersey initiative, is focused on local school wellness. It encourages students, faculty, and staff to become physically active and health-conscious during the school day.
Healthy Schools Healthy Youth! - This website, maintained by the Centers for Disease Control, focuses on the impact that schools have on the health of children. It discusses both nutrition and physical activity.
Nine Steps to Creating a more Peaceful Middle School - This article on the NAESP website offers tips to creating a peaceful middle school, because peace is an aspect of wellness that is often overlooked.
School Beverage Guidelines - This webpage discusses the new beverage guidelines in the nation’s schools. It also offers a link to the guidelines themselves.
School Wellness Kit - An opportunity to order a free school wellness activation kit.
Teachers’ Role in students understanding of their need for calcium - This article, sponsored by the Milk Matters Calcium Education Program, intends to inform teachers of their vital role in the education of their schoolchildren about calcium. It also provides them with helpful resources and activities for students.

Small Fruits: Commercial

Bramble (Raspberries & Blackberries) Weed Control Recommendations for New Jersey, 2007
Commercial Blueberry Pest Control Recommendations for New Jersey
Commercial Bramble Pest Control Recommendations for New Jersey - See Chapter 8 of the Mid-Atlantic Berry Guide
Commercial Cranberry Pest Control Recommendations for New Jersey
Commercial Grape Pest Control Recommendations for New Jersey
Extraction of Blueberry Maggot Larvae from Harvested Blueberry Fruit
New Jersey Commercial Tree Fruit Production Guide

Small Fruits: Gardening and Landscaping

Establishing Blueberries in the Home Garden
Grape Growing in the Home Garden: Pest Control

Special Projects

Get Moving Get Healthy New Jersey - This new project is sponsored by the Family & Community Health Sciences Department at Rutgers Cooperative Extension.
Healthier America Project - A national project that is harnessing the ideas and experience of people from every level of government in partnership with business and community leaders, and establish a blueprint for how to modernize the public health system.
Stockton Center for Successful Aging

Tools for Better Health

BMI Calculator - The Body Mass Index (BMI) Calculator will help you determine your body mass.
Calorie Calculator - This link to the Mayo Clinic will help you determine the number of calories acceptable for your weight, age, and gender.
FCS Edu-Connector Blog - This blog is a great resource for both FCHS Educators and the general public.
Healthfinder - A listserve that sends daily information about research related to health issues.
Target Heart Rate Calculator - The Mayo Clinic will help you determine your target heart rate during exercise.
What's In Season From the Garden State - This monthly newsletter will keep you up to date on seasonal foods from NJ.

Tools for Educators

Alzheimer’s Caregiving at Home Toolkit - This toolkit is designed for educators and healthcare professionals to disseminate information to people who must give care to an elderly person in the home with Alzheimer’s.
DLTK’s Crafts for Kids: Nutrition Activities - This page offers a wide variety of handouts and fun activities for kids that have to do with nutrition, including coloring pages, crafts, fruit mini books and story sequencing cards.
Food Stamp Program Photo Gallery - This link offers numerous pictures that can be used in nutrition programs.
Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (HECAT) - This tool, offered by the Centers for Disease Control, can help school districts complete a clear analysis of the habits of health curricula. The results of the analysis can help schools develop or select proper curricula.
Healthy Living Toolkit - This toolkit, offered by the US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, is designed to help refugees and immigrants become healthy, productive members of society.
Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators - This website, maintained by Discovery Education, has a variety of valuable tools that may be used in the classroom.
Kellogg’s Nutrition Resources - Including helpful brochures and delicious recipes, this website aims to promote tips to eat healthier and stay active.
National Heart Blood and Lung Institute - This area of the NHBLI web domain is for health professionals who are looking for useful resources to use in their fields. On this page one can find many links to professional resources including websites, publications, web applications, and interactive tools.
RD-411 - The philosophy of RD-411 is that the more informed dieticians are, the more effective nutrition as a field will be. To promote this theory, RD-411 offers up to date nutrition information for healthcare professionals.
Resources on Teen Body Image - A link from the Oregon Dairy Council homepage, the resources for promoting healthy teen body image include a poster, a survey, and useful information to provide teens.
Society for Nutrition Education - This website provides recent research and information that nutrition educators can present to their students.
USDA Food and Nutrition Resources for Educators - This site aims to encourage teachers to bring Team Nutrition into their classrooms by making all of the resources available online in downloadable form.
USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service - This site is an index of the fact sheets that are available through the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service. These make great resources for educators!
USDA Food Surveys - This is an index of all food consumption surveys issued by the USDA. Used to assess the dietary habits of the nation’s people, these surveys involve what foods were consumed and the nutrition values of those foods.
WebQuests - This teaching device provides a framework for educators to plan lessons on virtually any subject. From this site, one can easily search for existing webquests, such as the one available at http://mail.kenton.k12.ny.us/~karen_tobin/ , or create new ones.
Wellness in Wyoming: Projects and Resources - A vast index of teaching resources, this page includes links to sample nutrition lessons, model project proposals, and research about teaching.

Vegetables

Commercial Vegetable Production Recommendations for New Jersey

Workplace Wellness

Get Moving-Get Healthy New Jersey…Workforce! - This program, under the Get Moving-Get Healthy New Jersey initiative, focuses on wellness in the workplace. It encourages employees to be more physically active and health conscious during the workday and employers to motivate healthy lifestyles.
Personal Empowerment Plan - This plan, offered by the Cooper Institute, is a strategy for employers to implement worksite wellness programs and encourage employees to eat better and stay physically active.
Wellness in the Workplace - This webpage, maintained by Kentucky Get Healthy!, is divided into two sections: how workplace wellness programs benefit employees, and how they benefit employers.
Workplace Solutions, from the American Cancer Society - The focus of this website is to promote awareness of how to build and maintain a healthy workplace. There are many suggestions for employees and employers alike to develop a healthy lifestyle and decrease health care costs in the nation.