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Alcohol Evidence Based Medicine  
Anemia

Food Biosecurity

Obesity

Assessment

Food Safety

Osteoporosis 

Biotechnology Food Safety Regulation

 

Burns Fluids and Electrolytes

 Pulmonary Dysfunction

Cancer GI Disorders

 Renal Dysfunction and Acute Renal Failure

CVD & Hypertension Herbs/ Functional Foods

 Total Parenteral Nutrition

Diabetes HIV / AIDS and Nutrition Statistics
Drug Nutrient Interactions

Immunity / Wound Healing

Sustainable Agriculture

Enteral Feeding

 

 

     

Healthfinder American Cancer Society
Tufts Newsletter  American Dietetic Association
International Food Information Council Foundation (IFIC) American Heart Association
Kimball's Biology Pages Center for Science in the Public Interest
Food Resource Oregon State University American Public Health Association
Mayo Clinic Health American Institute for Cancer Research
WebMD American Diabetes Associations
Food Industry Resources
Medline Plus (Consumer Health Information)
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Institute of Medicine: Food and Nutrition National Health Museum (Graphics gallery)

          Health and Human Services - HHS

Health Resources and Services Administration - HRSA
Healthy People 2010 Home
Maternal & Child Health Bureau- HHS HRSA
Bright Futures (Sponsored by HRSA)
     
Centers for Disease Control NIH
       Centers for Disease Control and Prevention     National Institutes of Health (NIH)
       NHANES - National Health and Examination Survey     NIH Office of Dietary Supplements
       Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)       National Cancer Institute

       CDC Growth Charts

    National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
       CDC Foodnet     Nat. Instit. of Diabetes, Digestive & Kidney Dis (NIDDK)
       CDC Food Related Diseases  
       CDC Bioterrorism
       CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
       National Center for Health Statistics  
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Food and Drug Administration Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
       Food and Drug Administration    Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)
       FDA Consumer magazine    Medicare
       FDA Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutr (CFSAN)    Medicaid
            Biotechnology
            National Food Safety Program
            Bioterrorism
            Bad Bug Book
            FDA Food Code
         Consumer Advice and Publications on Food Safety
     

          USDA

Nutrition.gov
Farm and Foreign Agricultural Service: Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services:
     USDA: National Agricultural Library Homepage Food and Nutrition Service  
      USDA: National Agricultural Statistical Service      USDA - Food Stamp Program
             Crop Production Data      USDA - Child Nutrition Programs
               USDA: Agricultural Biotechnology                 National School Lunch Program
       USDA: Foreign Agricultural Service                 Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
                   Import Data Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
                Dietary Guidelines for 2005
                Healthy Eating Index
Marketing and Regulatory Programs:                 MyPyramid
     USDA Agricultural Marketing Service  
 
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service:
     Biotechnology
Agricultural Research Service:
     Human Nutrition
           USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference
Food Safety:
      Food Safety and  Inspection Service (FSIS)
     HACCP
       Foodborne illness cost calculator (ERS)
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EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) FEMA   (Federal Emergency Management Agency) 
EPA - Home FEMA

Other Federal Government Sites:

Safe Food Act; S 1281 - 1999

 

Washington State DOH
Washington State Department of Health
Washington State List of Notifiable Conditions
Washington State Dept. of Agriculture

 

United Nations:  
WHO World Food Program
    WHO        World Food Program
    WHO: Nutrition
FAO UNICEF
    FAO        UNICEF
    Agriculture Department (FAO - AD)
    FAO:  Nutrition Country Profiles
    FAO Forum on Biotechnology in Food & Agriculture

    Intern. Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN)

    FAO: Right to Food
Codex Alimentarius
WHO/ FAO Food Safety
Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health
International Food Policy and Research Institute 
World Bank Data Profile
European Union:  
European Food Safety Authority
European Union - Food Safety
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  Health Links: Nutrition    
   

 



Alcohol

Alcoholism - Medical Journal National Council on Alcoholism
National Institute on Alcohol, Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAAA) Alcoholics Anonymous
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependency Washington State Wine Commission
UW Fetal Alcohol and Drug Unit Northwest Enological Society

Anemia

Anemia - General Info from Mayo Clinic
Anemia - (American Academy of Family Physicians)
Anemia - Medline Plus Information

Assessment

Dietary Assessment

Laboratory Values

      Books at Ovid "Fluid and Electrolyte Balance

      Books at Ovid  "Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests"
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Biotechnology

Access Excellence

American Seed Trade Association

BioTech
Biotechnology Industry Organization
Biotechnology Information Resource (USDA)
Center for Crops Utilization Research (Iowa State Univ)
College of Agriculture and Home Economics (Wash State U)
Transgeneic Crops (Colorado State Univ)
Council for Biotechnology Information
Council for Responsible Genetics
Earth Island Institute
EPA - Biopesticides  
EPA - Biotechnology Program
FAO - Report on monitoring 2005
Farm Report
Food Ethics Council    
Food for Our Future - (UK Food Producers)
Food Marketing Institute - FMI
Greenpeace International
Greenpeace International _ Genetic Engineering
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
Institute of Food Technologists
International Cntr for Technology Assessment
International Centre for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology    
International Food Information Council (IFIC)
Intern. Service Acquisition Agribiotech Applications ISAAA    
Iowa Farmer Today Online--Farm News
Micronutrient Initiative
Monsanto

National Academy of Sciences: 

  Safety of Genetically Engineered Foods: Approaches to Assessing Unintended Health Effects, 2005

  Biological Confinement of Genetically Engineered Organisms 2004

National Agricultural Biotechnology Council (Cornell)
Organic Consumers Association/ BioDemocracy 
Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology
Food Risk.org - Genetically Modified Foods    
Royal Society
"Say No to GMOs"
Soil Association (UK) GMOs    
Union of Concerned Scientists
WA Biotechnology and Medical Technology
Washington Farm Bureau

Cancer

Johns Hopkins Oncology Center NCI's CancerNet Cancer Information
OncoLink: University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center American Cancer Society
American Institute for Cancer Research Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
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Cardivascular Disease & Hypertension

American Heart Association Salt information from 'Megaheart'
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLIB) NHLBI:  National Cholesterol Education ProgramSummary
DASH Diet

Cultural Competence

Culture Cues (UW web site) Ethnomed (Harborview)

Diabetes

American Diabetes Association National Instit. Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Dis. (NIDDK)
Joslin Diabetes Center "What I need to know about eating and diabetes" (NIDDK)

Drug Nutrient Interactions

 

Maskalyk J: Grapefruit juice: potential drug interactions. CMAJ. 2002 Oct 15;167(8):848
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Enteral Feeding

 

Abbott Laboratories and Ross Products
Mead Johnson

Evidence BAsed MEdicine

Center for Evidence Based Medicine Cochrane Collection: Search Abstracts of Reviews
Healthlinks - Evidence Based Practice An Introduction to Information Mastery- Michigan State University (Tutorials on EBM)
Glossary Clinical Evidence (BMJ)
Levels
National Guidelines Clearinghouse
American Dietetic Association Evidence Based Library

Food Biosecurity

 

FDA - Bioterrorism Center for Food Protection and Defense
Fact Sheet on FDA's New Food Bioterrorism Regulation: Establishment and Maintenance of Records  
FEMA - Family Disaster Supply Kit
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  Food safty

 

Food and Drug Administration CDC
    Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) Investigation of Foodborne Illness -Questionnaire
      FoodSafety.gov Guide to confirming diagnosis in foodborne illness
      FDA Food Code Foodborne Illnesses (CDC Health Topic)
      Glossary of food safety terms (FDA) Incidence of Food Borne Illness (MMWR 11/06)
     National Food Safety Initiative (FDA_CFSAN)  
      Bad Bug Book (FDA information on pathogens) USDA
     CFSAN:  HACCP

"A Focus on Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points"

     "Safe Food Handling in the Kitchen" Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA)
      Food Risk.org  
   
Professional National Restaurant Association
        American Dietetic Association 'Home Food Safety" ServSafe Food Safety Training Program
    National Restaurant Association - Food Safety
Washington State:  
      Food Safety Program Other
      Department of Health: Notifiable Conditions  Partnership for Food Safety Education (FightBac)
 
  US Senate Public Health Seattle & King County
 

       Developing a Comprehensive Response to Food Safety

Restaurant Inspection Program
     

Food safty Regulation

 

GAO Statement of Food Safety    
           

Fluids and Electrolytes

See UW Healthlinks

GI Disorders / Fiber / Probiotics & Prebiotics

National Inst. Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Dis. (NIDDK)

ACG: Management of Crohn's Disease in Adults


Herbs/Functional Foods 

UW Medicinal Herb Garden Home Page National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
National Natural Foods Association Natural Medicines
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HIV / AIDS and Nutrition

HIV/AIDS Dietetic Practice Group
JAMA HIV/AIDS Information site
HIV in Site: Clinical Overview of HIV Disease

Obesity

NIDDK Weight Control Information Network (WIN) NIDDK Weight Loss
National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance The North Am. Assoc.for the Study of Obesity (NAASO)
American Obesity Association The International Association for the Study of Obesity
The National Weight Control Registry King County Overweight Prevention Initiative
NHLBI: Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults: The Evidence Report UW Exploratory Center for Obesity Research (ECOR)

Osteoporosis and Bone Health

National Osteoporosis Foundation
National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal, and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) - Osteoporosis - Osteoporosis
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Pulmonary Dysfunction

Chronic Bronchitis (Am Lung Assoc.)
COPD (Am Lung Assoc.)
Emphysema (Am Lung Assoc.)
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Renal Dysfunction and Acute Renal Failure

National Kidney Foundation
CRF: Clinical Nutrition Guidelines
Northwest Kidney Center: The Art of Good Eating

Statistics

The Little Handbook of Statistical Practice (Tufts)
Statsoft
Principles of Epidemiology

BMJ Statistics Notes

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  Sustainable Agriculture

 

USDA   USDA
   USDA National Organic Program        USDA - Farm Bill
   USDA "US Organic Farming, Adoption of Certified System"    
     
Washington State Farm Bill Resources
  Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education. USDA Farm Bill documents and links
  The Sustaining the Pacific Northwest - Food, Farm, & Natural Resource Systems; WSU Extension; April 2007; Summer 2007     
    Estimated Certified Organic Crop Acreage in Washington St    
Center for Sustaining Agriculture & Natural Resources (WSU)    
Organic Agriculture at WSU   Associations:
  Growing Washington      Organic Consumers Association
  Washington Sustainable Food and Farming Network       Organic Trade Association
Washington Farmer's Markets - locations    
     
Regional   Other
The Food Alliance        Quality Low Input Food Project (UK)
Seattle and King County Acting Food Policy Council        Soil Association (UK)
Local Harvest         Organic Pastures (Organic Raw Milk)
Neighborhood Farmer's Markets Alliance (Seattle)    
     
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* The Program in Nutritional Sciences and Dr. Bruemmer provide these links as a tool for the student.  The presence of a link

does not suggest that we endorse these sites or information contained on these sites. We encourage students to critically examine

information from many sources.

 

Instructor:  B. Bruemmer PhD, RD