American Dietetic Association (ADA)
At the American Dietetic Association website you can search for a nutritionist in your area.
www.eatright.org

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) -
All 50 state health departments have statewide behavioral data collected by using the Centers for Disease Control’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS); world’s largest telephone survey tracking health risks in the United States. Health behaviors related to the leading causes of death and disability including nutritional and physical activity behaviors are estimated by the State. Website includes interactive databases for prevalence data, trends data, maps, and information on health risks for selected local areas.
www.cdc.gov/brfss/

Child Trends Databank
Provides statistics, figures, and graphs that indicate the rapid increase in childhood obesity.
http://www.childtrendsdatabank.org/indicators/15OverweightChildrenYouth.cfm

Selected Metropolitan/Micropolitan Area Risk Trends (SMART) project –
Uses the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) to analyze the data of selected metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas (MMSAs) with 500 or more respondents. BRFSS data can be used to identify emerging health problems, establish and track health objectives, and develop and evaluate public health policies and programs.
apps.nccd.cdc.gov/brfss-smart/index.asp

SMART Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System –
SMART BRFSS makes local data available nationwide for the first time. CDC provides a summary of SMART BRFSS data use, importance, and future directions.
www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/aag/aag_brfss.htm

WONDER – Wide-ranging OnLine Data for Epidemiologic Research -
Wide-ranging OnLine Data for Epidemiologic Research -- an easy-to-use, menu-driven system that makes the information resources of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) available to public health professionals and the public at large. It provides access to a wide array of public health information
The "WONDER" system is an access point to a wide variety of CDC reports, guidelines, and public health data to assist in research, decision-making, priority setting, and resource allocation.
http://wonder.cdc.gov/

WONDER – Healthy People 2010 Database –
DATA2010 is an interactive database system developed by staff of the Division of Health Promotion Statistics at the National Center for Health Statistics, and contains the most recent monitoring data for tracking Healthy People 2010. Data are included for all the objectives and subgroups identified in the Healthy People 2010: Objectives for Improving Health. http://wonder.cdc.gov/data2010/

Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System –
The YRBSS was developed in 1990 to monitor priority health risk behaviors that contribute markedly to the leading causes of death, disability, and social problems among youth and adults in the United States. These behaviors, often established during childhood and early adolescence, include unhealthy dietary behaviors, inadequate physical activity among others. http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/yrbs/index.htm

CT Department of Public Health - Vital Statistics
Published vital statistics – births and deaths – in Annual Registration Reports. http://www.dph.state.ct.us/

CT State Department of Education
Strategic School Profiles
Strategic School Profiles provides school characteristics, resources, and student performance test results by town. Viewing the school district strategic school profile includes: % of students passing all four parts of the Connecticut Physical Fitness Assessment (CPFA) by town; and the estimated % of students eligible for free-reduced price meals. www.csde.state.ct.us/public/der/find/regular/find_body.htm

Free and Reduced Price Meals
Listing of area eligible and non-area eligible schools that have 50% or more of the children eligible for free and reduced price meals. www.state.ct.us/sde/deps/nutrition/SchoolNutrIndex.htm

Keys to Excellence in School Food and Nutrition Programs - ASFSA
A free online tool that offers an easy-to-use management and evaluation program that helps foodservice directors assess their school nutrition programs. www.asfsa.org/keys/

National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE)
National PE and Health standards from the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) and the American Cancer Society. State standards for physical education and health for grades K-12.
www.education-world.com/standards/national/nph/index.shtml

National Association of County and City Health Officials
Assessment Protocol for Excellence in Public Health (APEXPH), 1991. The tool is an eight-step process for assessing community health status and planning for improvement. It is based on the principles of environmental justice, community collaboration, and locally appropriate decision making.
http://www.naccho.org/project47.cfm

National Highway Transportation Safety Association
National Highway Transportation Safety Association’s walkability checklist helps assess and determine whether a neighborhood is a friendly place to walk. http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/pedbimot/ped/walk1.html

National Highway Transportation Safety Association’s bikeability checklist helps to assess and determine whether a neighborhood is a friendly place to bicycle. http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/pedbimot/bike/bikeability/

PE Central
Premier website for Health and Physical educators, parents, and students. Website provides the latest information about developmentally appropriate physical education programs for children and youth as well as State health education and physical education (PE) standards. www.pecentral.org/professional/statestandards.html

School Health Index for Physical Activity and Healthy Eating: A Self-Assessment and Planning Guide
This is a tool that can help your school assess its physical activity and nutrition policies and programs based on national standards and guidelines. Copies can be obtained by downloading from the CDC web sites listed; requesting by email: cdcinfo@cdc.gov; requesting by phone with the Division of Adolescent and School Health Resource Room: 770-488-3168 or toll-free fax: 888-282-7681. http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash & http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa

Smart Growth America
Measuring the Health Effects of Sprawl.
First National study to show a clear association between the type of place people live in and their activity levels, weight, and health. www.smartgrowthamerica.org:
Full Report link: www.smartgrowthamerica.org/report/HealthSprawl8.03.pdf

Relationship between Urban Sprawl and Physical Activity, Obesity, and Morbidity. Ewing et al. American Journal of Public Health Promotion, 2003., Vol. 18. No.1. Study relating characteristics of individuals and places to levels of physical activity, obesity, body mass index (BMI), hypertension, diabetes, and Coronary Artery Disease. www.smartgrowthamerica.org/report/JournalArticle.pdf

U.S. Census Bureau - 2000
Accurate source of demographic data for Connecticut communities is the 2000 U.S. Census. The census offers information on population size and composition, income and poverty, and housing, among other issues. www.census.gov