Healthy Lifestyles Literature Review (alphabetical, by author)

American Academy of Pediatrics provides fact sheets on a variety of health-related issues affecting youth

BeActiveNC Coalition report on Economic Costs of Unhealthy Lifestyles (2005)

Centers for Disease Control
  • Healthy People 2010 statistics, reports, and educational materials

    Food Research and Action Center, Hunger in the U.S. page reviews statistics and health implications of poverty for children and families

    National Academies of Science
  • Institute of Medicine Focus on Childhood Obesity (2002)

    National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University, Child Poverty in 21st Century America, provides several reports on the effects of poverty on child health

    NC Prevention Partners, Prevention First Resources

    Rand Corporation Health lists several reports on child health and healthcare

    Surgeon General's Call to Action on Childhood Obesity (2005)

    US Department of Agriculture
  • 2004 Study on The Economics of Obesity
  • My Pyramid reports and educational resources
  • Child Care Nutrition Resources

    US Department of Health and Human Services
  • Child, Youth, and Family Facts
  • National Institute for Mental Health provides a variety of reports and fact sheets on the growing mental health needs of children and youth
  • NC State University. NC A&T University. NC Cooperative Extension. Helping People Put Knowledge to Work. NC A&T University