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All materials and referrals to resources are provided by the Maine WIC Nutrition Program for informational purposes only and do not constitute medical advice or endorsements of any particular products, services, messages, organizations or entities, or claims and representations as to their quality, content or accuracy or merchantability or fitness for any particular usage, application or purpose.
The web sites listed here can provide you with more information on a variety of topics. This list will be changing, so please come back often!
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Programs for Maine Families
- SNAP (formerly Food Stamps Program)
http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/ofi/snap/index.html - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/ofi/ - General Assistance Program
http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/ofi/services/general-assistance/index.html - MaineCare
http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/OIAS/services/cubcare/CubCare.htm - Lead Prevention Program
http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/environmental-health/eohp/lead/index.shtml - Immunization Program
http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/infectious-disease/immunization/index.shtml - Maine Nutrition Network
http://www.maine-nutrition.org - Maine Office of Substance Abuse
http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/osa/ - Maine Youth Suicide Prevention
http://www.maine.gov/suicide/ - Cooperative Extension: Food and Health
http://extension.umaine.edu/food-health/ - Child Abuse Action Network
http://www.childabuseactionnetwork.com/ - Healthy Maine Walks
http://www.healthymainewalks.org/ - Maine Parent Federation (A private non-profit organization that provides information, support
and training to parents and professionals through numerous grant-funded projects)
http://www.mpf.org - Maine Nutrition Council
http://www.mainenutritioncouncil.org - Maine Dairy and Nutrition Council
http://www.drinkmainemilk.org/ - Maine Department of Human Services
http://www.maine.gov/dhhs - Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.mainepublichealth.gov - Maine Cardiovascular Health Council
http://www.mainecardiohealth.org - State of Maine Drinking Water Program
http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/environmental-health/water/index.htm - Bicycle Coalition of Maine
http://www.bikemaine.org/
National Nutrition Programs
- United States Food and Nutrition Service-has contact phone numbers for every state and tribal
organization WIC program throughout the country
http://www.fns.usda.gov/fsn/ - U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): Guidance on How to Understand and Use the Nutrition
Facts Panel on Food Labels
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/foodlab.html - Health Eating, Nutrition and Obesity Prevention
http://www.nutrition.gov - Consumer Product Recalls
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prerel.html - American Dietetic Association
http://www.eatright.org/ - Women's Health
http://www.womenshealth.gov/
Breastfeeding
- La Leche League International
http://www.lalecheleague.org - Breastfeeding.com-helpful tips and fun stories
http://www.breastfeeding.com - Practical breastfeeding information created by Lenore Goldfarb, Lactation Educator, Lactation
Consultant and author.
http://www.asklenore.com/breastfeeding/abindex.shtml - Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine
http://www.bfmed.org - American Academy of Pediatrics statement on the value of breastfeeding
http://www.aap.org/breastfeeding - KellyMom: Breastfeeding and Parenting
http://www.kellymom.com
Food Safety
- BPA FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
Information on the chemical bisphenol A (BPA), present in some plastic bottles and cups. - Food Recalls
http://www.fda.gov/opacom/7alerts.html - Food Safety Project, Iowa State University Extension
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsafety - Seguridad Alimentos (Food Safety Information in Spanish)
http://espanol.hhs.gov/enes/dfoodsafety/ - Food Safety Information & Resources
http://foodsafety.cas.psu.edu - Food Safety Information Center
http://foodsafety.nal.usda.gov - United States Department of Agriculture-"Thermy" food safety campaign, which teaches
about proper food temperatures
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/food_safety_education/Thermy/index.asp - USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline. Phone and Web information about safe storage, handling and
preparation of meat, poultry and egg products.
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Food_Safety_Education/ USDA_Meat_&_Poultry_Hotline/index.asp
Raising Healthy Children
- Zero to Three-a resource organization for the first three years of life
http://www.zerotothree.org/index.htm - Forming Good Habits in Children to Avoid Obesity
http://www.ces.purdue.edu/nutrition/childobesity - Bright Futures research in community initiatives for children's health
http://www.brightfutures.org/index.html - Tiny Tummies-helpful tips and recipes for feeding young children
http://www.tinytummies.com/ - Nutrition for Kids
http://www.nutritionforkids.com/ - Kids Health
http://websrv01.kidshealth.org/parent/index.html - Nutrition Café: Nutrition interactive games for children
http://exhibits.pacsci.org/nutrition/ - "Don't Shake Jake" awareness program to educate the citizens of Maine to
the risks of shaking a baby
http://www.dontshakejake.org
Children With Special Health Needs
- Database of information on rare disorders.
http://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/ - Information, resources and web site links for families with children who have special health
needs.
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/ - Support site for parents; includes message boards and chat rooms to help provide emotional
support, and offers referral resources
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/coffee.htm - March of Dimes
http://www.modimes.org/ - National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
http://www.nofas.org/
Nutrition and Activity for Healthy Families
- You’re it. Get fit.
http://www.presidentschallenge.org - Aim for a Healthy Weight
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/lose_wt/index.htm - Fruits and Veggies More Matters
http://www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org/ - Vegetarian Resource Group
http://www.vrg.org/ - International Food Information Council
http://www.foodinsight.org/ - 99 fitness tips for the whole family
http://www.shapeup.org/publications/99.tips.for.family.fitness.fun/index.html - Tips for those who take dietary supplements
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/ds-savvy.html#basic - Understanding trans fatty acids
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/transfat.html - American Council on Exercise (ACE)
http://www.acefitness.org - Fit Facts
http://www.acefitness.org/fitfacts/ - National Association for Health and Fitness-this site includes a calorie use calculator
www.physicalfitness.org - HealthyChildren, sponsored by the American Pediatric Association
http://healthychildren.org - Healthfinder
http://www.healthfinder.gov/ - Good information about holistic therapies and herbal remedies.
National Center for Complementary Alternative Medicine
http://nccam.nih.gov - Are you at risk for diabetes?
http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-cholesterol/risk.jsp - Disaster Preparedness: Family Readiness Kit
http://www.aap.org/family/frk/frkit.htm - The Whole Child- Development from Birth through Age Five- Information presented in Public
Broadcasting Service video series
http://www.pbs.org/wholechild/
Smoking
- Partnership For A Tobacco-Free Maine
http://www.tobaccofreemaine.org - You Can Quit Smoking Now
http://www.smokefree.org - Information for women who smoke during pregnancy
http://www.americanlegacy.org/greatstart/html/home.html
