• HIP: Health Information Project
  The Health Information Project provides consumer health and substance abuse prevention materials through public libraries in the five counties served by the Mid-Hudson Library System: Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Putnam, and Ulster. Available in print, video and electronic formats, these materials address issues of concern to young people ages 20 and under, to their families, to educators and to agencies serving youth. Selected books, videos and websites are available in Spanish.
• Food and Nutrition Information Center
  "FNIC's mission, since 1971, has been to collect and disseminate information about food and human nutrition." Lots of information available on this site, including a special section for children and teens. (http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/)
• Basal Metabolism
  To lose weight, you must eat fewer calories than your basal caloric rate. To gain weight, you must eat more calories than your active caloric weight. To calculate your basal and active caloric rates, visit this nifty site. (http://www.room42.com/nutrition/basal.shtml)
• USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference
  Do you believe you are what you eat? If so, you can use this site to find out exactly what you are. Type a food into the search field, and the USDA will tell you what kinds of vitamins minerals and nutrients are contained in it. (http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/cgi-bin/nut_search.pl)
• On the Teen Scene
  Health information for teenagers from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids/html/7teens.htm)
• The Young Women's Resource Center - Health Information
  Nutrition information and women's health information for adolescent and young women. (http://www.youngwomenshealth.org/by_topic.html)
• On the Road
  Great tips for drivers, young and old. Driving in the rain, highway breakdowns, driver fatigue, winter driving and more. (http://www.nsc.org/library/facts.htm#ROAD)
• Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute
  Visit this site and you'll be amazed at how much there is to know about bicycle helmet safety! You'll find every kind of information here - from statistics, and consumer reports to how to deal with "helmet hair." (http://www.bhsi.org/)
• Teenshealth.com
  Accessible health information for teens, including questions & answers on sexual health, drugs and alcohol and food and fitness. (http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/index.html)
• Bodies in Motion, Minds at Rest
  Find out about fitness and steps you can take to achieve it, here. (http://library.advanced.org/12153/)
• National Safety Council: Fact Sheet Library
  Health and safety information from the National Safety Council can be found here. Covers safety on the road, at home and environmental health issues. (http://www.nsc.org/library/facts.htm)
• US Consumer Product Safety Commission
  Here you'll find consumer product- safety information, statistics, news, up-to-the-minute product recall information and more. (http://www.cpsc.gov/)
  

Books in Your Libraries

• Links to books & other materials in the libraries of the Mid-Hudson Library System.
• Nutrition
• Physical Fitness
• Weight Training
• Health
• Or enter your own keywords in the search box to search the catalog:
  
• Need help?
  • How to find a book in your library.

Consumer Health Headlines
(Headlines from Moreover.com. These articles change frequently)