Commercial
Conferences
Dietitians, dietetics
General
nutrition topics
Iron status
Journals, newsletters, books
Extension nutrition
Patient/lay information
Public health
Research
School nutrition
Software, multimedia
Vegetarian, alternative, other
DIETITIANS, DIETETIC STUDIES
- Dietetic cybersites
Dietitian organisations
Lists of dietitians, dietitians in groups
Individual dietitians
Dietetic cybersites
Dietetics Online (USA)
- Home page for a long-standing dietitians' AOL bulletin
board discussion group. An expanding site which has, apart from details and archives pof the chat sessions themselves:
- Information on the group itself
- Recipe of the month
- MarketPlace Products and Services for the Nutrition and Dietetics Professional.
- Classifieds, Employment, Publications,
- NutritiOnlineŠ The Monthly Newsletter of Dietetics Online
- Information on networking groups of the American Dietetic Association
- Links and a search engine.
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Cyberspace Dietetics
- The work of dietetic student Shaun Kaiser. He has produced a very good resource for dietetic students which is a part of the larger consortium of sites known as Clinical Nutrition On-Line, which can be found at Dietitian On-line. Although it is also his personal home page, notable features of the site include:
- Dietetic students database
- Dietetic Student Interactive Lounge on-line discussion
- The Dietetic Student's Calendar
- Listing of university and hospital dietetic training positions and courses.
- a search engine for keywords (although it was not immediately clear whether this is just a search of this site or of a wider resource)
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Dietitian On-Line (Ireland)
- Interesting visual layout in this important site based in Ireland and focussed on providing resources for dietitians. This includes Clinical Nutrition On-Line (see previous and following listings), with several on-line discussion groups, free web space for those who might want to put up their own page, job ads, listing of dietitians and nutrition links.
- NutriLink!
- Morfin-Guevara is a dietetic student who has set up a site to encourage participation from others to put up: "stories, columns and issues of interest for: Nutrition Professionals, Students and People interested in Nutrition and Health." This is also part of the Clinical Nutrition On-line group, which he refers to as being "an independent body run solely on a nonprofit basis by interested Dietetic Professionals and Students from many Countries." As part of this site, he also maintains Dietetic Technicians On-line, which has food service links, as well as offering access for lay public to ask questions of dietetic members.
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CyberNutrition On-Line
- Syracuse University College for Human Development,
Nutrition, Foodservice Management Department students. "We will receive
your questions, either with our online form or e-mail, and will research
and answer your question by e-mail" Also keep archives.
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Dietitian organisations
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American Dietetic Association
- Nicely laid out site with lots of material about America's foremost dietitian's organisation, its journal (JADA) its legislative lobbying program, special interest groups, meetings etc. Some of its lay-oriented
nutrition information and ADA press releases, plus lists of affiliated
organisations and a few links to other nutrition sites. Also searchable index of registered dietitians.Of particular interest to other health professionals are the position statements on a wide variety of issues.
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Australian accredited practicing dietitians
- About the DAA system, not a list of the dietitians themselves.
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Australian Nutrition Foundation
- Colourful well produced site on Australia's leading nutrition education organisation. The web site has news, the latest newsletter (nicely illustrated), organisational information and catalogue of pamphlets (but no content on-line).
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Broward County Dietetic Association Home Page
- Information about the Association, which is in Florida, USA. Also summary of contents of last meeting.
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California Dietetic Association
- Still in its early stages, this site has, apart from the expected information about the organisation, news stories on the latest nutrition controversies, short cooking and food tips, a brief description of what a dietitian does, links (so far only one!!) and a form for the publc to send in an information request. There is also a dietitian members only section with list of CDA professional resources and news releases. If consistently developed, this new site has the potential to become an important addition to the list of on-line nutrition resources.
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Canadian Foundation for Dietetic Research
- "Canadian Foundation for Dietetic Research was established in 1991 to support and challenge dietitians to include research in their everyday practice." Brief statement of purpose and research focus on this web page which is part of the Dietitians of Canada web site.
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Dietitians Association of Australia
- Some nutrition links, and promised but not yet present ("under construction") are: Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics, professional articles, case studies, research updates, book reviews.
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Dietitians of Canada
- Very well constructed site with information on the organisation and its members, how to find a dietitian in Canada, lay recipe and nutrition brochures, news and postition statements.
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Houston
Area Dietetic Association
- Members list, upcoming events, some links.
- Irish
Nutrition & Dietetic Institute
- Organisational information.
- The
National Association of GCRC Research Dietitians Home Page
- "Organization dedicated to promoting the health of the nation through the pursuit of clinical research." Grant information is searchable, but not by subject.
- Public Health Nutritionists in the State of Washington
- Washington State local information as well as more general material.
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San Antonio Dietetic Association
- Organisational information plus a few links.
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Texas Dietetic Association Home Page
- About the organisation plus some information on Nutrition & Oncology Education Program.
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Texas Student Dietetic
Association
- Information about their own organisation and a newsletter.
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Australian accredited practicing dietitians
- About the DAA system, n
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Lists of dietitians, dietitians in groups
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ADA: search for a dietitian
- Search for a registered dietitian in the USA, based on area, type of service etc.
- Cornell
Nutriquest
- Ask a question of Cornell dietitian and get on-line answer.
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Massachusetts General Hospital dietetic department
- Intend to have regular consumer nutrition updates.
- Caron
Milham and Associates
- Text-based material on what dietitians can do, and what this group can do in particular.
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The Nutrition Expert
- Bunch of dietitians giving their referal details. Also a few nutrition resources.
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Dial-A-Dietitian (Canada)
- Dial-A-Dietitian Nutrition is a phone up in Canada. their web site provides phone numbers, recommended books list and somes web site links.
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Ask the Mayo Dietitian
- Send in questions to get them answered, as well as access to past answers.
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Individual dietitians
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Ask the Dietitian: Joanne Larsen
- Despite the title is not interactive. Joanne Larsen, a registered dietitian provides information on a large number of topics.
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Ask an RD
- Kathrynne Holden is a dietitian with particular interest in nutrition for the elderly. This site advertises commercial dietetic services and the newsletter on elderly nutrition that she edits.
- Tom's
Nutrition Home Page
- A US dietitian who offers to answer on-line questions about nutrition, has a nutrition tup of the week and some links.
- Nutricell: Christine Booth
- Australian dietitian offering commercial dietetic services including dietary analysis by post.
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Susan Pulling, Nutrition Consulting
- Private dietitian home page, with particular information for patients wtih eating disorders.
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GENERAL FOOD AND NUTRITION
Dietary guidelines
- US
dietary guidelines: report of the Advisory Committee
- Full hypertext report with graphics available.
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US Dietary Guidelines
- Text and graphics of 1990 and 1995 edition, plus full report of committee which produced them.
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Australian RDIs, dietary guidelines, additive codes
- From Centre for Advanced Food Research, Univ.Western Sydney, graphic version of healthy diet pyramid, food additive code debreaker, RDIs, dietary guidelines, , plus some links to other sites.
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Food pyramid
- Visual representation of the healthy food pyramid.
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Five a Day": fruit and vege awareness program
- Home page of Dole Food Company, has content on the US "5 A Day for Better Health" program, sponsored by the National Cancer Institute to raise awareness about the health benefits associated with eating at least five servings of fruits and vegetables a day.
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Nutrition Guide for Men
- Some public health facts and general information on healthy eating from Univ.of Nebraska (Lincoln) Extension,
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Dietary Guidlines and New Nutrition
- From Nutramed. The US dietary guidelines are reproduced here, together with a personal `alternative' view on nutrition and health in the environmental medicine context.
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Nutrition calculators, interactive quizes etc.
Energy requirements
Basal metabolism calculator
Energy requirement kCal-culator
HomeArts calculators
- BMI : allows input of weight in metric or English units, but height can only be entered in English units!;
- Exercise energy expenditure:
- Daily energy requirement
- Food group frequency
Calorie Calculator: Stevens Creek Software
Food intake
RDI calculator (Mirical Corp.)
Homearts Food group frequency assessment
Body size
BMI Chart
Healthy Body Calculator (Ask the Dietitian)
Body height and
weight calculator
Body Fat Calculator: "The Zone"
Other calculators
American Heart Association: heart risk
calculator
Cholesterol calculator
Health risk assessment
Mayo Health Oasis - Nutrition QuizesA variety of quizes, some not interactive but others are. Typically offer you 10 multi-choice 10 questions to which you check a response and from which you get the correct answers and a score. Topics include: general nutrition, alcohol consumption, fat content.
Women's Health Interactive
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Other general nutrition
- ADA:
Position paper on vitamin/mineral supplementation
- Well referenced text.
- CyberDiet
- Timi Gustafson's page with nutrition, healthy lifestyle and food information, `guest presenters', links.
- FDA/CFSAN
Folic Acid Fact Sheet
IFIC Food Safety and Nutrition Information
- Lots of information files, mainly with consumer focus but also includes FDA background papers, health professional material (strong food additive, food safety flavour).
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FDA background paper on dietary supplements
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NUTRITION RESEARCH
See also new nutrition research sectionPATIENT and LAY INFORMATION
Lists of lay information
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American Acad.Family Physicians: Health education printed material data base
- Listing of AAFP "favourably reviewed" printed materials (purchase and contact details) for physicians who want materials ro give to their patients to help "address the Healthy People 2000 Nutrition objectives". The content and reading level of the printed matter is described, but there is no actual material here.
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Combined Health Information Database
- Large data base of health education information held by US government agencies. The data in fact is a mixture of abstracts of research articles, pamhplets and audiovisual material, some of which is from private industry. The search engine returns information about the resources and where to get them, not the resources themselves.
- List
of Extension publications:Kansas State Extension
- Very nicely presented, annotated and fairly comprehensive list of Extension Departments which have publication resources. Top site!
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Directory of Nutrition booklets (CSIRO,
Australia)
- Hyperlinked list of organisations that put out nutrition pamphlets. "The purpose .. is to provide a list of "reputable organisations that produce books, pamphlets and other resources about food, nutrition, safe food handling practices and health. "
General lay information
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American Dietetic Association: Nutrition Fact Sheets
- Lots of them, and adding to them regularly. No graphics.
- Arizona
Dietetic Project Search
- Search within Arizona Dietetic Project, which is mostly lay information on diet, (but has some clinical nutrition links).
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Ask NOAH: nutrition
- Moderate list of nutritional lay information sites, related to specific topics. NOAH is New York Online Access to Health, a public health project to get informatin to disadvantaged groups.
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Ask the Dietitian: Joanne Larsen
- Joanne Larsen, a registered dietitian provides information on a large number of topics. People also email her with questions. This is a very popular site, which also has a healthy weight calculator.
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CSIRO (Australia): Nutrition
Factsheets
- Less than a dozen at present, but growing. mainly plain text and
relatively brief. Also includes the CSIRO Human Nutrition 12345+ Food & Nutrition Plan poster.
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CSIRO Human Nutrition 12345+
Food & Nutrition Plan
- Graphic of the poster but otherwise only ordering information for the booklet.
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Consumer Information Center (US Govt.): Catalog - Food & Nutrition
- List of nutrition related pamphlets, with ordering information and many on-line. Lots of material on food labels.
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Dietitians of Canada
- Very well constructed site with information on the organisation and its members, how to find a dietitian in Canada, lay recipe and nutrition brochures, news and postition statements.
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Food Allergy Network
- Patient oriented, (funded by grant from Kraft). "The Food Allergy Network (FAN) is a nonprofit organization established to help families living with food allergies, and to increase public awareness about food allergies and anaphylaxis (a severe life-threatening reaction). FAN provides education, emotional support, and coping strategies".
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Food Storage
Charts (KSU)
- Kansas State Extension resource listing food stoage facts.
- Fruit and Vegetable Nutrition Center: 5-a-day
- Colourful lay education program to encourage greater fruit and vegetable consumption. Healthy eating and nutritional content of a range of fruits and vegetables (macronutrients + vitamins A/C, Ca/iron, Na/K+). For information about the 5-a-day program itself, see: 5 A Day National Program Office
- Healthgate:
Healthy Eating
- Lay articles on nutrition with an emphasis on recent news and research findings.
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Healthy Food Magazine, Munch'n Crunch
- Irish Health Information Magazine OnLine, from Health Promotion Unit of Irish Department of Health. First issues has lay-oriented information on healthy diet, quiz on `your child's diet'. Well laid out and colourful.
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Inst. Food
Science & Technology (UK): FAQ in food science:
- Range of questions answered on general nutrition, food safety, additives etc.
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International Food Information Council: lay material
- Lots of material here from this major food industry educational site on food and food safety, as well as information for health and school educators. Has information sheets on general
healthy eating, food allergy, additives etc.
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IFIC consumer information
- From , 12
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Internet Public Library
- Health and nutrition, not particularly nutrition.
- Medical
HouseCall on the Net - Nutrition
- Lay nutrition information.
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Mayo Diet & Nutrition Resource Center
- Lay oriented site with lots of articles on topical nutirtion and health subjects, plus the opportunity to "Ask the Mayo Dietitian" questions and a Virtual Recipe Center focussed on low fat cooking.
- Nutrition Guide for Men
- Some public health facts and general information on healthy eating from Univ.of Nebraska (Lincoln) Extension,
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NutriNews
- Series of articles on subjects like sports nutrition, vegetarianism, healthy eating, weight management etc. written for the public by the dietitian at a medical clinic.
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NutriSite!
- Project by Canadian dietitian Carlota Basualdo-Hammond to construct an entire cybersite for the lay public, offering nutrition information for healthy eating. At present it has some basic nutrition information content for a number of fruits, information on sports nutirtion, Canadian dietary guidelines and links to calorie calculators and a few links to other nutrition sites. The plan are ambitious however, so the site is well worth checking back on.
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Western Australia Public Health
Services lay leaflets
- Moderate collection of on-line lay leaflets, lots of food content information and with some attempt to add colour but not as yet much graphic content.
- The
Official Sci.Med.Nutrition FAQ
- Main lay-oriented news group. This is the Frequently Asked Questions section.
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Shape Up America!
- Lots of great, colourful (even a little interactive) material on weight and fitness education, including healthy eating. The site is the web presence of a public health initiative of the Koop Foundation, a non-profit corporation. Headed by C. Everett Koop, M.D., the former Surgeon General of the United States.
- UICUC
lay nutrition information gopher
- Lay material on cholesterol, eating disorders, weight gain/loss, vegetarian and healthy diet guidelines.
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Paediatric and obstetric lay information
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Child Care and Nutrition Inc
- Non-profit organisation which offers support services to child carers. Their nutrition page has some simple information on nutrition for children, and a list of high-medium-low sugar content for common breakfast cereals.
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Nutrition in women's health
- FDA/CFSAN. Articles on weight loss, dietary supplements, nutrition for women at different ages, food preparation, nutrition for specific conditions (e.g. osteoporosis, diabetes etc).
- Babybag: Feeding & Nutrition articles
- Lay site on pregnancy and motherhood, with articles on folate, healthy eating, nutritional content of baby foods etc.
- Feeding
your Baby: NSW Health Dpt.Brochure
- Colour line drawings but not of didactic value. Otherwise plain text.
- Infant
Feeding Action Coalition (Canada)
- Pro-breast feeding organisation. The site contains lay-oriented resources, links and some more `political' elements (formula company boycott etc).
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Knox Breastfeeding page
- Commercial site for breastfeeding mothers also has links to breastfeeding sites, Q&A.
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La Leche League
- The La Leche League International is "an international, nonprofit, nonsectarian organization dedicated to providing education, information, support, and encouragement to women who want to breastfeed." This site has information on the organisation and local chapters, FAQs, and a search engine.
- Nursing
Mothers' Association of Australia leaflets
- Short, plain-text, lay information sheets on b/feeding in general and specialised situations (e.g. Down's syndrome, at the workplace etc).
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Nutrition Guide: Children's
Hospital , Wisconsin
- Lay information on nutrition in the various age groups from birth to teenagers.
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Other specific lay information
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Scott's Celiac Disease Help Page
- One lay guy's personal experience, but also lots of links.
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Gluten-free and Wheat-free Diets
- For patients.
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Weight loss advice from "The Nutrition Expert"
- Set of frequently asked questions for the public from this dietitian-run site.
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Dairy Farmers of Ontario
- Lay information on dairy related issues, such as `milk allergy', role of calcium etc.
- British
Meat On-Line
- Lay and health professional nutrition information.
- Low
Carbohydrate Diets Information Center
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EXTENSION NUTRITION
- List
of Extension publications:Kansas State Extension
- Very nicely presented, annotated and fairly comprehensive list of Extension Departments which have publication resources. Top site!
- Agricultural universities: human nutrition research
- A short, plain text statement of the aims and goals of nutrition research at the 1890 land-grant colleges and universities.
- FNSPEC
archive
- FN-SPEC is a very busy mailing list for extension nutrition specialists. This site allows search by thread, by subject, by date or by author.
- Food
and Nutrition Digest
- Cooperative extension department from Univ.of Kansas produce this. Lots of pay oriented food and food safety stories. Available in both html and Adobe formats. Each bimonthly issue has a table of contents and there is an index.
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FoodTalk
- Email newsletter from Univ. of Nebraska (Lincolln) Extension, provides "a short "how-to" message on food, nutrition, or food safety for health professionals, educators, and consumers."
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Journal of Extension
- Searchable gopher site (searching under the keyword "nutrition" revealed around 20 articles).
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Michigan State Univ. Extension Food & Nutrition Bulletin
- Searchable!
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Minnesota Extension Service Home Page
- Very interesting site, with lots of information related to local Minnessota agricultural issues, as well as more general food topics.
- Food clip art, pictures
- Texas Agricultural extension collection.
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USDA: Cooperative State Research, Extension Service
- Information and support services for agricultural universities and cooperative extension.
See also: Search Section: University Department home pages.
PUBLIC HEALTH
See also new public health section
SCHOOL NUTRITION
See also new school nutrition section
