Links

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!

State of Maine programs
and other organization links

Maine Cardiovascular Health Council
http://www.mainecardiohealth.org

State of Maine Drinking Water Program
http://www.state.me.us/dhs/eng/water/index.htm

Maine Department of Human Services
http://www.state.me.us/dhs

Maine Bureau of Health
http://www.mainepublichealth.gov

Food Stamps Program
http://www.state.me.us/dhs/bfi/Food_Stamps.htm

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
http://www.state.me.us/dhs/bfi/TANF.htm

General Assistance Program
http://www.state.me.us/dhs/beas/resource/ga.htm

MaineCare
http://www.state.me.us/dhs/bfi/MaineCare.htm

Lead Prevention Program
http://www.state.me.us/dhs/etl/lead/leadin.htm

Immunization Program
http://www.state.me.us/dhs/boh/mip/index.html

Maine Office of Substance Abuse
http://www.state.me.us/bds/osa/

Maine Youth Suicide Prevention
http://www.state.me.us/suicide/

Cooperative Extension
http://www.umext.maine.edu/

Child Abuse Action Network
http://www.mainecaan.usm.maine.edu/

Maine Nutrition Network
http://www.maine-nutrition.org

Healthy Maine Walks
http://www.state.me.us/dhs/boh/hmp/hmwalks.html

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/

Bicycle Coalition of Maine
http://www.bikemaine.org/

Healthy Lifestyles Links

Do Yourself a Flavor - Ways to prepare fruits and vegetables
http://5aday.nci.nih.gov/kerr.html

American Council on Exercise (ACE)
http://www.acefitness.org

Fit Facts
http://www.acefitness.org/fitfacts/

Partnership For A Tobacco-Free Maine
http://www.tobaccofreemaine.org

National Association for Health and Fitness-this site includes a calorie use calculator
www.physicalfitness.org

National Links Cont'd

Other Organizations

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

National Safety Council Fact Sheet Library- over 80 topics offering tips and suggestions for making your world safer.
http://www.nsc.org/library/facts.htm

American Academy of Pediatrics
http://www.aap.org/parents.html

March of Dimes
http://www.modimes.org/

National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
http://www.nofas.org/

American Heart Association - wide variety of health information and resources.
http://www.americanheart.org

Federal Consumer Information Center
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/

Healthfinder
http://www.healthfinder.gov/

Good information about holistic therapies and herbal remedies.
National Center for Complementary Alternative Medicine
http://nccam.nih.gov

Poison Prevention Web Site with sections for children and adults
http://www.ipl.org/youth/poisonsafe/phome.html

Information for women who smoke during pregnancy
http://www.americanlegacy.org/
greatstart/html/home.html

Are you at risk for diabetes?
http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-cholesterol/risk.jsp

You Can Quit Smoking Now
http://www.smokefree.org

Family Readiness Kit
http://www.aap.org/family/frk/frkit.htm

Health Eating, Nutrition and Obesity Prevention
http://www.nutrition.gov

The Whole Child- Development from Birth through Age Five- Information presented in Public Broadcasting Service video series
http://www.pbs.org/wholechild/

WIC Web Sites

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/

National Links

Breastfeeding

Practical breastfeeding information created by Lenore Goldfarb, Lactation Educator, Lactation Consultant and author.
http://www.asklenore.com

La Leche League International
http://www.lalecheleague.org

Breastfeeding.com-helpful tips and fun stories
http://www.breastfeeding.com

Common Sense Breastfeeding Topics
http://www.wiessinger.baka.com/bfing/index.html

Food Safety

Food Recalls
http://www.fda.gov/opacom/7alerts.html

Food Safety Project, Iowa State University Extension
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsafety

Food Safety Materials in Foreign Languages
http://www.foodsafety.gov/~fsg/fsglang.html

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

Fight Bac-USDA web site with good tips on proper food handling
http://www.fightbac.org/no_flash.cfm

Food Safety.gov-government food safety information
http://www.foodsafety.gov/

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

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
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

Food for Tots
http://www.foodfortots.com/

Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine
http://www.bcm.tmc.edu/cnrc/index.htm

Information to help children learn about science and agriculture.
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids

Nutrition interactive games for children.
http://exhibits.pacsci.org/nutrition/

Parent focused pages including recipes and ideas to increase physical activity.
http://kidnetic.com

Strong baby teeth start with you.
http://www.calgaryhealthregion.ca/hecomm/
oral/strongbaby.htm

"Don't Shake Jake" is an awareness program to educate the citizens of Maine to the risks of shaking a baby
http://www.dontshakejake.org

Children With Special Health Care 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