Action for Healthy Kids

4711 West Golf Road, Suite 625
Skokie, IL 60076
info@actionforhealthykids.net
www.actionforhealthykids.org

Resources include toolkits, websites, CD-Roms, events geared towards taking action.

The Active Living Network

1932 First Avenue Suite 507
Seattle, WA 98101
(206) 792-0433
info@activeliving.org
http://www.activeliving.org

Resources include information on obesity, links to active living programs and events, and a communications toolkit.

American Academy of Pediatrics

141 Northwest Point Boulevard
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007-1098
(847) 434-4000
http://www.aap.org

Resources are geared to parents and health professionals.

American Academy of Pediatrics - NJ Chapter

941 White Horse Avenue, Suite 2
Trenton, NJ 08619
(609) 585-6871
hq@aapnj.org
www.aapnj.org

American Cancer Society

846 Main Street
Fords, NJ 08863
(732) 738-6800
www.cancer.org

Resource for finding: relevant support groups, programs, events, and coping strategies.

American Council on Exercise (ACE) - Get Fit

4851 Paramount Drive
San Diego, CA 92123
(800) 825-3636
www.acefitness.org

Resources include exercise programs, recipes and youth fitness facts.

American Dairy Association - I Love Cheese

www.ilovecheese.com/

Provides tasty cheese recipes.

American Heart Association

7272 Greenville Avenue
Dallas, TX 75231
(800) 242-8721
www.americanheart.org

Resources include support groups, events, CPR training, child-related cardiac information, health-related articles and exercise programs; INFORMATION ALSO AVAILABLE IN SPANISH; Regional Offices: Northern and Central NJ - 2550 US Highway One; North Brunswick, NJ 08902; Ph:(732) 821-2610, Fax: (732) 940-0443; Southern NJ - 600 South White Horse Pike; Audubon, NJ 08106; Ph: (856) 546-5600; Fax: (856) 546-0861.

American Institute for Cancer Research

1759 R Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
(800) 843-8114
www.aicr.org/site/PageServer

Resources include nutrition tips and recipes for the family.

The Bristol-Myers Squibb Children's Hospital at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

1 Robert Wood Johnson Place;
PO Box 2601
New Brunswick, NJ 08903
(732) 828-3000
www.bmsch.org

Resources include information on how parents can keep their child healthy; fun fitness tips and nutritional information for kids, recipes for kids; useful information for teens about their bodies, food and fitness, nutritional recipes, drugs and alcohol and safety/ INFORMATION ALSO AVAILABLE IN SPANISH

Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Healthy Youth

Healthy Youth
P.O. Box 8817
Silver Spring, MD 20907
(800) 232-4636
CDC-INFO@cdc.gov
www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth

Resources include tips on how to promote a physically active lifestyle among youth, information on adolescent health, nutrition and physical fitness programs.

Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) Nutrition Policy Project

1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 300
Washington,, DC 20009
(202) 332-9110
nutritionpolicy@cspinet.org
www.cspinet.org/index.html 

School Foods Tool Kit

A Guide to Improving School Foods & Beverages

Part I: How to Improve School Foods and Beverages

Part II: Materials and Policies

Part III: Case Studies

Central New Jersey Maternal and Child Health Consortium

2 Kind Arthur Court, Suite B
North Brunswick, NJ 08902
(800) 206-6988
www.cnjmchc.org

Resources include safety and prevention tips and information on various issues impacting the well-being of families.

Early Childhood Learning Institute

403 University Avenue
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 622-4641

Family Fun

www.familyfun.go.com

This is an online magazine that provides recipes for healthy lunches and snacks, and tips on how to get your child active.

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - Kids' Homepage

5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
(888) 463-6332
www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids

Resources include health and safety information for children, teens and parents including a wordfind and food safety quiz.

Gateway Maternal and Child Health Consortium, Inc.

381 Woodside Avenue
Newark, NJ 07104
(973) 268-2280
www.gatewaymch.org

Resources include lead poisoning prevention posters.

Girl Scouts of Delaware-Raritan, Inc.

108 Church Lane
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
(732) 821-9090
www.gsofdr.org

Health A to Z - eHealth Solutions

50 Millstone Road, Building 200, Suite 160
East Windsor, NJ 08520
(609) 426-6990
info@healthatoz.com
www.healthatoz.com

Online resources include health plans and health management information.

Healthy Weight Network

402 South 14th Street
Hettinger, ND 58639
(701) 567-2646
www.healthyweight.net

Online resources include guidelines for parents on how to prevent weight and eating problems.

Hudson Perinatal Consortium, Inc.

242 10th Street, 4D
Jersey City, NJ 07302
(201) 876-8900

International Food Information Council Foundation (IFIC)

1100 Connecticut Ave, NW Suite 430
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 296-6540
foodinfo@ific.org
www.ific.org

Online resources include ways to promote healthy eating and physical activity for kids (www.kidnetic.com) and their families.  Information is also available in Spanish.

Iowa State University's Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/efnep

Online resources include information on nutrition, useful links on nutrition for youth, parents and educators.

iVillage

www.ivillage.com

Online resources include workshops for parents, fun ways to teach children about nutrition, nutritional recipes, ideas on after-school activities and arts and crafts, information on child health, safety and child-related sleep topics.

Jersey Shore Addiction Services Perinatal Project

1200 Memorial Drive
Asbury Park, NJ 07712
(732) 988-8877
(732) 502-9496

Keep Kids Healthy, LLC

www.keepkidshealthy.com

Online resources include nutritional, health and safety information for developmental stages ranging from newborns to adolescents.

Kids on the Block, Inc.

9385-C Gerwig Lane
Columbia, MD 21046
(800) 368-KIDS
kob@kotb.com
www.kotb.com

Resources include curricula addressing social and safety issues including school violence, vehicle safety, the use of illegal substances, and childhood obesity.

National Dairy Council

10255 W. Higgins Rd., Suite 900
Rosemont, IL 60018
www.nationaldairycouncil.org

Tools for schools, recipes and health tips and more.

National Dairy Council - Northern Local Dairy Council - American Dairy Association & Dairy Council, Inc.

219 South West Street, Suite 100
Syracuse, NY 13202
(315) 472-9143

National Dairy Council - Nutrition Explorations

10255 W. Higgins Rd., Suite 900
Rosemont, IL 60018
www.nutritionexplorations.org

An interactive website that makes nutrition education fun and meaningful with hands-on activities.

National Dairy Council - Southern Local council -Dairy Mid-Atlantic Dairy Association

325 Chestnut Street, Suite 600
Philadelphia, PA 19106
(215) 627-8800
www.dairyspot.com

Resources include age-specific resource kits which include items to giveaway, posters, and handouts.

New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Division of Addiction Services

120 South Stockton Street
P.O. Box 360
Trenton, NJ 08625
(609) 292-5760
www.state.nj.us/health

Resources include tips on how to influence youth to become more active, a fact sheet on youth and tobacco and youth smoking prevention programs.

New Jersey Department of Human Services, Office for Prevention of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities

(609) 984-3350

http://www.nj.gov/humanservices/opmrdd/health/index.html

Provide information related to preventing mental retardation and developmental disabilities.  Such issues include the prevention of lead poisoning, encouraging prenatal care, and substance abuse prevention during pregnancy.

NJ Department of Health and Senior Services, Division of Family Health Services, Maternal, Child & Community Health Services

50 East State Street
P.O. Box 360
Trenton, NJ 08625
(609) 984-1384
www.state.nj.us/health/fhs

NJN -New Jersey Public Television & Radio - Community/Special Interest

25 S. Stockton Street
Trenton, NJ 08608
(800) 792-8645
www.njn.net

Online resources include health, nutrition and fun fitness ideas and tips.

Northern New Jersey Maternal/Child Health Consortium

17 Arcadian Avenue, Suite 204
Paramus, NJ 07652
(201) 843-7400
Mternes@nnjm-chc.org
www.maternalchildhealth.org

Resources include health statistics and links to other health related sites.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

PO Box 2316; College Road East and Route 1
Princeton, NJ 08543
(888) 631-9989
www.rwjf.org

Resources include information on national active living programs, and programs on the prevention and treatment of alcohol and drugs.

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Essex County

162 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 268-3551
zientek@rcre.rutgers.edu www.rce.rutgers.edu/essex

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Hunterdon County

6 Gauntt Place, Building 2
P.O. Box 2900
Flemington, NJ 08822
(908) 788-1342
http://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us/rutgers.htm

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Monmouth County

4000 Kozloski Road, PO Box 5033
Freehold, NJ 07728
(732) 431-7260
www.visitmonmouth.com/07050coopext

Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Morris County

P.O. Box 900 - Court House
Morristown, NJ 07963
(973) 285- 8300
http://morris.njaes.rutgers.edu/ 

Southern NJ Perinatal Cooperative/ Atlantic City HMHB

1714 Atlantic Avenue, 2nd Floor
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
(609) 345-6420
www.snjpc.org

Unified Child Care Agencies

There is a community-based organizations contracted by the state in each county.  Resources available to child care centers on health and nutrition.

Atlantic, Child Care Network, (609) 646-4376, www.acwc.org

Bergen, Office for Children, (201) 336-7150, www.co.bergen.nj.us/BCDHS/divisions/children.htm  

Burlington, Burlington County Community Action Program, (609) 386-5800, www.bccap.org 

Camden, Camden County Division for Children, (856) 374-6376; 

Cape May, Educational Information and Resource Center (EIRC), (856) 582-7000, www.eirc.org

Cumberland, Tri-County Child Care Services, (856) 451-6330, www.tricountycaa.org

Essex, Programs for Parents, (973) 297-1114; 

Gloucester, Educational Information and Resource Center (EIRC), (856) 582-8282, www.eirc.org

Hudson, Urban League of Hudson County, (201) 451-8888, www.ulohc.org

Hunterdon,  NORWESCAP, (908) 454-7000, www.norwescap.org 

Mercer, Child Care Connection, (609) 989-7770, www.childcareconnection-nj.org

Middlesex, Catholic Charities, (732) 324-8200, www.ccdom.org

Monmouth, Child Care Services, (732) 918-9901, www.ccrnj.org/ 

Morris, Child and Family Resources, (973) 398-1730, www.childandfamily-nj.org

Ocean, Children's Home Society of NJ, (609) 695-6274, www.chsofnj.org

Passaic, North Jersey 4Cs, (973) 684-1904, www.nj4c.com

Tri-County Child Care Services, (856) 451-6330, www.tricountycaa.org

Somerset, Catholic Charities, (908) 927-0869, www.ccdom.org

Sussex, NORWESCAP, (908) 454-7000, www.norwescap.org  

Union, Community Coordinated Child Care, (973) 923-1433, www.ccccunion.org

Warren, NORWESCAP/CCRS, (908) 454-7000, www.norwescap.org

United States Department of Agriculture

1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20250
www.usda.gov

Online resources include the Food Guide Pyramid Booklet, and information on food safety and food quality. INFORMATION ALSO AVAILABLE IN SPANISH

United States Department of Agriculture - Team Nutrition

3101 Park Center Drive
Alexandria, VA 22302
www.fns.usda.gov/tn/Default.htm

Online resources include the Food Guide Pyramid Booklet, and information on food safety and food quality. INFORMATION ALSO AVAILABLE IN SPANISH

United States Department of Health & Human Services

200 Independence Ave., SW
Washington, DC 20201
(877) 696-6775
www.hhs.gov

Resources include useful links to information on safety and wellness, and fact sheets from the surgeon general on obesity and weight control; listing of steps everyone can take to make small exercise and dietary changes (www.smallsteps.gov). INFORMATION ALSO AVAILABLE IN SPANISH

USDA, Food & Nutrition Service, Special Nutrition Program

300 Corporate Boulevard
Robbinsville, NJ 08691
(609) 259-5138
www.fns.usda.gov/fns

Resources include a School Breakfast Tool Kit, tips for a healthy school year, and general dietary guidelines.

Warren County Council on Alcohol & Drug, Inc. (Community Prevention Resources)

20 West Washington Avenue
Washington, NJ 07882
(908) 835-1800
info@wccada.com
www.communitypreventionresources.org

Resources include statistics on underage drinking, and links to information related to alcohol, tobacco and drug addiction issues.

Weight-control Information Network (WIN)

1 WIN Way
Bethesda, MD 20892
(877) 946-4627
win@info.niddk.nih.gov
www.niddk.nih.gov/health/nutrit/nutrit.htm

Resources include ways to encourage physical activities among children, and ways to encourage healthy eating habits.  SOME INFORMATION ALSO AVAILABLE IN SPANISH.

Yummy Designs

P.O. Box 1851
Walla Walla, WA 99362
(888)-74-YUMMY   
www.yummydesigns.com

Online resources on nutrition; including, curricula, activities, for kids and families.