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By making a few changes in your lifestyle, you can maintain a healthier lifestyle and perhaps enjoy more life. There are many steps you can take to improve your overall physical health. You can get help for yourself from numerous national, State, and local organizations that can provide you with the facts about fitness and nutrition and how each impacts your everyday life.

By learning more about physical well-being, you will discover ways to improve the quality of life for you and those around you. Here are a few suggested resources to get you on your way:

Dentists and Doctors External Web Site Policy
[www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/directories.html]

Eating for a Healthy Heart External Web Site Policy
[www.fda.gov/opacom/lowlit/hlyheart.html]
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Embrace Your Health! Lose Weight If You Are Overweight External Web Site Policy
[www.dhhs.ne.gov/hew/owh/docs/GuideforHighBMI.pdf]
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Empower Yourself! Learn Your Cholesterol Number External Web Site Policy
[www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/dash/dash_brief.pdf]
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Healthy Eating Tips External Web Site Policy
[www.cdc.gov/nutrition/everyone/index.html]
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Information on Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medications External Web Site Policy
[www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html]
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Intimate Partner Violence Fact Sheet External Web Site Policy
[www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention/intimatepartnerviolence/index.html]
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Mammograms: Not Just Once, But For a Lifetime External Web Site Policy
[www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/doc.aspx?viewid=946804B6-8B6F-4CD4-B692-ED7169EB73C9]
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Measuring physical activity intensity External Web Site Policy
[www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/physical/measuring/index.htm]
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Medline Plus: Interactive Health Tutorials External Web Site Policy
[www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/everyone/measuring/index.html]
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Menu Planner External Web Site Policy
[http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/menuplanner/menu.cgi]
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MyPyramid.gov External Web Site Policy
[www.mypyramid.gov]
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National Diabetes Fact Sheet External Web Site Policy
[www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pubs/factsheet.htm]
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National Eye Institute External Web Site Policy
[www.nei.nih.gov]

Personal Energy Plan External Web Site Policy
[www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/pep.htm]
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Physical Activity Tips External Web Site Policy
[www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/phys_act.htm]
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Quit Tips: Don't Let Another Year Go Up In Smoke External Web Site Policy
[www.smokefree.gov]
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Recipe and Meal Planner Guide for Diabetics External Web Site Policy
[www.innovations.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?id=1368]
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See All You Can See (for Kids) External Web Site Policy
[http://isee.nei.nih.gov]

Stress at Work External Web Site Policy
[www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/99-101]
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Small Step External Web Site Policy
[www.smallstep.gov]
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What You Need to Know About Breast Cancer External Web Site Policy
[http://cancer.gov/cancerinfo/wyntk/breast]
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