American Dietetic Association
With nearly 65,000 members, the American Dietetic Association is the nation’s largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. ADA serves the public by promoting optimal nutrition, health and well-being.
http://www.eatright.org/Public/

American Heart Association
The American Heart Association offers information on diet and nutrition, exercise, and other lifestyle issues to help people stay healthy.
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1200009

American Medical Association, Adolescent Health Web Site
The AMA Adolescent Health Web Site offers a variety of information on various topics including injury prevention, violence and bullying, nutrition and fitness, alcohol, drug, and tobacco use, etc.
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/1947.html

Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs
The Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs represents state public health leaders and others working to improve the health and well being of women, children, youth and families, including those with special health care needs.   AMCHP accomplishes its mission through the active participation of its members and vital partnerships with government agencies, families and advocates, health care purchasers and providers, academic and research professionals, and others at the national, state and local levels.
http://www.amchp.org/

Bright Futures at Georgetown University
Bright Futures is a national health promotion initiative dedicated to the principle that every child deserves to be healthy and that optimal health involves a trusting relationship between the health professional, the child, the family, and the community as partners in health practice.
http://www.brightfutures.org/

Covering Kids & Families
Covering Kids & Families (CKF) works to reduce the number of uninsured children and adults who are eligible for public health care coverage programs but not enrolled.   The organization operates through statewide projects in 45 states and the District of Columbia and more than 140 local community projects. In addition, 5 states have CKF liaison grants that provide opportunities to participate in the national CKF initiative.
http://coveringkidsandfamilies.org

HRSA Maternal and Child Health Bureau
The Maternal and Child Health Bureau is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration.   The U.S. Congress enacted Title V of the Social Security Act, which authorized the Maternal and Child Health Services programs and provided a foundation and structure for assuring the health of American mothers and children.
http://mchb.hrsa.gov/

Konopka Institute for Best Practices in Adolescent Health
The Konopka Institute is built on a foundation of research that articulates what has been demonstrated to be effective in healthy youth development. Strategies based on the interrelatedness of youth health problems‚ a commitment to programs that work (“best practices”) or show promise of doing so (“best bets”)‚ and an understanding that adolescents must be viewed in the context of their families and their families in the context of neighborhoods and communities‚ are organizational hallmarks. Building upon these core values, the Konopka Institute is positioned to provide information‚ programs‚ and policy support to the youth-serving community.
http://www.allaboutkids.umn.edu/konopka/

The National Coalition for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered  Health
The National Coalition for LGBT Health is committed to improving the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals and communities through public education, coalition building and advocacy that focuses on research, policy, education and training.
http://www.lgbthealth.net

The President’s Council on Physical Fitness
Fitness.gov is the health, physical activity, fitness and sports information Web site of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. You can find out about the Council and its work, view our publications, and link to the resources of other government agencies as well as to health and fitness organizations.
www.fitness.gov