Resource Links • Back to Main Menu • Resources for the General Public • Resources for the Health Care Professionals • Resources for Teaching Professionals Resources for the General Public Dietitians of Canada Good for consumers (special section in English and French) and Professionals. Eating Well with Canada's Food Guide Great site to explain food guide, what and how to general public and Health Professionals. EatRight Ontario EatRight Ontario’s "Ask A Dietitian" service provides a direct link to registered dietitians to answer your questions and provide you with information about hard-to-find nutrition topics. The Vegetarian Resource Group Canadian Health Network Source of reliable health information brought to you by Health Canada and other health related organizations. American Dietetic Association A Unites States national organization for dietitians and consumers; reliable nutrition education resources. BC Dial-a-Dietitian The Dial-a-Dietitian organization provides current fact sheets and other nutrition education resources for the public and professionals. Healthy Eating is in Store for You™ (HESY) Healthy Eating is in Store for You™ (HESY) is a project that will help consumers make healthy food choices through better use of the nutrition information on the label of packaged foods. Healthy Measures Resources for consumers on eating well, being active, and being yourself. Natural Health Products Directorate of Health Canada New regulations for alternative and complementary medicines so that Canadians have ready access to natural health products that are safe, effective, and of high quality. Nutrition Labelling Describes new nutrition labelling regulations in effect as of January 1, 2003. To the top Resources for the Health Care Professionals Dietitans of Canada Good for consumers (special section in English and French) and Professionals. EatRight Ontario EatRight Ontario’s "Ask A Dietitian" service provides a direct link to registered dietitians to answer your questions and provide you with information about hard-to-find nutrition topics. American Dietetic Association Good source for books Food And Nutrition Information Centre Good resources for teachers and Health Care Professionals Canada's Food Guide to Healthy Eating Great site to explain food guide, what and how to general public and Health Professionals. Canadian Institute of Child Health Projects and activities as well as links to other sites. Publications and resources for parents and health professionals. Health Canada Links to nutrition resources, guidelines, and publications from Health Canada. Canadian Council on Food & Nutrition The Canadian Council on Food & Nutrition is an independent institute at the interface of nutrition science, consumers, government, and industry. This site provides information on a variety of nutrition topics for the public and health professionals. Nutrition Resource Centre The Nutrition Resource Centre is an initiative of the Ontario Public Health Association (OPHA) and works to strengthen the capacity of nutrition practitioners in communities across Ontario to deliver quality nutrition programming in a health promotion context.  Canadian Guidelines for Body Weight Classification in Adults The Canadian Guidelines for Body Weight Classification in Adults use the body mass index and waist circumference as indicators of health risk. These guidelines are newly released the summer of 2003. For health professionals. To the top Resources for Teaching Professionals Breakfast For Learning Tool to facilitate consultation on school based nutrition programs.  Report on the effect of nutrition on school performance.  Links to nutrition and school-base program sites. Discover Healthy Eating Curriculum support resource - teaching activities for Grades 1-6.  Corresponds to Health and Physical Education Curriculum (1998).  From Toronto Public Health. ** This resource can be downloaded directly from the website** Dairy Farmers of Ontario Teacher resources - workshops, curriculum, classroom activities, classroom resources, updates for preschool, K-3, 4-6, 7-8, 9-10. Resource - "Teaching Nutrition….Help Healthy Eating Come to Life in your Classroom". Mission Nutrition Fun, interactive learning activities to use in the classroom and at home to get children excited about healthy living! Make healthy eating, physical activity and positive self-esteem come alive for children in Kindergarten to Grade 8. Ontario Agri-Food Education Inc. (OAFE) OAFE has many curriculum related resources that address the relationship between farm and plate. The Teacher's Toolkit is a reference guide of factual information and resources related to the agri-food industry. Includes curriculum connections for Grades 1 to 8. Teach Nutrition Teacher resources - workshops, curriculum, classroom activities, classroom resources, updates for preschool, K-3, 4-6, 7-8, 9-10.  Resource - "Teach Nutrition….Help Healthy Eating Come to Life in your Classroom". Not Gonna Kill You - this is a website for youth about getting active, eating right, and getting and staying healthy Canadian Institute of Child Health Projects and activities as well as links to other sites. Publications and resources for parents and health professionals. Health Canada Links to nutrition resources, guidelines, and publications from Health Canada. Dietitians of Canada Nutrition resources and links to other nutrition websites. Schoolfile Schoolfile.com is sponsored in part by the Canadian Association of School Health and is designed to help teachers and other educators locate lesson plans and classroom based learning activities on nutritional education as well as other health topics. Comprehensive School Health Initiative The Comprehensive School Health initiative is described here to offer teachers and other educators options for an integrated approach to promoting healthy students in healthy schools.  To the top Media The Media Awareness network This website has a lot of great resources for teachers and parents. They cover a variety of topics including: how marketers target kids, special issues for young children etc. Mediacs This website also has great information about marketing to children and how to increase children’s awareness around this topic. They also offers workshop to classrooms. Concerned Children’s’ Advertisers This website has great information and programs including TV&ME which deals with media literacy, bullying, self-esteem etc. they also offer curriculum specific resources. Sport Nutrition Peak Performance - bridging the gap between the sciences of nutrition and exercise and the practices of healthy eating and active living Body Sense- Promoting positive body image in sport Dietitians of Canada The Nutrition File – Nutrition and Athletic Performance - Trusted information on healthy eating from Dietitians of Canada To the top   Note: if you discover a broken link please email Webmaster