Bright Futures in Practice: Physical Activity

TOOL F: PHYSICAL ACTIVITY RESOURCES

BFPATO_ILP64 General physical activity resources are listed first, followed by resources for specific physical activity issues and concerns.

General Physical Activity Information

Academy for Sports Dentistry

3705 Lincoln Trail

Taylorville, IL 62568

Phone: (217) 824-4990, (800) 273-1788

Fax: (217) 824-6819

Web site: http://www.acadsportsdent.org

Amateur Athletic Union

AAU National Headquarters

1910 Hotel Plaza Boulevard

Lake Buena, FL 32830-1000

Phone: (407) 934-7200, (800) AAU-4USA

Fax: (407) 934-7242

Web site: http://www.aausports.org

American Academy of Family Physicians

11400 Tomahawk Creek Parkway

Leawood, KS 66211-2672

Phone: (913) 906-6000

Fax: (913) 906-6975

Web site: http://aafp.org

American Academy of Pediatrics

141 Northwest Point Boulevard

Elk Grove Village, IL 60007-1098

Phone: (847) 434-4000

Fax: (847) 434-8000

Web site: http://www.aap.org

American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance

1900 Association Drive

Reston, VA 20191

Phone: (703) 476-3400, (800) 213-7193

Fax: (703) 476-9527

Web site: http://www.aahperd.org

American Association for Active Lifestyles and Fitness

1900 Association Drive

Reston, VA 20191-1599

Phone: (800) 213-7193

Fax: (703) 476-9527

Web site: http://www.aahperd.org/aaalf

American Association for Health Education

1900 Association Drive

Reston, VA 20191-1599

Phone: (800) 213-7193

Fax: (703) 476-6638

Web site: http://www.aahperd.org/aahe

American Association for Leisure and Recreation

1900 Association Drive

Reston, VA 20191-1599

Phone: (703) 476-3472

Fax: (703) 476-9527

Web site: http://www.aahperd.org/aalr-main.html

American College Health Association

P.O. Box 28937

Baltimore, MD 212408937

Phone: (410) 859-1500

Fax: (410) 859-1510

Web site: http://www.acha.org

American College of Sports Medicine

401 West Michigan Street

Indianapolis, IN 46202-3233

Phone: (317) 637-9200

Fax: (317) 634-7817

Web site: http://www.acsm.org

American Council on Exercise

5820 Oberlin Drive, Suite 102

San Diego, CA 92121-3787

Phone: (858) 535-8227, (800) 825-3636

Fax: (858) 535-1778

Web site: http://www.acefitness.org

American Medical Association

515 North State Street

Chicago, IL 60610

Phone: (312) 464-5000

Fax: (312) 464-4184

Web site: http://www.ama-assn.org

American Medical Society for Sports Medicine

11639 Earnshaw

Overland Park, KS 66210

Phone and fax: (913) 327-1491

Web site: http://www.amssm.org

American Nurses Association

600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Suite 100 West

Washington, DC 20024-2571

Phone: (202) 651-7000, (800) 274-4ANA

Fax: (202) 651-7001

Web site: http://www.ana.org

American Public Health Association

800 I Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20001-3710

Phone: (202) 777-APHA

Fax: (202) 777-2534

Web site: http://www.apha.org

American School Health Association

7263 State Route 43

P.O. Box 708

Kent, OH 44240

Phone: (330) 678-1601

Fax: (330) 678-4526

Web site: http://www.ashaweb.org

Boys and Girls Clubs of America

1230 West Peachtree Street, N.W.

Atlanta, GA 30309

Phone: (404) 487-5700

Fax: (404) 487-5757

Web site: http://www.bgca.org

Boy Scouts of America National Council

1325 West Walnut Hill Lane

P.O. Box 152079

Irving, TX 75015-2079

Phone: (972) 580-2000

Fax: (972) 580-2502

Web site: http://www.bsa.scouting.org

Camp Fire Boys and Girls

4601 Madison Avenue

Kansas City, MO 64112-1278

Phone: (816) 756-1950

Fax: (816) 756-0258

Web site: http://www.campfire.org

Center for Science in the Public Interest

1875 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 300

Washington, DC 20009-5728

Phone: (202) 332-9110

Fax: (202) 265-4954

Web site: http://www.cspinet.org

Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research

12330 Preston Road

Dallas, TX 75230

Phone: (972) 341-3200, (800) 635-7050

Fax: (972) 341-3227

Web site: http://www.cooperinst.org

Federal Consumer Information Center

1800 F Street, N.W., Room G-142 (XC)

Washington, DC 20405

Phone: (202) 501-1794

Fax: (202) 501-4281

Web site: http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov

Girl Scouts of the USA

420 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10018-2798

Phone: (800) GSUSA 4 U

Fax: (212) 852-8000

Web site: http://www.girlscouts.org

IDEA--The Health and Fitness Source

6190 Cornerstone Court, East, Suite 204

San Diego, CA 92121-3773

Phone: (800) 999-4332, ext. 7

Fax: (858) 535-8234

Web site: http://www.ideafit.com

National Association for Health and Fitness

201 South Capitol Avenue, Suite 560

Indianapolis, IN 46225

Phone: (317) 237-5630

Fax: (317) 237-5632

Web site: http://www.physicalfitness.org

National Association for Sport and Physical
Education
1900 Association Drive
Reston, VA 20191-1599
Phone: (800) 213-7193, ext. 410
Fax: (703) 476-8316
Web site: http://www.aahperd.org/naspe

National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates and Practitioners

1101 Kings Highway, North, Suite 206

Cherry Hill, NJ 08034-1912

Phone: (856) 667-1773, (877) 662-7627

Fax: (856) 667-7187

Web site: http://www.napnap.org

National Association of Social Workers

750 First Street, N.E., Suite 700

Washington, DC 20002-4241

Phone: (202) 408-8600, (800) 638-8799

Fax: (202) 336-8311

Web site: http://www.socialworkers.org

National Athletic Trainers' Association

2952 Stemmons Freeway, Suite 200

Dallas, TX 75247-6916

Phone: (214) 637-6282, (800) 879-6282

Fax: (214) 637-2206

Web site: http://www.nata.org

National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health (NCEMCH)

2000 15th Street, North, Suite 701

Arlington, VA 22201-2617

Phone: (703) 524-7802

Fax: (703) 524-9335

NCEMCH Web site: http://www.ncemch.org

Bright Futures Web site: http://www.brightfutures.org

National Collegiate Athletics Association

700 West Washington Street

P.O. Box 6222

Indianapolis, IN 46206-6222

Phone: (317) 917-6222

Fax: (317) 917-6888

Web site: http://www.ncaa.org

National Education Association

1201 16th Street, N.W.

Communications Department, Room 712

Washington, DC 20036

Phone: (202) 833-4000

Fax: (202) 822-7292

Web site: http://www.nea.org

National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association

4185 Southwest Research Way

Corvallis, OR 97333-1067

Phone: (541) 766-8211

Fax: (541) 766-8284

Web site: http://www.nirsa.org

National Maternal and Child Health Clearinghouse

2070 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 450

Vienna, VA 22182-2536

Phone: (703) 356-1964, (888) 434-4624

Fax: (703) 821-2098

Web site: http://www.nmchc.org

National Parent Teacher Association

330 North Wabash Avenue, Suite 2100

Chicago, IL 60611-3690

Phone: (800) 307-4PTA

Fax: (312) 670-6783

Web site: http://www.pta.org

National Recreation and Park Association

22377 Belmont Ridge Road

Ashburn, VA 20148

Phone: (703) 858-0784, (877) 523-4440

Fax: (703) 858-0794

Web site: http://www.activeparks.org

National Safety Council

1121 Spring Lake Drive

Itasca, IL 60143-3201

Phone: (630) 285-1121

Fax: (630) 285-1315

Web site: http://www.nsc.org

National School Boards Association

1680 Duke Street

Alexandria, VA 22314

Phone: (703) 838-6722

Fax: (703) 683-7590

Web site: http://www.nsba.org

Rails to Trails Conservancy

1100 17th Street, N.W., 10th Floor

Washington, DC 20036

Phone: (202) 331-9696

Fax: (202) 331-9680

Web site: http://www.railtrails.org

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Washington, DC 20207-0001

Phone: (301) 504-0990, (800) 638-2772 (hotline)

Fax: (301) 504-0399

Web site: http://www.cpsc.gov

YMCA of the USA

101 North Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60606

Phone: (312) 977-0031

Fax: (312) 977-9063

Web site: http://www.ymca.net

ZERO TO THREE: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families

734 15th Street, N.W., Suite 1000

Washington, DC 20005-1013

Phone: (202) 638-1144, (800) 899-4301

Fax: (202) 638-0851

Web site: http://www.zerotothree.org

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service

1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.

South Building, Stop 2207, Room 3328

Washington, DC 20250-0900

Phone: (202) 720-4651

Fax: (202) 690-0289

Web site: http://www.reeusda.gov

Food and Nutrition Service

3101 Park Center Drive, Room 503

Alexandria, VA 22302-1500

Phone: (703) 305-2281

Fax: (703) 305-2312

Web site: http://www.fns.usda.gov/fns

National Agricultural Library

Food and Nutrition Information Center

10301 Baltimore Avenue, Room 304

Beltsville, MD 20705-2351

Phone: (301) 504-5719

Fax: (301) 504-6409

Web site: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity

4770 Buford Highway, N.E., MS/K-24

Atlanta, GA 30341-3717

Phone: (770) 488-5820

Fax: (770) 488-5473

Web site: http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

National Center for Health Statistics

6525 Belcrest Road

Presidential Building, Room 1064

Hyattsville, MD 20782-2003

Phone: (301) 458-4636

Web site: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs

Food and Drug Administration

Office of Consumer Affairs

5600 Fishers Lane, HFE-88, Room 16-85

Rockville, MD 20857

Phone: (888) 463-6332

Fax: (301) 443-9767

Web site: http://www.fda.gov

Health Resources and Services Administration

Maternal and Child Health Bureau

5600 Fishers Lane

Parklawn Building, Room 18-20

Rockville, MD 20857

Phone: (301) 443-0205

Fax: (301) 443-1797

Web site: http://www.mchb.hrsa.gov

National Institutes of Health

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Education Programs Information Center

P.O. Box 30105

Bethesda, MD 20824-0105

Phone: (301) 592-8573

Fax: (301) 592-8563

Web site: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov

National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Clearinghouse

31 Center Drive

Building 31, Room 2A-32, MSC 2425

Bethesda, MD 20892-2425

Phone: (301) 496-5133, (800) 370-2943

Fax: (301) 496-7101

Web site: http://www.nichd.nih.gov

Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

200 Independence Avenue, S.W.

Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 738-G

Washington, DC 20201

Phone: (202) 205-8611

Fax: (202) 690-7054

Web site: http://www.odphp.osophs.dhhs.gov

President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports

Department W

200 Independence Avenue, S.W.

Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 738-H

Washington, DC 20201-0004

Phone: (202) 690-9000

Fax: (202) 690-5211

Web site: http://www.fitness.gov

U.S. Department of the Interior

National Park Service

1849 C Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20240

Phone: (202) 208-6843

Fax: (202) 219-0910

Web site: http://www.nps.gov

U.S. Department of Transportation

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

400 Seventh Street, S.W.

Washington, DC 20590

Phone: (202) 366-0123, (888) 327-4236

Fax: (202) 493-2833

Web site: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov

Specific Physical Activity Issues and Concerns

Asthma

Allergy and Asthma Network/Mothers of Asthmatics

2751 Prosperity Avenue, Suite 150

Fairfax, VA 22031

Phone: (703) 641-9595, (800) 878-4403

Fax: (703) 573-7794

Web site: http://www.aanma.org

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

611 East Wells Street

Milwaukee, WI 53202

Phone: (414) 272-6071, (800) 822-2762

Fax: (414) 272-6070

Web site: http://www.aaaai.org

American Lung Association

1740 Broadway, 14th Floor

New York, NY 10019-4374

Phone: (212) 315-8700

Fax: (212) 265-5642

Web site: http://www.lungusa.org

Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America

1233 20th Street, N.W., Suite 402

Washington, DC 20036

Phone: (800) 7-ASTHMA

Fax: (202) 466-8940

Web site: http://www.aafa.org

National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Office of Communications and Public Liaison

9000 Rockville Pike

Building 31, Room 7A-50

31 Center Drive, MSC 2520

Bethesda, MD 20892-2520

Phone: (301) 496-5717

Fax: (301) 402-0120

Web site: http://www.niaid.nih.gov

Children and Adolescents with Special Health Care Needs

American Association of Mental Retardation

444 North Capitol Street, N.W., Suite 846

Washington, DC 20001-1512

Phone: (202) 387-1968, (800) 424-3688

Fax: (202) 387-2193

Web site: http://www.aamr.org

Disabled Sports USA

451 Hungerford Drive, Suite 100

Rockville, MD 20850

Phone: (301) 217-0960

TDD: (301) 217-0963

Fax: (301) 217-0968

Web site: http://www.dsusa.org

Family Voices

P.O. Box 769

Algodones, NM 87001

Phone: (505) 867-2368, (888) 835-5669

Fax: (505) 867-6517

Web site: http://www.familyvoices.org

Federation for Children with Special Needs

1135 Tremont Street, Suite 420

Boston, MA 02120

Phone: (617) 236-7210

Fax: (617) 572-2094

Web site: http://www.fcsn.org

March of Dimes

1275 Mamaroneck Avenue

White Plains, NY 10605

Phone: (914) 428-7100, (888) MODIMES

Fax: (914) 428-8203

Web site: http://www.modimes.org

National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities

P.O. Box 1492

Washington, DC 20013-1492

Phone: (800) 695-0285

Fax: (202) 884-8441

Web site: http://www.nichcy.org

National Parent Network on Disabilities

1130 17th Street, N.W., Suite 400

Washington, DC 20036

Phone: (202) 463-2299

Fax: (202) 463-9403

Web site: http://www.npnd.org

National Sports Center for the Disabled

P.O. Box 1290

Winter Park, CO 80482

Phone: (970) 726-1540

Fax: (970) 726-4112

Web site: http://www.nscd.org

Special Olympics International

1325 G Street, N.W., Suite 500

Washington, DC 20005

Phone: (202) 628-3630

Fax: (202) 824-0200

Web site: http://www.specialolympics.org

Diabetes Mellitus

American Diabetes Association

1701 North Beauregard Street

Alexandria, VA 22311

Phone: (703) 549-1500, (800) 342-2383

Fax: (703) 549-6995

Web site: http://www.diabetes.org

Diabetes Exercise and Sports Association

1647 West Bethany Home Road, Suite B

Phoenix, AZ 85015

Phone: (800) 898-4322

Fax: (602) 433-9331

Web site: http://www.diabetes-exercise.org

International Diabetes Center

Institute for Research and Education

HealthSystem Minnesota

3800 Park Nicollet Boulevard

St. Louis Park, MN 55416

Phone: (952) 993-3393, (888) 825-6315

Fax: (952) 993-1302

Web site: http://www.idcdiabetes.org

Juvenile Diabetes Foundation International

120 Wall Street, 19th Floor

New York, NY 10005-4001

Phone: (212) 785-9500, (800) 533-2873

Fax: (212) 785-9595

Web site: http://www.jdf.org

National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse

One Information Way

Bethesda, MD 20892-3560

Phone: (301) 654-3327, (800) 860-8747

Fax: (301) 907-8906

Web site: http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/diabetes/ndic.htm

Eating Disorders

Academy for Eating Disorders

6728 Old McLean Village Drive

McLean, VA 22101

Phone: (703) 556-9222

Fax: (703) 556-8729

Web site: http://www.acadeatdis.org

American Anorexia Bulimia Association

165 West 46th Street, Suite 1108

New York, NY 10036

Phone: (212) 575-6200

Fax: (212) 501-0342

Web site: http://www.aabainc.org

Eating Disorders Awareness and Prevention

603 Stewart Street, Suite 803

Seattle, WA 98101

Phone: (206) 382-3587, (800) 931-2237

Fax: (206) 829-8501

Web site: http://www.edap.org

National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders

P.O. Box 7

Highland Park, IL 60035

Phone: (847) 831-3438

Fax: (847) 433-4632

Web site: http://www.anad.org

Ergogenic Aids

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information

P.O. Box 2345

Rockville, MD 20847-2345

Phone: (301) 468-2600, (800) 729-6686

Fax: (301) 468-6433

Web site: http://www.health.org

National Institutes of Health

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

6000 Executive Boulevard

Willco Building, Suite 400

Bethesda, MD 20892-7003

Phone: (301) 443-3860

Fax: (301) 443-7043

Web site: http://www.niaaa.nih.gov

National Institutes of Health

National Institute on Drug Abuse

6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 5213

Bethesda, MD 20982-9651

Phone: (301) 443-1124

Fax: (301) 443-7397

Web site: http://www.nida.nih.gov

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

5600 Fishers Lane, Room 13C-05

Rockville, MD 20857

Phone: (301) 443-8956

Fax: (301) 443-9050

Web site: http://www.samhsa.gov

Girls and Female Adolescents in Physical Activity

Girls Incorporated

120 Wall Street, Third Floor

New York, NY 10005

Phone: (800) 374-4475

Fax: (212) 509-8708

Web site: http://www.girlsinc.org

Melpomene Institute for Women's Health Research

1010 University Avenue

St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone: (651) 642-1951

Fax: (651) 642-1871

Web site: http://www.melpomene.org

National Association for Girls and Women in Sport

1900 Association Drive

Reston, VA 20191-1599

Phone: (703) 476-3450

Fax: (703) 476-4566

Web site: http://www.aahperd.org/nagws

Women's Sports Foundation

Eisenhower Park

East Meadow, NY 11554

Phone: (516) 542-4700, (800) 227-3988

Fax: (516) 542-4716

Web site: http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org

YWCA of the USA

Empire State Building

350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 301

New York, NY 10118

Phone: (212) 273-7800

Fax: (212) 465-2281

Web site: http://www.ywca.org

Heat-Related Illness

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

National Center for Environmental Health

4770 Buford Highway, N.E., Mailstop F-29

Atlanta, GA 30341-3724

Phone: (770) 488-7025, NCEH Health Line (888) 232-6789

Fax: (770) 488-7197

Web site: http://cdc.gov/nceh

Injury

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention

4770 Buford Highway, N.E., MS K65

Atlanta, GA 30347

Phone: (770) 488-1506

Fax: (770) 488-1667

Web site: http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc

Children's Safety Network National Injury and Violence Prevention Resource Center

Education Development Center, Inc.

55 Chapel Street

Newton, MA 02458-1060

Phone: (617) 969-7101, ext. 2207

Fax: (617) 244-3436

Web site: http://www.edc.org/HHD/csn

National Institute for Sports Science and Safety

222 Richmond Street, Suite 109

Providence, RI 02903

Phone: (401) 453-2688

Fax: (401) 272-4418

Web site: http://www.nisss.org

National Program for Playground Safety

School for Health, Physical Education and Leisure Services

WRC 205, University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0618

Phone: (800) 554-PLAY

Fax: (319) 273-7308

Web site: http://www.uni.edu/playground

National Safe Kids Campaign

1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 1000

Washington, DC 20004-1707

Phone: (202) 662-0600

Fax: (202) 393-2072

Web site: http://www.safekids.org

National Safety Council

1121 Spring Lake Drive

Itasca, IL 60143-3201

Phone: (630) 285-1121

Fax: (630) 285-1315

Web site: http://www.nsc.org

National Youth Sports Safety Foundation

333 Longwood Avenue, Suite 202

Boston, MA 02115

Phone: (617) 277-1171

Fax: (617) 277-2278

Web site: http://www.nyssf.org

Nutrition

American Dietetic Association

216 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 800

Chicago, IL 60606-6995

Phone: (312) 899-0040

Fax: (312) 899-4757

Web site: http://www.eatright.org

International Center for Sports Nutrition

502 South 44th Street, Suite 3007

Omaha, NE 68105

Phone: (402) 559-5505

Fax: (402) 559-7302

International Food Information Council

1100 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Suite 430

Washington, DC 20036

Phone: (202) 296-6540

Fax: (202) 296-6547

Web site: http://ificinfo.health.org

Obesity

National Institutes of Health

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Obesity Education Initiative

P.O. Box 30105

Bethesda, MD 20824-0105

Phone: (301) 592-8573

Fax: (301) 592-8563

Web site: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/oei

Shape Up America!

6707 Democracy Boulevard, Suite 306

Bethesda, MD 20817

Phone: (301) 493-5368

Fax: (301) 493-9504

Web site: http://www.shapeup.org

Weight-Control Information Network

1 WIN Way

Bethesda, MD 20892-3665

Phone: (202) 828-1025, (877) 946-4627

Fax: (202) 828-1028

Web site: http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health/nutrit/win.htm

National Programs

PE Central Challenge

The PE Central Challenge is designed for fourth and fifth grade children to encourage them to practice a variety of motor skills, many of which are contained in National Association for Sport and Physical Education standards. The goal of the challenge is to help children become more skillful movers, which, in turn, will encourage them to become more physically active.

PE Central

P.O. Box 10262

Blacksburg, VA 24062

Fax: (800) 783-8124

Web site: http://pe.central.org

President's Challenge Awards Program

The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports President's Challenge Awards Program is designed to help physical educators and youth-serving organizational leaders encourage children and adolescents ages 6 to 17 to make a commitment to increased physical activity and a lifetime of fitness. The program strives to help children and adolescents adopt and maintain a fit and active lifestyle while receiving presidential recognition for their efforts. All children and adolescents are recognized as winners in activity and fitness.

President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports

Department W

200 Independence Avenue, S.W.

Humphrey Building, Room 738-H

Washington, DC 20201-0004

Phone: (202) 690-9000

Fax: (202) 690-5211

Web site: http://www.fitness.gov

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