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F: PHYSICAL ACTIVITY RESOURCES
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
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
American Academy
of Family Physicians
11400 Tomahawk
Creek Parkway
Leawood, KS
66211-2672
Phone: (913)
906-6000
Fax: (913)
906-6975
American Academy
of Pediatrics
141 Northwest
Point Boulevard
Elk Grove Village,
IL 60007-1098
Phone: (847)
434-4000
Fax: (847)
434-8000
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
American Association
for Active Lifestyles and Fitness
1900 Association
Drive
Reston, VA
20191-1599
Phone: (800)
213-7193
Fax: (703)
476-9527
American Association
for Health Education
1900 Association
Drive
Reston, VA
20191-1599
Phone: (800)
213-7193
Fax: (703)
476-6638
American Association
for Leisure and Recreation
1900 Association
Drive
Reston, VA
20191-1599
Phone: (703)
476-3472
Fax: (703)
476-9527
American College
Health Association
P.O. Box 28937
Baltimore,
MD 212408937
Phone: (410)
859-1500
Fax: (410)
859-1510
American College
of Sports Medicine
401 West Michigan
Street
Indianapolis,
IN 46202-3233
Phone: (317)
637-9200
Fax: (317)
634-7817
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
American Medical
Association
515 North State
Street
Chicago, IL
60610
Phone: (312)
464-5000
Fax: (312)
464-4184
American Medical
Society for Sports Medicine
11639 Earnshaw
Overland Park,
KS 66210
Phone and fax:
(913) 327-1491
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
American Public
Health Association
800 I Street,
N.W.
Washington,
DC 20001-3710
Phone: (202)
777-APHA
Fax: (202)
777-2534
American School
Health Association
7263 State
Route 43
P.O. Box 708
Kent, OH 44240
Phone: (330)
678-1601
Fax: (330)
678-4526
Boys and Girls
Clubs of America
1230 West Peachtree
Street, N.W.
Atlanta, GA
30309
Phone: (404)
487-5700
Fax: (404)
487-5757
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
Camp Fire Boys
and Girls
4601 Madison
Avenue
Kansas City,
MO 64112-1278
Phone: (816)
756-1950
Fax: (816)
756-0258
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
Cooper Institute
for Aerobics Research
12330 Preston
Road
Dallas, TX
75230
Phone: (972)
341-3200, (800) 635-7050
Fax: (972)
341-3227
Federal Consumer
Information Center
1800 F Street,
N.W., Room G-142 (XC)
Washington,
DC 20405
Phone: (202)
501-1794
Fax: (202)
501-4281
Girl Scouts
of the USA
420 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY
10018-2798
Phone: (800)
GSUSA 4 U
Fax: (212)
852-8000
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
National Association
for Health and Fitness
201 South Capitol
Avenue, Suite 560
Indianapolis,
IN 46225
Phone: (317)
237-5630
Fax: (317)
237-5632
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
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
National Athletic
Trainers' Association
2952 Stemmons
Freeway, Suite 200
Dallas, TX
75247-6916
Phone: (214)
637-6282, (800) 879-6282
Fax: (214)
637-2206
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
National Collegiate
Athletics Association
700 West Washington
Street
P.O. Box 6222
Indianapolis,
IN 46206-6222
Phone: (317)
917-6222
Fax: (317)
917-6888
National Education
Association
1201 16th Street,
N.W.
Communications
Department, Room 712
Washington,
DC 20036
Phone: (202)
833-4000
Fax: (202)
822-7292
National Intramural-Recreational
Sports Association
4185 Southwest
Research Way
Corvallis,
OR 97333-1067
Phone: (541)
766-8211
Fax: (541)
766-8284
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
National Parent
Teacher Association
330 North Wabash
Avenue, Suite 2100
Chicago, IL
60611-3690
Phone: (800)
307-4PTA
Fax: (312)
670-6783
National Recreation
and Park Association
22377 Belmont
Ridge Road
Ashburn, VA
20148
Phone: (703)
858-0784, (877) 523-4440
Fax: (703)
858-0794
National Safety
Council
1121 Spring
Lake Drive
Itasca, IL
60143-3201
Phone: (630)
285-1121
Fax: (630)
285-1315
National School
Boards Association
1680 Duke Street
Alexandria,
VA 22314
Phone: (703)
838-6722
Fax: (703)
683-7590
Rails to Trails
Conservancy
1100 17th Street,
N.W., 10th Floor
Washington,
DC 20036
Phone: (202)
331-9696
Fax: (202)
331-9680
U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission
Washington,
DC 20207-0001
Phone: (301)
504-0990, (800) 638-2772 (hotline)
Fax: (301)
504-0399
YMCA of the
USA
101 North Wacker
Drive
Chicago, IL
60606
Phone: (312)
977-0031
Fax: (312)
977-9063
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
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
Food and Nutrition
Service
3101 Park Center
Drive, Room 503
Alexandria,
VA 22302-1500
Phone: (703)
305-2281
Fax: (703)
305-2312
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
American Lung
Association
1740 Broadway,
14th Floor
New York, NY
10019-4374
Phone: (212)
315-8700
Fax: (212)
265-5642
Asthma and
Allergy Foundation of America
1233 20th Street,
N.W., Suite 402
Washington,
DC 20036
Phone: (800)
7-ASTHMA
Fax: (202)
466-8940
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
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
Disabled Sports
USA
451 Hungerford
Drive, Suite 100
Rockville,
MD 20850
Phone: (301)
217-0960
TDD: (301)
217-0963
Fax: (301)
217-0968
Family Voices
P.O. Box 769
Algodones,
NM 87001
Phone: (505)
867-2368, (888) 835-5669
Fax: (505)
867-6517
Federation
for Children with Special Needs
1135 Tremont
Street, Suite 420
Boston, MA
02120
Phone: (617)
236-7210
Fax: (617)
572-2094
March of Dimes
1275 Mamaroneck
Avenue
White Plains,
NY 10605
Phone: (914)
428-7100, (888) MODIMES
Fax: (914)
428-8203
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
National Parent
Network on Disabilities
1130 17th Street,
N.W., Suite 400
Washington,
DC 20036
Phone: (202)
463-2299
Fax: (202)
463-9403
National Sports
Center for the Disabled
P.O. Box 1290
Winter Park,
CO 80482
Phone: (970)
726-1540
Fax: (970)
726-4112
Special Olympics
International
1325 G Street,
N.W., Suite 500
Washington,
DC 20005
Phone: (202)
628-3630
Fax: (202)
824-0200
Diabetes Mellitus
American Diabetes
Association
1701 North
Beauregard Street
Alexandria,
VA 22311
Phone: (703)
549-1500, (800) 342-2383
Fax: (703)
549-6995
Diabetes Exercise
and Sports Association
1647 West Bethany
Home Road, Suite B
Phoenix, AZ
85015
Phone: (800)
898-4322
Fax: (602)
433-9331
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
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
National Diabetes
Information Clearinghouse
One Information
Way
Bethesda, MD
20892-3560
Phone: (301)
654-3327, (800) 860-8747
Fax: (301)
907-8906
Eating Disorders
Academy for
Eating Disorders
6728 Old McLean
Village Drive
McLean, VA
22101
Phone: (703)
556-9222
Fax: (703)
556-8729
American Anorexia
Bulimia Association
165 West 46th
Street, Suite 1108
New York, NY
10036
Phone: (212)
575-6200
Fax: (212)
501-0342
Eating Disorders
Awareness and Prevention
603 Stewart
Street, Suite 803
Seattle, WA
98101
Phone: (206)
382-3587, (800) 931-2237
Fax: (206)
829-8501
National Association
of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders
P.O. Box 7
Highland Park,
IL 60035
Phone: (847)
831-3438
Fax: (847)
433-4632
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
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
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
Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Services Administration
5600 Fishers
Lane, Room 13C-05
Rockville,
MD 20857
Phone: (301)
443-8956
Fax: (301)
443-9050
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
Melpomene Institute
for Women's Health Research
1010 University
Avenue
St. Paul, MN
55104
Phone: (651)
642-1951
Fax: (651)
642-1871
National Association
for Girls and Women in Sport
1900 Association
Drive
Reston, VA
20191-1599
Phone: (703)
476-3450
Fax: (703)
476-4566
Women's Sports
Foundation
Eisenhower
Park
East Meadow,
NY 11554
Phone: (516)
542-4700, (800) 227-3988
Fax: (516)
542-4716
YWCA of the
USA
Empire State
Building
350 Fifth Avenue,
Suite 301
New York, NY
10118
Phone: (212)
273-7800
Fax: (212)
465-2281
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
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
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
National Institute
for Sports Science and Safety
222 Richmond
Street, Suite 109
Providence,
RI 02903
Phone: (401)
453-2688
Fax: (401)
272-4418
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
National Safe
Kids Campaign
1301 Pennsylvania
Avenue, N.W., Suite 1000
Washington,
DC 20004-1707
Phone: (202)
662-0600
Fax: (202)
393-2072
National Safety
Council
1121 Spring
Lake Drive
Itasca, IL
60143-3201
Phone: (630)
285-1121
Fax: (630)
285-1315
National Youth
Sports Safety Foundation
333 Longwood
Avenue, Suite 202
Boston, MA
02115
Phone: (617)
277-1171
Fax: (617)
277-2278
Nutrition
American Dietetic
Association
216 West Jackson
Boulevard, Suite 800
Chicago, IL
60606-6995
Phone: (312)
899-0040
Fax: (312)
899-4757
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
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
Shape Up America!
6707 Democracy
Boulevard, Suite 306
Bethesda, MD
20817
Phone: (301)
493-5368
Fax: (301)
493-9504
Weight-Control
Information Network
1 WIN Way
Bethesda, MD
20892-3665
Phone: (202)
828-1025, (877) 946-4627
Fax: (202)
828-1028
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
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
