United States Department of Health and Human Services
www.hhs.gov
Their vision ~ Leading America to better health, safety,
and well-being.
Do a site search on children’s nutrition or any topic
regarding child welfare.
Contact information
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
Telephone: 202-619-0257
Toll Free: 1-877-696-6775
Womenshealth.gov
www.womenshealth.gov/pregnancy/
Their vision ~ The federal government source for woman’s
health information providing nutrition specifics before
pregnancy, during each trimester, and healthy eating
after the baby is born.
Contact information
Office on Woman’s Health c/o
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
(see above address)
The science of nutrition has transcended the pages of
clinical journals into the mainstream media where
consumer demands for advice on matters of diet abound,
legislators are consciously weighing in on the quality
of snack food available to school aged children and
waiting rooms in doctors offices are filled with
families eager to ask questions about what they should
be feeding their children. Are our health professionals
and specialists equipped to answer these questions? The
Institute of Medicine which serves as adviser to the
nation on science, engineering, and medicine has created
a working body whose focus is to unify the medical and
nutritional scientific researchers and practitioners by
mandating a more intensive nutritional curriculum in
medical schools.
Committee on Nutrition in Medical Education, Food and
Nutrition Board, National Research Council,
Academy
of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine
http://newton.nap.edu/catalog/597.html
Their vision ~
The
committee proposes that the following topics in
nutrition become part of the basic curriculum of medical
schools and, furthermore, that they be integrated into
clinical clerkships: energy balance, role of specific
nutrients and dietary components, nutrition in the life
cycle, nutritional assessment, protein-energy
malnutrition, the role of nutrition in disease
prevention and treatment, and risks from poor dietary
practices stemming from individual, social, and cultural
diversity.
Pamphlet: Nutrition Education in U.S. Medical Schools
(1985), National Academy Press, 2101 Constitution
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20418
The McCarrison Society
http://mccarrisonsociety.org.uk/
Their vision ~ Consisting of doctors, dentists,
scientists, dieticians, other health professionals and
lay people, the
purpose of the Society is to assemble scientific
knowledge on nutrition and health that is free from
economic and political pressures with the objective of
securing the physical and mental health of future
generations. Based on the teachings of the late Sir
Robert McCarrison, who believed that the most important
factor in restoring health is healthy nutrition the aims
of the society are:
Collect and collate evidence from all over the world
regarding the relationship between nutrition and health,
encourage and initiate further research projects in the
field of nutrition, urge the inclusion of nutrition as a
mandatory subject in medical departments and encourage
the teaching of nutrition in schools, according to the
principles developed by Sir Robert McCarrison,
disseminate relevant information through conferences,
lectures and by liaison with other scientific bodies and
the agricultural community.
Contact Information
The
McCarrison Society,
C/o
Institute of Brain
Chemistry and Human Nutrition,
London Metropolitan University, North London Campus,
166-222 Holloway Rd, London N7 8DB, United Kingdom
Tel: 0044+ (0)20 7753 3165 Fax: 0044+ (0)20 7753 3164
http://montessoriconnections.com
Website with information
and resources about Montessori education for educators
and parents. Has extensive list of US Montessori schools
and school throughout the world.
The Food and Mood Community Interest Company:
dietary self-help for mental and emotional health.
www.foodandmood.org
This is
a great web resource for eating and feeling good!
Amanda Geary, the founder also has a blog. It's
wonderful!
