Links to Health Organizations and Resources
For additional information on the benefits of walking and other health issues, please check out the following organizations.
Presidents Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
www.presidentschallenge.org
American Diabetes Association
www.diabetes.org
American Heart Association
www.americanheart.org
American Lung Association
www.lungusa.org
Arthritis Foundation
www.arthritis.com
National Institutes of Health - Osteoporosis and Related Bone Diseases National Resource Center
www.osteo.org
National Stroke Association
www.stroke.org
Colon Cancer Alliance
www.ccalliance.org
American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org
American Obesity Association
www.obesity.org
For recent news and articles on the benefits of walking and other health issues, please check out the following resources.
Fight Against Fat Shifts to the Workplace-New York Times:
www.nytimes.com/2003/10/12/national/12OBES.html
Walks With Ernie--Detroit Free Press:
www.freep.com/news/health/ernie22_20030722.htm
