Gaston County Fitness & Nutrition Council
A Project of the Gaston Community Healthcare Commission, A Healthy Carolinians Partnership, and the Gaston County Health Department

Winner of the 2003 North Carolina Prevention Performance Award for Coalition Excellence

 

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General Information

You want to make healthier choices for you and your family, but where do you start?  Adopting healthy habits doesn't require drastic change.  You can make small changes that will bring about fabulous results! Here are resources to help you.
Eat Smart Move More  - North Carolina
 
is packed with tools to get you on the right track.

 

Non-Smoking restaurants in our area

 

 
www.healthfinder.gov


  

National Institutes of Health - Health Information
http://health.nih.gov/

 

North Carolina’s Cardiovascular Health Program
www.startwithyourheart.com

 

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov

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Physical Fitness


From the National Institute on Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/physical.htm

 

 


Healthy Youth
www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/presphysactrpt/index.htm

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Nutrition

 

www.eatright.org

 

Fruits and Veggies Matter
www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov
 

The Food Guide Pyramid
www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/Fpyr/pyramid.html

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Sports and Recreation


www.gastonymca.
org

 

Gaston County Parks and Recreation
http://www.co.gaston.nc.us/ParksAndRec/index.HTM

 


www.ncseniorgames.org

 

North Carolina Special Olympics
www.sonc.net

The Women’s Sports Foundation
the number one information resource for girls’ and women’s sports
  www.womenssportsfoundation.org

 

City of Gastonia Parks and Recreation
http://www.cityofgastonia.com/city_serv/parks/index.cfm

 

City of Mount Holly Parks and Recreation
http://www.mtholly.us/?page_id=9

 

US National Whitewater Center

http://www.usnwc.org

 

 

City of Belmont Parks and Recreation Department

http://www.belmontparksandrec.com

 

Bessemer City Recreation Department

http://bessemercity.com/parks_recreation.html

 

Cramerton Parks and Recreation

http://www.cramerton.org/pandr.htm

 

Crowder’s Mountain State Park

http://www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/crmo/main.php

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