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Links to other Organisations, Institutions and other Groups

Universidad de Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
- Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud
Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canadá
- School of Kinesiology and Health Studies
Comisión Nacional de Cultura Física y Deporte CONADE , México
Secretaría de Salud, México
Secretaría de Educación Pública, México
Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública
- Centro de Investigación en Nutrición y Salud (link)
- Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición (National Survey on Health and Nutrition)
  - 2006
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
- Global Health Research Initiative (GHRI)
  - Teasdale-Corti Global Health Research Partnership Program
- NEW Development Innovation Fund (link)
Health Canada (link)
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (link)
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
More links soon!

Useful links

Tools for Networks
- Tools for 'Thematic Groups' (Knowledge for Development, World Bank)
Tools for Researchers and Professors

For writing and publishing; IDRC
Tools for Scientific Writing (fisterra)
Book: Cómo Escribir y Publicar Trabajos Científicos (4a. Edición)
Organización Panamericana de la Salud (link)
Practical Guides (SciDev.net)

Virtual Libraries (link)
Dictionary (link)

Links related to Obesity

CORE (Centre for Obesity Research and Education)
Other CORE Centres
E-Salud (Secretaría de Salud), Padecimientos Crónicos: Obesidad
Canadian Obesity Network
Todo en Sobrepeso y Obesidad
Academia Mexicana para el Estudio de la Obesidad (AMEO)
NAASO The Obesity Society
International Association for the Study of Obesity (IASO)
MERCK-FROSST/CIHR Research Chair on Obesity, Université Laval (link)
MedlinePlus (news)

Other links

Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (collaborative study, World Health Organization)
- Canada
Active Healthy Kids Canada
- 2007 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth
Physical Activity and Obesity in Children Conference, Toronto 2007 (Proceedings, links)
Canadian Heart Health Surveys Follow-up Study (link)
World Health Organization
Kenyan International Development Study – Canadian Activity Needs Research Alliance (KIDS-CAN)
Kahnawake Schools Diabetes Prevention Project (KSDPP)
More links soon!

Other links: Nutrition, Health, and Physical Activity

Are we overweight? Measure your Body Mass Index (BMI)
Nutre y Mueve tu Vida! (link)
- Food Guides (Plato del Buen Comer; Mi Pirámide; MI Pirámide para Niños)
- Activity Guides: Guías de Actividades (link)
Public Health Agency of Canada

Healthy Living Unit
- Physical Activity Guide (link); guides for downloading:(link)
Food and Nutrition
- Canada's Food Guide (link); build your personal 'Food Guide': link

Nutrimania
Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion (link)
Agita Mundo (link)
Red de Actividad Física de las Américas - Physical Activity Network of the Americas (RAFA-PANA)
PARC - Physical Activity Resource Centre
Promover: Un Estilo de Vida para Mayores (Active Lifestyles and Aging)
Active Living Research (link)
Of general interest: for parents and kids
- Pumitas C.U. Futbol A.C.: Obesidad y Sobrepeso
Healthy Foods, Healthy Moves Inform Chicago (link)
More links soon!

Medicine

Academia Mexicana de Pediatría
More links soon!

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