Links of Interest
Family Financial Management
- American Savings Education Council
- Federal Trade Commission
- Social Security Administration
- The Investors Clearinghouse
- The Young Investor Website
- Financial Help for Everyone
- Retirement Planning via the Web
- National Endowment for Financial Education
- Consumer Reports for Kids
- Resources for Consumer Information from the Federal Government
Building Strong Families
Child Development
Foods & Nutrition
- Meals for You
- http://infosource.uwex.edu/subheads.cfm?headingid=4 (searchable file of
food/nutrition tips from UW-Extension) - http://learningstore.uwex.edu/showcat.asp?id=19 (UW-Extension publications
on food/nutrition topics) - http://www.myplate.gov (Explore the new pyramid to learn about the food groups and physical activity.)
- http://www.nutrition.gov (a series of links to government websites with
nutrition information) - http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/site_main.htm?modecode=12-35-45-00
(a searchable nutrient composition database from the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture) - http://www.usda.gov/cnpp/dietary_guidelines.html (Dietary Guidelines
for Americans and related materials such as the Interactive Healthy
Eating Index and Physical Activity Tool) - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute,
part of the National Institutes of Health) - http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/site_index.htm (nutrition and physical
activity information from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention) - http://www.eatright.org (American Dietetic Association)
Housing
- UW-Extension About the House
- Home and Consumer Solutions
- Consumer Handbook to Credit Protection Laws


