A measure of diet quality, independent of quantity, that can be used to assess compliance with the U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans and monitor changes in dietary patterns. The HEI can also be used to evaluate nutrition interventions and consumer nutrition education programs.
Learn about proven, science-based methods to help people get the recommended amounts of healthy foods — like fruits, vegetables, and whole grains — to reduce their risk for chronic diseases and improve their health. Use these resources to develop programs and policies that are informed by evidence on what's effective, replicable, scalable, and sustainable.
A comprehensive toolkit designed to help health educators, dietitians, physicians, other health care and nutrition professionals, social workers, youth counselors, and program directors teach consumers about the Nutrition Facts label and how to use the information it provides to make healthier food choices.
A biomarker validation study of internet-based and conventional self-reports for assessing diet and physical activity.
These modules are designed to complement the Measures Registry and Measures Registry User Guides and assist researchers and practitioners with choosing the best measures across the four domains of the Measures Registry: individual diet, food environment, individual physical activity and physical activity environment.
A webinar series featuring leading national and international experts presenting on emerging developments, opportunities, and challenges in childhood obesity prevention research, practice, and policy.
Videos to learn practical tips on how to counsel patients about using the Nutrition Facts label to make food choices that support a healthy diet.
A series of cross-sectional and longitudinal tables and figures providing national estimates on tobacco use and transition among youth (aged 12-17), young adults (aged 18-24), and adults (aged 25+) of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study, a nationally representative cohort study of tobacco use in the United States. Please review the Methodology document for important information about the analytic methods used to generate tables and figures.
A catalog of recommended standard measures of phenotypes and environmental exposures for use in biomedical research. This includes common data elements for tobacco regulatory research, substance abuse and addiction, mental health research, sickle cell disease research, and social determinants of health.
The PhenX Toolkit provides recommended standard measures of phenotypes and environmental exposures for use in biomedical research. This collection includes common data elements for tobacco regulatory research.
A portfolio of materials to help kids understand how to read the Nutrition Facts label on food packages.
A searchable database of community-based studies assessing known factors impacting rates of childhood obesity, providing information on the study design, measures, content areas, and populations examined.
Reports and publications from the Surgeon General covering a range of topics including substance abuse, tobacco, suicide prevention, disease prevention, mental health, violence, oral health, physical activity and nutrition, skin cancer, breastfeeding, healthy homes, prevention of pre-term birth, and health literacy.
Science Analysis System (SAS) code is available for analyzing Actigraph 7164 Physical Activity Monitor (PAM) data from the 2003–2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). These programs are written to import and analyze accelerometer data downloaded from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). Those who wish to use these programs with data downloaded directly from Actigraph 7164 accelerometers used in a different study must first convert the data into the appropriate format and merge the records from multiple accelerometers.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) is a federally funded grant program. SNAP-Ed is evidence-based and helps people make their SNAP dollars stretch, teaches them how to cook healthy meals, and lead physically active lifestyles.
Use SNAP-Ed Connection to:
- Share best practices and successes, improving the program overall
- Search an extensive library of SNAP-Ed resources and materials
- Receive training and professional development
- Obtain program resources
Free print materials, syndicated website content, and shareable social media images from the FDA Center for Tobacco Products aimed at communicating the dangers of tobacco use. Content focuses on public health education, smoking cessation, tobacco research, retailer information, tobacco regulations, and compliance.
A tool to help older adults understand the nutrition facts label.
Information and resources for measuring long-term average daily intake, or "usual intake, including an NCI-developed method for estimating usual dietary intakes of foods and nutrients using 24-hour recalls. This method can be used to:
- Estimate the distribution of usual intake for a population or subpopulation
- Assess the effects of individual covariates on consumption
- Predict individual intake for use in a model to assess the relationship between diet and disease or other variable using the statistical technique of regression calibration.