Active Living Research
www.activelivingresearch.org

A program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Active Living Research supports research that that will identify policy and environmental influences on physical activity. The website provides information about funding opportunities as well as active living background and references.

Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research
http://www.cooperinst.org

The Cooper Institute conducts research to discover the connection between lifestyle habits and health and aims to disseminate this information to improve the lives of individuals. Their website contains information regarding training and certifications, products, publications, and programs.

Federal Statistics
http://www.fedstats.gov/

This website provides easy access to the full range of statistics and information produced by 70 Federal government agencies for public use.

Foundation Center
http://fdncenter.org/index.html

The Foundation Center provides a gateway to philanthropy on the worldwide web for grantseekers, grantmakers, researchers, policymakers, the media, and the general public.

Health Promotion Research Network
http://www.ki.se/phs/hprin

This network from the Karolinska Institute offers numerous links to health promotion, health services, evidence-based medicine, and other sites.

Melpomene Institute
http://www.melpomene.org

The Melpomene (mel-POM-uh-nee) Institute is the only non-profit research organization dedicated to women's health and physical activity. The Institute's website has information about publications, speakers, and jobs, plus a special site for girls.

NIH Research
http://crisp.cit.nih.gov

Search the National Institutes of Health's database of funded biomedical research using the "Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects" (CRISP). CRISP is searchable by keyword, principal investigator, institute/center, grant title, institution, state, and more. Uses of CRISP include searching for scientific concepts or emerging trends, identifying other investigators with similar interests, and locating grants by awarding institution.

Tools For Measuring Environmental Change
http://socialmarketing-nutrition.ucdavis.edu/Tools/somarktools.php

The Center for Advanced Studies in Nutrition and Social Marketing, in collaboration with several public and private organizations, presents a collection of tools that measure environmental change in a number of areas including PA and diet, food retailers, work sites, churches, medical providers/physicians, food access, and schools. All of the tools have been either formally validated or extensively field-tested.