2006 National Health ObservancesHealth observances are days, weeks, or months devoted to promoting particular health concerns. This calendar lists selected health observances for 2006 in three ways: the calendar shows days and weeks, and both the text listings and the At a Glance sheet shows monthly health observances as well.

Alternative Medicine Homepage: Resources on AIDS/HIV, alternative therapies, mailing lists and newsgroups, a practitioner's directory, web sites, and related areas.

American College of Preventive Medicine: Information about the science, policy and practice of preventive medicine.

American Dietetic Association: Healthful lifestyle tips, nutrition resources, how to find a dietitian and more.

Arbor Nutrition Guide: A meta index of nutrition information.

Ask Dr. Weil: A collection of answers to common medical questions, with a form for submitting questions, and self-help information.

Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback: Provides information about the alternative medical practice of biofeedback and psychophysiology, new research, news and links.

Biofeedback: This is a Biofeedback Webzine offering research, clinical applications and techniques on biofeedback around the world, with related sciences.

Center for Science in the Public Interest: The Nutrition Action Health-Letter, health and nutrition campaigns, Booze News and related areas.

Clickable Pyramid: A guide to daily food choices provided by the USDA. Pretty cool.

CNN Health News: CNN.com is among the world's leaders in online news and information delivery. Staffed 24 hours, seven days a week by a dedicated staff in CNN's world headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, and in bureaus worldwide, CNN.com relies heavily on CNN's global team of almost 4,000 news professionals. CNN.com features the latest multimedia technologies, from live video streaming to audio packages to searchable archives of news features and background information. The site is updated continuously throughout the day.

Complete Home Medical Guide: A searchable site with a large collection of health information organized by category.

CyberDiet.com: Daily food planner, assessment tools, find your nutritional profile, recipes, exercise tips and much more.

Division of STD Prevention: CDC's web page for the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases includes telephone hotline listings.

Dr. Koop's Community: Health news, information on various diseases, a health forum and chats, daily polls, website reviews and Ask The Doctor.

Doctor Travel: Collection of information and links on traveling, travel products and travel health.

Fast Food Facts - Interactive Food Finder: A searchable database of information on the fat, sugar, fiber, protein, and carbohydrate contents of fast foods at popular restaurants.

Fitness Partner Connection Jumpsite: This site has a fitness library, fitness forum, activity calorie calculator, eating style analysis and more.

Food Safety:Iowa State University offers news, food safety lessons, common pathogens, information resources and more.

Graham Kerr / Wellness on the Web: Lowfat recipes and healthy eating information from Graham Kerr, the former Galloping Gourmet.

Healthcare Forums: A large index of links to health forums made up of postings by online users.

Healthfinder: A comprehensive range of information from health topics to medical dictionaries and the latest government news.

Healthy Heart Diet: Recommended guidelines, and information about anti-oxidants, healthy eating for kids, lowering cholesterol and others.

HealthWorld Online: A large collection of information on alternative medicine, self-care, diseases and conditions, and other areas.

Just Move!: Fitness news, events, a national fitness database, an exercise diary and more.

Macrobiotics Online: An online source for a wealth of information on the macrobiotic diet, principles and practice, plus information on the Kushi Institute.

Male Health Center: An encyclopedia of information on male health issues ranging from wellness and nutrition to prostate cancer, sexual dysfunction, and impotence. Not just for men.

Massage Bodywork Resource Center: Includes an interactive user's guide to massage which helps people find the massage style and therapist they need, plus a therapist database, books, publications and listings.

Massage Therapy Web Central: A large collection of resources.

Merck: Merck continues to build its world-renowned reputation.

Nutrition Navigator: Reviewed nutrition sites for parents, kids, journalists, health professionals and special dietary needs. Includes hot topics.

Office of Alternative Medicine (OAM): An official NIH branch providing identifications and evaluations of alternative health care practices.

OncoLink - Diet and Cancer: Information on vitamins, food additives, environmental factors and other areas.

Transcendental Meditation: About the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi technique.

U.S. State Department: Travel Warnings and Consular Information Sheets. Worldwide health travel advisories from the U.S. State Department.

WellnessWeb: Find information about clinical trials, community health, how to select a health care provider, reports on illnesses and conditions and more topics.

Wellness Interactive Network: Links to a health resource directory, drug information database, healthcare topics, expert advice, American hospital directory, and more.

World Wide Online Meditation Center: Information about getting started in meditation, with links to meditation rooms, resources and others.

Women's Health Interactive Resources for women in a dynamic learning environment. Includes a gynecological health center, infertility information and a nutrition center.

Yoga Central: Provides Yoga instruction via the Web.

YogaNet: Yoga Journal magazine's online home offers insight into psychic and physical well-being through yoga.