Health and Nutrition Blogs

Government blogs about disease, staying healthy, and health research.

  • AIDS.gov Blog  – A blog about new media, research, and policy
  • Be Active Your Way Blog  – This blog is for professionals who work on physical activity promotion and provides a forum to discuss encouraging Americans to get the physical activity they need.
  • Bridging the Health Literacy Gap  – A blog from the CDC about health literacy news and activities.
  • CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Injury Center Director's View  – A blog from the Injury Center Director to foster public discussion about injury and violence prevention and response.
  • DCoE Blog  – The Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (DCoE) helps warriors and their families with psychological health and traumatic brain injury issues.
  • Disability.gov Blog  – Connects the disability community to information and opportunities.
  • FDA Voice  – This blog shares news, background, announcements, and other information about the work done at the FDA on behalf of the American public.
  • Food and Drug Administration Transparency Blog  – This blog discusses various ways the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can provide information to the public about what the FDA is doing and how decisions are made.
  • Genomics and Health Impact Blog  – A blog devoted to discussing best practices and questions about the role of genomics in disease prevention, health promotion and healthcare.
  • HealthCare Notes  – This blog from HealthCare.gov helps you take health care into your own hands.
  • Health IT Buzz  – Join the discussion about how to use health IT and exchange electronic health information to improve outcomes and reduce costs in our health care system.
  • Health Marketing Musings  – A blog about research, science, and practice in health marketing and communication, social marketing, information technology, public health partnerships, and more with Jay Bernhardt, Director of CDC's National Center for Health Marketing
  • Health Protection Perspectives  – A blog from the leadership at the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention.
  • Indian Health Service Director's Blog  – Get updates from Dr. Yvette Roubideaux, the Indian Health Service Director.
  • Keep Food Safe Blog  – Practical information and tips from the experts to help you and your family stay food safe.
  • Let's Move Blog  – Let’s Move has an ambitious but important goal: to solve the epidemic of childhood obesity within a generation.
  • Medicare Blog  – Informs Medicare recipients and their caregivers about the latest Medicare news.
  • Military Health System Blog  – Department of Defense leadership discusses the future of the U.S. Military Health System.
  • National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Science Blog  – This blog helps NIOSH to fulfill its mission of translating scientific research into practice. It also provides a forum for NIOSH partners and the public to present ideas to NIOSH scientists and each other while engaging in scientific discussion.
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Funding Blog  – Explores funding, policy, and other topics for NIAID’s extramural research community.
  • NIGMS Feedback Loop  – This blog by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences is mostly intended for current grantees, applicants, and others in the scientific community who want the latest information on funding opportunities, meetings, and resources.
  • Open HHS Blog  – Todd Park, Chief Technology Officer at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, writes about harnessing the power of data, technology, and innovation to improve the health and welfare of the nation.
  • Public Health Matters  – A blog from CDC about public health and preventing and controlling infectious diseases.
  • ReferencePoint  – This blog from the National Library of Medicine is for health sciences library staff.
  • SAMHSA Dialogue  – This blog from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAHMSA) focuses on how behavioral health issues are essential to overall health.
  • Sara Bellum Blog  – This blog from the National Institute on Drug Abuse discusses the science of addiction and drug abuse.

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