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Healthy Lifestyle

Learn the basics of healthy eating, staying active, and making informed lifestyle choices.

Diet and Nutrition

Dietary Guidelines for Americans (HHS and USDA)
Get advice on how good dietary habits can promote health and reduce risk for major chronic diseases (2 years to adult).

Eat Healthy (HHS)
Learn the basics and the benefits, and take action.

Nutrition.gov (USDA)
Find easy-to-read information on food and nutrition.

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Eat Real Food

The new Dietary Guidelines for Americans reestablish food—not pharmaceuticals—as the foundation of health and reclaim the food pyramid as a tool for nourishment and education.

Learn more

Drinking & Alcohol

Alcohol Use and Your Health (CDC)
Read about drinking levels, excessive alcohol use, drinking problems, and more.

Alcohol's Effects on Health (NIH)
Explore research-based information on drinking and its impact on your health.

Exercise & Fitness

Physical Activity for Basics and Your Health (CDC)
Add exercise to your life with physical activity guidelines for children, adults, and seniors.

Exercise and Physical Activity (NH)
Find tips on how to fit exercise into your daily life safely and get motivated to get moving.

Smoking & Tobacco

Smokefree.gov (NIH)
Find information to help you or someone you care about quit smoking.

What It's Like to Quit Smoking (FDA)
Learn what to expect when you quit and things that can help.

Social Wellness

Social Connection (CDC)
Find out how staying connected to others is important to your mental and physical health.

Social Wellness Toolkit (NIH)
Learn positive social habits to help you build support systems and stay healthier mentally and physically.

Stress Management

Managing Stress (CDC)
Find resources to support your emotional well-being.

Stress (NIH)
Learn healthy techniques to help you cope with stress.

Weight Loss & Obesity

What are Overweight and Obesity? (NIH)
Learn about causes, risks, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

Tips for Healthy Eating for a Healthy Weight (CDC)
Read about eating plans that help you manage your weight and develop healthy eating patterns so you can live a longer and healthier life.

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Get a Job Helping People Live Healthier Lives

These are some career opportunities for you to help people get healthier through what they eat, how they move, and decisions they make. Learn more about how to start your career in a health job that goes beyond being a doctor or a nurse.

Join the Health Workforce

Content last reviewed March 18, 2026
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