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General Holiday Safety Tips - The US Naval Safety Center has created these tips for military families, and everyone else too!

Holiday Season Safety - The National Safety Council provides these ideas.

Winter Holiday Safety - The Red Cross offers some practical safety tips here.

10 Tasty Ways to Color Your Holidays Healthy - Great fact sheet on how to include more, and varied fruits and vegetables into your meals and snacks.

10 Tips for Smart Holiday Shopping - The Federal Trade Commission offers these tips to keep you safe.

ABCs of Toy Safety - The Consumer Product Safety Commission (which issues toy recalls) has produced this fact sheet.

Alzheimer's: Planning for the Holidays - Holidays can be stressful for someone with Alzheimer's disease (and for their caregivers). Read some helpful tips here.

Avoid Holiday Burnout - MedicineNet offers these 4 great tips for keeping your holidays sane.

Butterball - No matter what brand of turkey you buy, look here for great tips in both English and Spanish.

Candle Safety Tips - Candles are a safe product and only become a hazard when used improperly. The majority of fires involving candles are not caused by the candles, but by people using them in an unsafe manner. The National Candle Association recommends these safety tips when burning candles.

Check for Recalled Toys Before Buying! - The CPSC says that gift buyers should be on the lookout for recalled toys and children’s products this holiday season. Read more about their warning.

Classic Diabetic Thanksgiving - Diabetic Lifestyle has created these delicious recipes.

Cooking Light for Christmas
Cooking Light for Hanukkah
Cooking Light for Kwanzaa - Cooking Light magazine offers these recipes.

Coping with Holiday Stress -Excellent tips from a psychologist at the American Psychological Association about coping with holiday stress.

CPSC Releases Holiday Safety Tips for Avoiding Fires and Injuries - As the holidays approach, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is urging people to look for and eliminate potential dangers from holiday lights and decorations that could lead to fires and injuries.

FirstGov: Thanksgiving - Find information on all aspects of Thanksgiving here.

Hanukkah: Low-Fat Latkes - Looking for a way to trim the fat, but keep the taste and spirit of Hanukkah? Try this recipe.

Healthy Holiday Cooking - Look here for some good, quick tips on trimming the fat from your holiday foods.

Healthy Holiday Food and Fitness - WebMD supplies these tips.

Healthy Holiday Tips - These tips are from Baylor College of Medicine.

Healthy Holidays - Great tips for food, exercise and keeping sane for the holidays.

Healthy Holidays from LifeSpan - More great tips for making it through the holidays.

Healthy Holiday Recipe List - Here you will find a number of ways to curb the fattening nature of holiday feasts.

Healthy Toys - This web site shows the results of chemical tests on hundreds of different toys. The site is run by Ecology Center in collaboration with the Washington Toxics Coalition.

Helping Children Cope with Holiday Stress:Tips for Parents - The American Psychiatric Association has published these tips for helping kids keep their cool over the holidays.

Holiday Dangers to Pets - Protect your kitty and doggie from common hazards of the holidays.

Holiday Decorating Safety - The Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued this fact sheet.

Holiday Decorations Safety Tips - The KeepKidsHealth web site offers these tips.

Holiday Depression & Stress - The holiday season is a time full of joy, cheer, parties, and family gatherings. However, for many people, it is a time of self-evaluation, loneliness, reflection on past failures, and anxiety about an uncertain future. Read more about this from Mental Health America.

Holiday Safety Resources - Check out this site from the Naval Safety Center for information useful to non-military families too.

Holiday Safety Tips from the AAP - The American Academy of Pediatrics offers these tips to help keep you and your kids safe.

Holiday Season to Remember - The National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI), a service of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is providing information in this web area to help promote alcohol-safe and drug-free holiday celebrations.

Holiday Shopping and Credit Tips - The Federal Trade Commission has compiled these tips and other documents.

Holiday Stress, Can Families Beat It? - The answer is yes and no. Although stress is a normal part of the holiday season, parents and children can beat most of the holiday stress by following some simple, preventive advice.

Holiday Stress: When Family Fun is No Fun - InteliHealth provides these tips on learning to worry less, to let perfectionism go, and how to decompress and relax.

Holiday Weight Gain Slight, But May Last A Lifetime - A new study suggests that Americans probably gain only about a pound during the winter holiday season--but this extra weight accumulates through the years and may be a major contributor to obesity later in life. Find out more from the National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases.

Holidays the Healthy Way - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have plenty of good advice at this site.

How to Have a Happy Holiday With Your Insulin Pump - DiabetesHealth offers this advice to those who celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas or Kwanzaa.

Kwanzaa: Healthy Mind, Healthy Body...A New Definition of Soul Food - The Physicans Committee for Responsible Medicine have published these recipes.

Let's Talk Turkey - The USDA has prepared a number of turkey tip sheets. See also: Turkey: Alternative Cooking Methods, Turkey from Farm to Freezer, and Turkey from Farm to Table. Some of these are also available in Spanish.

NYS Holiday Safety Tips - Here are safety tips (geared towards children) and there is a quiz that follows, so click on the pawprint at the bottom of the page.

Pets and Holiday Hazards - The Humane Society of the United States offers this list of things to be cautious about during the holidays.

The Police Notebook: Holiday Personal Safety and Security Tips - The University of Oklahoma Police Department issues these tips on keeping yourself and your loved ones safe during the holiday season.

Recalls and Product Safety News - The Consumer Product Safety Commission provides the latest news on toy and other recalls.

Revisiting a Vegan Thanksgiving - Learn some clever and creative recipes at VegParadise.

Safe Travel Tips - The University of Kentucky provides these tips.

SafeShopping.org - This great site is from the American Bar Association, and discusses ways to keep safe when shopping online.

Seasonal Recipes - HolisticLiving produces this list of interesting foods to serve at the holidays.

Simple Steps to Have a Heart-Healthy Holiday Season - Penn State offers these tips.

Stress, Depression and the Holidays - The Mayo Clinic shares 12 tips for making the holidays merry and bright.

Tips for Diabetics and Healthy Holiday Eating - Find 10 great tips on how to watch what you eat but still enjoy the holidays.

Tips for Healthy Holiday Eating - These are more great tips to keep on a healthy eating plan during the holidays.

Tips for a Heart Healthy Holiday Season - The American Heart Association provides these great tips.

Tips for Toy Safety - Check here before buying a toy for your little one.

Tips to Holiday Health and Safety - The CDC provides these tips.

Toy Safety - More tips for buying age-appropriate, safe toys for your children.

Turkey for the Holidays - The University of Illinois presents these tips on thawing and cooking your holiday turkey.

Vegan/Vegetarian Thanksgiving Recipes - It isn't all about the turkey, see some creative recipes here at VegWeb.