Programs & Materials Index
 
Education Tools and Materials
 for physical activity, nutrition & health promotion
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Fact Sheets
American Heart Association
American Obesity Association
APHA: Children & Overweight: The Hidden Epidemic
California Project LEAN: Diet & Physical Activity During Childhood & Adolescence
CDC: Overweight and Obesity: Obesity Trends
Minnesota Department of Health Nutrition and Physical Activity Unit
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Weight-control Information Network (WIN) of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

For Health Professionals Working with Adults
2008 California Food Guide (CFG)
Dietary Guidelines for Americans (5th Edition)
The Food and Nutrition Information Center
HeartMemo
Increasing Physical Activity: A Report on Recommendations of the Task Force on Community Preventative Services
Kids Module - Parents and Children Sharing Food Tasks (curriculum)
National Public Health: April 7-13, 2003 Planning Guide & Tool Kit
Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Nutrition Education for Low-literate Teens and Adults
Pre-Recorded Health Announcements Spanish/English
The Recipe Finder (online database)
Take Care of Yourself!/¡Cuídese bien! (curriculum)
Tools for Evaluating Environmental Change (evaluation tools) 
Win the Rockies  


For Health Professionals Working with Youth
Alliance for a Heatlhier Generation
Beyond Nutrition Counseling: Reframing the Battle Against Obesity (video)
Bright Futures in Practice: Nutrition (guidebook)
Bright Futures in Practice: Physical Activity (guidebook)
CDC Growth Charts: United States (2000)
Child Health Toolbox: Measuring Performance in Child Health Programs Access, Quality, and Health Service Delivery
Childhood Obesity: Breaking the Cycle (tool kit)
Children and Weight: What Communities Can Do
Children & Weight: What Families Can Do, Los Ninos Y El Peso: Que Pueden Hacer las Familias (teaching flipchart)
Dairy Council of California (programs & materials)
Dietary Guidelines for Americans (5th Edition)
Evaluation and Treatment of Childhood Obesity (article)
The Food and Nutrition Information Center
Guidelines for Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs
Healthy Generations (newsletter)
The Healthy Kids Resource Center
HeartMemo
Increasing Physical Activity: A Report on Recommendations of the Task Force on Community Preventative Services
Kids Module - Parents and Children Sharing Food Tasks (curriculum)
National Public Health: April 7-13, 2003 Planning Guide & Tool Kit
Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Nutrition Education for Low-literate Teens and Adults
Pre-Recorded Health Announcements Spanish/English
Prenatal & Infant Nutrition For Teens (curriculum)
Resource Guide for Nutrition and Physical Activity Interventions
to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
School Foods Tool Kit
Tools for Evaluating Environmental Change (evaluation tools)
Win the Rockies

For Schools and Teachers
Alliance for a Heatlhier Generation
Balancing Act - Helping Teens Make Healthy Choices (curriculum)
Be Active Kids (pre-school curriculum)
Body Aloud ((kit)
California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom ( K-12)
CANFit Super Manual
CATCH (Coordinated Approach to Child Health) ( K-5)
Celebrate Healthy Eating
Changing the Scene: Improving the School Nutrition Environment: A Guide to Local Action (kit)
Childhood Obesity: Breaking the Cycle (tool kit)
Children's Books to Encourage Healthy Eating (book list)
Children on the Move: Physical Activity for Early Childhood (guide)
City Farmer: School Gardens
Constructive Classroom Rewards: promoting good habits while Protecting Children’s Health (guide)
Coordinated School Health Program Infrastructure Development Process Evaluation Manual
Dairy Council of California (programs & materials)
Discovering the Food System (curriculum)
EatFit Teacher Curriculum
Exemplary Physical Education Curriculum Project (EPEC) (K-2)
Exercise Your Options (middle school program)
Fit, Healthy and Ready to Learn: A School Health Policy Guide
Florida Citrus Land
Food & Me - An Integrated Approach to Teaching Nutrition (curriculum)
Food and Me, Food Time, and Food Works: PreK-5 (3 kits)
Food and Nutrition Resources for Grades PreK-6 (resource list, on-line)
The Food and Nutrition Information Center
Foodplay (K-12)
Generation Fit (ages 11-18)
The Great Body Shop (pre K -6 classroom curriculum)
The Growing Classroom
Healthy Choices (grades 1-5)
Healthy Food Policy Resource Guide (guide for school board)
The Healthy Kids Resource Center
The Healthy Refrigerator
Healthy School Meals Training Materials Database (resource list, on-line)
Healthy-Start (curriculum 3-5 yrs)
Healthy Youth/Physical Activity (brochures)
Hungry Red Planet (computer/classroom curriculum)
The Incredible Journey from Hen to Home (curriculum grades 4-6)
Janey's Junkfoods Video Kit (K-6) (video and guidebook)
Jump Start Teens: Interactive Cross-Curricular Lessons for High School Teachers & School Nutrition Staff (lessons)
Just For Kids! (curriculum)
Kaiser's Educational Theatre Program (performances w/materials)
KinderGARDEN
The National Association for Sport and Physical Education
Nutrition and Kids Adventures (game)
Nutrition Education & Training: Lessons for Grades 4-5 (curriculum)
Nutrition Explorations (interactive website)
The Nutrition Pathfinders Program (virtual camp grades 3-5)
The Power of Choice
School Foods Tool Kit
Schoolyard Habitats (K - 12)
SHI School Health Index for Physical Activity, Healthy Eating and a Tobacco-Free Lifestyle: A Self-Assessment and Planning Tool
SPARK (Sports Play and Active Recreation for Kids) (grades 1-6)
Sunkist Kids
TAKE 10! (grade specific curriculum tool)
Taking Off! (4th grade curriculum)
T.W.I.G.S. (curriculum K-6)
USA Pears
Win the Rockies
Young People's Healthy Heart Lesson Plans
YourSELF Middle School Nutrition Education Kit (grades 6-9)

For Parents and Families
Alliance for a Heatlhier Generation
Celebrate Healthy Eating
Childhood & Adolescent Obesity in America: What’s a Parent to Do? (booklet)
Children's Books to Encourage Healthy Eating (book list)
Children on the Move: Physical Activity for Early Childhood (guide)
Community Nutrition Action Kit
Eating Smart: A Nutrition Resource List for Consumers
Florida Citrus Land
The Food and Nutrition Information Center
Foodplay (ages k-12)
Get Kids in Action
Good News For Parents (Newsletter)
The Growing Classroom
Healthfinders
Healthy Eating for 2-5 Year Old Children (booklet)
Heatlhy Lifestyle
The Healthy Refrigerator
Healthy Youth/Physical Activity (brochures)
Healthy Weight for Children (list of resources)
Helping Your Overweight Child (booklet)
Hungry Red Planet (computer curriculum)

If My Child is Overweight, What Should I Do About It? (booklet)

If Your Child is Overweight: A Guide for Parents (booklet)
KidsHealth
Kidnetic.com (web site)
Kidswalk-to-School: A Guide to Promote Walking to School

Kids in Action: Fitness for Children Birth to age 5 (booklet)
KinderGARDEN
Nutrition and Kids Adventures (game)
Nutrition Explorations (interactive website)
Parent Guide for the Assessment and Treatment of the Overweight Child
Powerful Bones, Powerful Girls (game)
School Foods Tool Kit
Sunkist Kids
Win the Rockies
Your Child's Weight: Help Your Child with Successful Weight Management (brochure)

Community Organizations
P.H.A.T. Multi Media Kit

Physical Activity Materials Review Tool
Physical Activity Materials Review Tool

Food Pyramids
Food and Nutrition Information Center (multilingual)

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Fact Sheets

American Heart Association
Facts and recommendations on obesity and overweight in children.

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American Obesity Association
Fact sheet on the prevalence, causes, prevention, and the health risks, diagnosis, and treatment of childhood obesity.

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American Public Health Association (APHA)
The APHA fact sheet Children & Overweight: The Hidden Epidemic provides information, statistics, and suggestions to promote healthy eating and physical activity in children, and public health recommendations.

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California Project LEAN
The impact of Diet and Physical Activity During Childhood & Adolescence.

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Minnesota Department of Health Nutrition and Physical Activity Unit
Nutrition and physical activity brochures and fact sheets. Download pdf files:
http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/fh/chp/5aday.htm

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National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion at CDC
Adolescent and school health: Nutrition, Physical Activity

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Weight-control Information Network (WIN) of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Statistics Related to Overweight and Obesity

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Helping Your Overweight Child provides statistics and information, as well as specific tips and recommendations to help families with overweight children create a supportive environment for healthy eating and physical activity.

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For Health Professionals Working with Adults

2008 California Food Guide (CFG)
 Compiled primarily by The California Department of Health Care Services and the California Department of Public Health, the 2008 California Food Guide (CFG) examines the unique needs of age groups, racial and ethnic groups and low-income populations. It details nutrition needs for pregnant and breastfeeding women and gives an insightful look at how nutrition impacts obesity, diabetes and heart disease. There is also information on vegetarian diets, environmental contaminants in foods, food insecurity and other current topics to promote healthy eating habits and physical activity for Californians.

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Dietary Guidelines for Americans (5th Edition)
This is the most recent edition of the Dietary Guidelines, organized according to three main health promotion messages: Aim for Fitness, Build a Healthy Base, and Choose Sensibly. Publication #147-G.

Order from:
The Federal Consumer Information Center
(888) 878-3256

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The Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC)
The Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) at the National Agricultural Library (NAL) has been a leader in food and human nutrition information dissemination since 1971. FNIC's web site provides a directory to credible, accurate, and practical resources for consumers, nutrition and health professionals, educators and government personnel. Visitors can find printable format educational materials, government reports, research papers and more. FNIC nutrition information specialists review all site content to ensure top quality resources.

Web: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/

HeartMemo
HeartMemo is a publication for health professionals. It reports activities of NHLBI education programs and initiatives and findings from Institute-supported research on the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Published three times a year, each issue describes effective health promotion strategies and supplies such useful information as data, funding and other resources, and schedules for upcoming NHLBI-affiliated meetings.

Increasing Physical Activity: A Report on Recommendations of the Task Force on Community Preventative Services
This report includes recommendations on two informational approaches, three behavioral approaches, three behavioral and social approaches, one intervention to increase physical activity by using environmental and policy approaches, and how to apply the interventions locally.

Kids Module - Parents and Children Sharing Food Tasks
This curriculum module helpls paraprofessionals teach parents to develop good eating habits in thier children. It includes a teacher's guide with background information and lesson plans; a videotape in English and Spanish which encourages parents to help their children decide how much to eat, and English and Spanish masters of Good News for Parents, which stresses positive ways parents can help their children develop good eating habits.

Order from:
ANR Communication Services
6701 San Pablo Avenue, 2nd fl.
Oakland, CA 94608-1239
phone, 1-800-994-8849 or 510-642-2431

Ask for publication #EFNEP 5500 (not available through on-line catalog).

National Public Health: April 7-13, 2003 Planning Guide & Tool Kit
This American Public Health Association (APHA) toolkit was developed to help communities and public health personnel plan their National Public Health Week activities. It includes media advocacy tips, sample news releases, talking points, and tips on reaching legislators.

Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans, is published jointly every 5 years by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA). The Guidelines provide authoritative advice for people two years and older about how good dietary habits can promote health and reduce risk for major chronic diseases. They serve as the basis for Federal food and nutrition education programs.

Nutrition Education for Low-literate Teens and Adults
This is a quick guide to articles, books, kits, videos and web sites that discuss nutrition education for teens and adults with limited reading skills. It also lists resources that will help you create and find easy-to-read print materials. Some English as a Second Language materials are included, however, this is not a major focus of the list.

Order from:
Food and Nutrition Information Center
National Agricultural Library/USDA
10301 Baltimore Avenue, Room 304
Beltsville, MD 20705-2351
Web: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/pubs/bibs/gen/lowlit.html

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Pre-recorded messages in English & Spanish on obesity prevention on AsisTel de la UC
The Spanish Broadcast & Media Services and ANR’s News & Information Outreach, working with the Body, Weight and Health Workgroup, and a group of NFCSA, have developed twenty pre-recorded messages in English and Spanish.

Messages on obesity prevention with advice specific to children, senior citizens and the general population are available by calling 1-800-514-4494. The selection of one- to two-minute-long recorded messages is designed to provide information to Californians and consumers throughout the nation who have no access to the Internet and/or are verbal learners.

Callers simply dial 1-800-514-4494 and punch in the number of the message (see news release) they wish to hear. An audio listing of the titles and corresponding numbers is also available on the toll-free line.

Visit ANR's Online Media Kits web pages for more information in English and Spanish.

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The Recipe Finder database: Food Stamp Nutrition Connections Web site

The Recipe Finder is an online database of healthy recipes designed for food stamp educators, but can be used by any nutrition educator working with low-income audiences.  The database can be searched by cost, nutrition education topic, theme, menu items, audience, and cooking equipment.  In addition to all of the search options, you also have the ability to rate the recipes and post a review of the recipe.

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Take Care of Yourself!/¡Cuídese bien!
Lessons to Raise Diabetes Awareness in Latinos

This new curriculum for nutrition educators focuses on diabetes awareness and prevention for adult Latinos. Included is information about the risks and consequences of diabetes; treatment, early diagnosis,and control; Latino attitudes, beliefs, and lifestyle factors; traditional folkremedies used to treat symptoms; and suggestions for ways to make positive changes in behavior. Also included are two sample lesson plans, participant self-tests and answer keys, tips for facilitating group discussion, suggestions for starting a walking program, and 10 reproducible black-and-white handouts - each in English and Spanish - with quizzes, exercises, recipes, and other tips for success.

Order from:
ANR Communication Services
6701 San Pablo Avenue, 2nd fl.
Oakland, CA 94608-1239
phone, 1-800-994-8849 or 510-642-2431
or
1441 Research Park Drive, Room 110
Davis, CA 95616
(530)757-8930
http://anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu/merchant.ihtml?pid=5544&step=4

Tools for Evaluating Environmental Change
This website, hosted by the Center for Advanced Studies in Nutrition and Social Marketing at UC Davis, lists tools that have been made available through the cooperation of many different organizations, groups, and agencies from both the public and private sectors. Tools that have been formally validated are indicated in the description. Those that have not been validated have been developed by experienced researchers and program planners, using tested questions of others, expert reviewers, and pre-testing to guide their development. This compilation of tools can be used to evaluate environmental factors such as; walkability of a community, availability of healthy food in grocery stores, social supports for diet behaviors, or organizational characteristics of a worksite.

Web: http://socialmarketing-nutrition.ucdavis.edu/Tools/somarktools.php

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WIN the Rockies (Wellness IN the Rockies)
WIN the Rockies, a community-based research, intervention and outreach project seeks to improve health in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming by addressing obesity innovatively and effectively. Through a four-year food and nutrition-related behavior-change consortium project involving the University of Idaho, Montana State University, the University of Wyoming, their extension services, their WWAMI Medical Education Programs, the Area Health Education Centers in Wyoming and Montana, along with other state organizations and community groups, WIN presents topics such as valuing health, respecting body-size differences, enjoying the benefits of self-acceptance, enjoying physically active living, and enjoying healthful and pleasurable eating to communities in the Rockies. Web pages of interest: Rx Presciptions for Adults , Win Steps Walking Programs.

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For Health Professionals Working with Youth

Alliance for a Healthier Generation
The Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a joint initiative between the American Heart Association and the William J. Clinton Foundation, works nationally to create awareness and real solutions for the childhood obesity epidemic.The goal of the Alliance is to stop the nationwide increase in childhood obesity by 2010 and to empower kids nationwide to make healthy lifestyle choices. The site includes information for schools, parents, teens, healthcare professionals, and companies.

Web: http://www.healthiergeneration.org/engine/renderpage.asp?pid=s034

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Beyond Nutrition Counseling: Reframing the Battle Against Obesity
This is an award-winning video developed as a part of the Fit WIC project. The video addresses the prevention and management of childhood obesity, using day-in-the-life segments with 3 low-income mothers who are WIC clients to highlight the struggles parents face rearing young children. It is intended to encourage discussion among healthcare professionals and policy makers about the fact that parents may be unable to implement nutritional advice without improved child-rearing skills.

Order from:
Fit WIC Project Children's Hospital Medical Center Division of General and Community Pediatrics
3333 Burnet Avenue, TCHRF
6527 Cincinnati, OH 45229
Fax: (513) 636-4402
E-mail: fitwic@chmcc.org
Web: http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/fitwic/

Bright Futures in Practice: Nutrition
This guide contains strategies and tools to help health professionals provide nutrition supervision partnerships with families and communities. The guide presents developmental nutrition guidelines for children and adolescents from birth to 21, emphasizing health promotion, disease prevention, and early recognition of nutrition concerns. The information in the guide can also be adapted for use with families. Published by the National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health (NCEMCH).

Order from:
Bright Futures Project, NCEMCH
2000 15th Street, North, Suite 701
Arlington, VA 22201-2617
Phone: (703) 524-7802
Fax: (703) 524-9335
Web Order Form: http://www.brightfutures.org/nutrition/index.html
Download guide as PDF: http://www.brightfutures.org/nutrition/pdf/index.html
E-mail: brightfutures@ncemch.org
Bright Futures in Practice: Physical Activity
This guide is designed for use by a wide array of health professionals, including physicians, nurses, dietitians, and health educators. The guide provides information health professionals can use to screen and assess the physical activity levels of infants, children, and adolescents and to provide anticipatory guidance on physical activity to families. It presents physical activity guidelines and tools emphasizing health promotion, disease prevention, and early recognition of physical activity issues and concerns in infants, children, and adolescents. Published by the National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health (NCEMCH).
Order from:
Bright Futures Project, NCEMCH
2000 15th Street, North, Suite 701
Arlington, VA 22201-2617
Phone: (703) 524-7802
Fax: (703) 524-9335
Web Order Form: http://www.brightfutures.org/orderform/index.html
Or Download guide as PDF: http://www.brightfutures.org/physicalactivity/pdf/index.html

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CDC Growth Charts: United States (2000)
Growth charts for children and youth ages 2 to 20, data tables, educational materials, computer programs, reports and related links. http://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/

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Child Health Toolbox: Measuring Performance in Child Health Programs Access, Quality, and Health Service Delivery
Concepts, tips, and tools for evaluating Medicaid, the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), Title V, and other health care service programs for children.

This online resource can help State and local policymakers and
program directors and staff to answer these and related questions about measuring health care performance in child health programs. website: http://www.ahrq.gov/chtoolbx/

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Childhood Obesity: Breaking the Cycle
An educator's tool kit using behavior change as the overriding framework with positive, realistic, and achievable goals. The tool kit is designed to help educators customize their presentations to meet the needs of a variety of audiences, including from very young children to high school students to parents.
Order from:
United Learning
1560 Sherman Ave. Suite 100
Evanston, IL 60201
Phone: 800-323-9084 or 847-328-6700
Fax: 847-328-6706
E-mail: info@unitedlearning.com
Web: http://www.unitedlearning.com


Children and Weight: What Communities Can Do
You can organize a COMMUNITY COALITION using Children and Weight: What Schools and Communities Can Do, the most recent project in a series of materials on childhood overweight developed through Cooperative Extension at the University of California. The Children and Weight series includes informative publications for parents as well as health care professionals on this high profile public health concern.

The Children and Weight: What Schools and Communities Can Resource Kit will serve as a "how-to" guide offering technical assistance to community leaders who wish to launch a local task force dedicated to reducing childhood overweight.

The Resource Kit includes:

· Essential, up-to-date information on childhood overweight, including: prevalence, best-practices approaches for prevention, and social concerns related to body image;
· Explanation of rationale and philosophy for empowerment approach;
· Guidelines for mapping community resources, identifying and recruiting potential task force members, and discovering the range of possible activities (based on the Spectrum of Prevention);
· Guidelines for setting the group's course: developing vision, mission, goals and objectives, and action plan;
· Tips for facilitating effective meetings;
· Step-by-step guides (including agendas, overheads and handouts) for initial task force meetings
· Suggestions for how to help the group maintain momentum;
· Extensive list of print and electronic resources on childhood overweight as well as community building;
· "Make A Change," an inspiring video that shows different ways that local communities have mobilized to improve kids' access to nutritious foods and fun ways to stay fit.

Order from:
ANR Communication Services
t6701 San Pablo Avenue, 2nd fl.
Oakland, CA 94608-1239
phone, 1-800-994-8849 or 510-642-2431
or
1441 Research Park Drive, Room 110
Davis, CA 95616
(530)757-8930

Children and Weight: What Families Can Do, Los Ninos Y El Peso: Que Pueden Hacer las Familias Flip Chart in English and Spanish California. CALL NO: RJ206.C45-1998

Order from:
County of Riverside Health Services Agency
Department of Public Health
Child Health and Disability Prevention Program
(800) 346-6520
Dairy Council of California
 Dairy Council of California is a nonprofit organization that offers low and no cost nutrition education materials to teachers and health care providers. Dairy Council provides nutrition programs for all grade levels and nutrition education brochures for health care providers, as well as interactive tools, informative articles, and downloadable handouts. http://www.dairycouncilofca.org/

Dietary Guidelines for Americans (5th Edition)
This is the most recent edition of the Dietary Guidelines, organized according to three main health promotion messages: Aim for Fitness, Build a Healthy Base, and Choose Sensibly. Publication #147-G.

Evaluation and Treatment of Childhood Obesity
This American Academy for Family Physicians article (February 1999) includes the epidemiology, pathophysiology, evaluation of obese children, treatment, and tips to give to parents.

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The Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC)
The Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) at the National Agricultural Library (NAL) has been a leader in food and human nutrition information dissemination since 1971. FNIC's web site provides a directory to credible, accurate, and practical resources for consumers, nutrition and health professionals, educators and government personnel. Visitors can find printable format educational materials, government reports, research papers and more. FNIC nutrition information specialists review all site content to ensure top quality resources.

Web: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/

Guidelines for Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs:
Promoting Healthy Weight in Children
Developed by the Weight Realities Division of the Society for Nutrition Education in October 2002, these guidelines for obesity prevention programs encourage a health-centered, rather than weight-centered, approach that focuses on the whole child, physically, mentally and socially. The emphasis is on living actively, eating in normal and healthy ways, and creating a nurturing environment that helps children recognize their own worth, and respects cultural foodways and family traditions. It is recognized that obesity, eating disorders, hazardous weight loss, nutrient deficiencies, size discrimination, and body hatred are all interrelated and need to be addressed in comprehensive ways that do no harm.

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Healthy Generations
A newsletter from Maternal & Child Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota on the topic of childhood obesity, with articles on the "Epidemiology of Obesity," "Risk Factors for Childhood and Adolescent Obesity," and "Programs and Policies to Prevent Childhood and Adolescent Obesity." PowerPoint presentations on these topics are also available at this site.

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The Healthy Kids Resource Center
The California Healthy Kids Resource Center (CHKRC) maintains a comprehensive collection of health education materials for use by teachers, administrators, university faculty, LEA staff and other professionals who work with preschool through 12th grade students in school settings and after-school programs.

The California Healthy Kids Resource Center is funded by the California Department of Education School Health Connections, Healthy Kids Program, Nutrition Education and Training Unit and the California Department of Health Services Nutrition Network. The California Healthy Kids Resource Center was created to encourage schools throughout California to establish stimulating and effective health education programs and to provide accurate and sound information about health issues. http://www.hkresources.org/c/@IPhpYQKeSUxXo/Pages/index.html

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HeartMemo
HeartMemo is a publication for health professionals. It reports activities of NHLBI education programs and initiatives and findings from Institute-supported research on the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease. Published three times a year, each issue describes effective health promotion strategies and supplies such useful information as data, funding and other resources, and schedules for upcoming NHLBI-affiliated meetings.

Web: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/heart/other/hrtmemo.htm

Increasing Physical Activity: A Report on Recommendations of the Task Force on Community Preventative Services
This report includes recommendations on two informational approaches, three behavioral approaches, three behavioral and social approaches, one intervention to increase physical activity by using environmental and policy approaches, and how to apply the interventions locally.

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Kids Module - Parents and Children Sharing Food Tasks
This curriculum module helpls paraprofessionals teach parents to develop good eating habits in thier children. It includes a teacher's guide with background information and lesson plans; a videotape in English and Spanish which encourages parents to help their children decide how much to eat, and English and Spanish masters of Good News for Parents, which stresses positive ways parents can help their children develop good eating habits.

Order from:
ANR Communication Services
6701 San Pablo Avenue, 2nd fl.
Oakland, CA 94608-1239
phone, 1-800-994-8849 or 510-642-2431

Ask for publication #EFNEP 5500 (not available through on-line catalog).

back to index

National Public Health: April 7-13, 2003 Planning Guide & Tool Kit
This American Public Health Association (APHA) toolkit was developed to help communities and public health personnel plan their National Public Health Week activities. It includes media advocacy tips, sample news releases, talking points, and tips on reaching legislators.

Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans, is published jointly every 5 years by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA). The Guidelines provide authoritative advice for people two years and older about how good dietary habits can promote health and reduce risk for major chronic diseases. They serve as the basis for Federal food and nutrition education programs.

Nutrition Education for Low-literate Teens and Adults
This is a quick guide to articles, books, kits, videos and web sites that discuss nutrition education for teens and adults with limited reading skills. It also lists resources that will help you create and find easy-to-read print materials. Some English as a Second Language materials are included, however, this is not a major focus of the list.

Order from:
Food and Nutrition Information Center
National Agricultural Library/USDA
10301 Baltimore Avenue, Room 304
Beltsville, MD 20705-2351
Web: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/pubs/bibs/gen/lowlit.html

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Pre-recorded messages in English & Spanish on obesity prevention on AsisTel de la UC
The Spanish Broadcast & Media Services and ANR’s News & Information Outreach, working with the Body, Weight and Health Workgroup, and a group of NFCSA, have developed twenty pre-recorded messages in English and Spanish.

Messages on obesity prevention with advice specific to children, senior citizens and the general population are available by calling 1-800-514-4494. The selection of one- to two-minute-long recorded messages is designed to provide information to Californians and consumers throughout the nation who have no access to the Internet and/or are verbal learners.

Callers simply dial 1-800-514-4494 and punch in the number of the message (see news release) they wish to hear. An audio listing of the titles and corresponding numbers is also available on the toll-free line.

Visit ANR's Online Media Kits web pages for more information in English and Spanish.

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Prenatal & Infant Nutrition for Teens
Building for the Future is a nutrition education program curriculum designed to help teach the basics of prenatal and infant/young child nutrition to pregnant and parenting teens. The CD-ROM contains PowerPoint slide shows, Microsoft Word pre-tests, handouts, worksheets and post-tests for classroom instruction. It comes from Outreach & Extension at the University of Missouri Lincoln University.

Order from:
Outreach & Extension
University of Missouri Lincoln University
Phone: 1-800- 292-0969
On-line ordering: http://www.muextension.missouri.edu/xplor/order.htm


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Resource Guide for Nutrition and Physical Activity Interventions
to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases
A resource guide for nutrition and physical activity programs to prevent and control obesity and other chronic diseases. Topics cover obesity prevention and control (including caloric intake and expenditure), increased physical activity, improved nutrition (including increased breastfeeding and increased consumption of fruits and vegetables), and reduced television time.

Web: http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesityprevention.htm

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School Foods Tool Kit
The Center for Science in the Public Interest's (CSPI) School Foods Tool Kit helps parents, health professionals, community groups, teachers and school administrators to improve the nutritional quality of the meals, snacks and drinks available to students. The Kit includes: model policies, fact sheets, advice about how to influence school decision makers and build support for change, and sample letters, flyers and other model materials. It also includes descriptions of numerous schools that have made positive changes to their school foods (many without losing money) and a list of pending state school foods legislation/policies.

Order from: (free of charge)
Dr. Margo Wootan
Center for Science in the Public Interest
1875 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC, 20009
E-mail: mwootan@cspinet.org
Phone: 202-332-9110, ext. 354
Fax: 202-265-4954
Web: http://www.cspinet.org/schoolfood/

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Tools for Evaluating Environmental Change
This website, hosted by the Center for Advanced Studies in Nutrition and Social Marketing at UC Davis, lists tools that have been made available through the cooperation of many different organizations, groups, and agencies from both the public and private sectors. Tools that have been formally validated are indicated in the description. Those that have not been validated have been developed by experienced researchers and program planners, using tested questions of others, expert reviewers, and pre-testing to guide their development. This compilation of tools can be used to evaluate environmental factors such as; walkability of a community, availability of healthy food in grocery stores, social supports for diet behaviors, or organizational characteristics of a worksite.

Web: http://socialmarketing-nutrition.ucdavis.edu/Tools/somarktools.php

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WIN the Rockies (Wellness IN the Rockies)
WIN the Rockies, a community-based research, intervention and outreach project seeks to improve health in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming by addressing obesity innovatively and effectively. Through a four-year food and nutrition-related behavior-change consortium project involving the University of Idaho, Montana State University, the University of Wyoming, their extension services, their WWAMI Medical Education Programs, the Area Health Education Centers in Wyoming and Montana, along with other state organizations and community groups, WIN presents topics such as valuing health, respecting body-size differences, enjoying the benefits of self-acceptance, enjoying physically active living, and enjoying healthful and pleasurable eating to communities in the Rockies. Web pages of interest: WIN Kids Fun Days, WIN Kids Jeopardy, A New You: Health for Every Body, Thought Bullets, Win Steps Walking Programs.

For Schools and Teachers

Alliance for a Healthier Generation
The Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a joint initiative between the American Heart Association and the William J. Clinton Foundation, works nationally to create awareness and real solutions for the childhood obesity epidemic. The goal of the Alliance is to stop the nationwide increase in childhood obesity by 2010 and to empower kids nationwide to make healthy lifestyle choices. The site includes information for schools, parents, teens, healthcare professionals, and companies. The Healthy Schools Builder - an easy online tool - helps schools take steps to creating a healthier environment for students and staff. Through answering a series of questions related to policy, systems, healthy eating, physical activity and staff wellness, the Healthy Schools Builder helps schools create customized action plans and provides tools to schools for reaching specific health and wellness program goals. It also identifies whether a school is eligible to apply for the Alliance ’s platinum, gold, silver, or bronze awards and provides tools to help them reach the next level of recognition. 

Web: http://www.healthiergeneration.org/engine/renderpage.asp?pid=s010

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Balancing Act-Helping Teens Make Healthy Choices
A nutrition curriculum designed for high school youth. The 3-inch spiral notebook contains color overheads, game cards, and worksheets in each unit. The nine units feature: Food Guide Pyramids (including vegetarian); Balancing nutrients, foods; Food safety; Reading Labels; Maintaining weight, health; Self image; Nutrition, physical fitness; Fast food, snack food; Diet, disease. Includes activities, discussion guides, background information, references. A cooperative project by University of Missouri Extension and Wyandotte County Cooperative Extension Service (Kansas State University).

Order from:
University of Missouri-Columbia, Extension Publications
2800 Maguire Blvd., Columbia, MO 65211
phone: (800)292-0969

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Be Active Kids
Be Active Kids is an early childhood (ages 4-5) physical activity and nutrition initiative. The program focuses on establishing an early, positive relationship with one's body through participation in fun physical activities and education about basic healthy eating concepts. Professionals in the areas of nutrition and physical activity designed the program. An advisory committee guided curriculum development and evaluation. Data on the effectiveness of Be Active Kids has been presented at several nutrition and physical activity national meetings and was recognized by the American Association of Health Plans at their meeting in June '99 as one of the top 10 best practices in community partnerships.

Body Aloud!
A guidebook by the producers of the award-winning videos BodyTalk 1 and BodyTalk 2, Body Aloud! provides the information and resources needed to create a comprehensive, youth-led eating disorders prevention program in schools and youth organizations. The guide includes: The Body Positive approach to eating disorders prevention, the link between eating disorders prevention and social justice for fat people, team planning tools for school or community-based programs, guidelines for developing youth leadership, information on starting Body Aloud! groups with youth and a comprehensive resource section.

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The Body Positive
tel: 510.548.0101
fax: 510.548.4224
2550 Ninth St., Suite 204B
Berkeley, CA 94710
bodypos@lmi.net

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California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom
What the future holds for agriculture will determine the quality of life for all…farmers and ranchers…suppliers…food processors…wholesalers… retailers…consumers. Our mission is to increase awareness and understanding of agriculture among California's educators and students. The California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom works with K–12 teachers, students, and community leaders, to enhance education using agricultural examples. We offer school children the knowledge to make informed choices. Some students will choose agriculture as their life's work. All students, as future voters, will make decisions about agriculture

Web: http://www.cfaitc.org/

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CANFit Super Maual
This all in one reference is perfect for after-schol providers, teachers, program managers, mentors and any youth service provider who wants to incoporate nutrition educaiton and pysical activity into everyday programming. Includes basic background information to detailed lesson plans, handouts, and recipes.

Web: http://www.canfit.org/pdf/CANFit%20Super%20Manual.pdf

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CATCH (Coordinated Approach to Child Health)
A comprehensive K-5 health and fitness program that coordinates classroom, physical education, home, and school lunch components to deliver a consistent and effective health message. Extensively researched and proven effective, CATCH is based on research funded by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

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 Flaghouse, Incorporated
601 Flaghouse Drive
Hasbrouk Heights, NJ 07604-3116
(800) 793-7900

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Celebrate Healthy Eating
Celebrate Healthy Eating is a program of The Dannon Institute, an independent, non-profit foundation dedicated to promoting excellence in the field of nutrition. The curriculum was researched and developed by the Pennsylvania State University Center for Nutrition and was originally published in partnership with Scholastic Early Childhood Today. Eating right should be fun for parents and children.With Celebrate Healthy Eating Online, educators can find lesson plans about different food groups along with fun activities for their students. Families can get nutrition news and tips, create kid-friendly recipes, discover books about nutrition, and use coloring books online. And, this summer, several of the modules will be available in Spanish!

Web: http://www.celebratehealthyeating.org/

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Changing the Scene: Improving the School Nutrition Environment: A Guide to Local Action
This Team Nutrition of the United States Department of Agriculture "tool kit addresses the entire school nutrition environment from a commitment to nutrition and physical activity, pleasant eating experiences, quality school meals, other healthy food options, nutrition education and marketing the issue to the public. This kit can help local people take action to improve their school's nutrition environment."

Web: http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/Resources/changing.html

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Childhood Obesity: Breaking the Cycle
An educator's tool kit using behavior change as the overriding framework with positive, realistic, and achievable goals. The tool kit is designed to help educators customize their presentations to meet the needs of a variety of audiences, including from very young children to high school students to parents.

Order from:
 United Learning
1560 Sherman Ave. Suite 100
Evanston, IL 60201
Phone: 800-323-9084 or 847-328-6700
Fax: 847-328-6706
E-mail: info@unitedlearning.com
Web: http://www.unitedlearning.com

Children's Books to Encourage Healthy Eating
List of children’s books that encourage healthy eating, arranged alphabetically by title; developed by University of Missouri-Columbia as a public service to nutrition educators, parents, and children.

City Farmers: School Gardens
Children's gardens can be found in schools all over the world both outdoors and in the classroom under 'growing' lights. Requests for information about school gardening come in almost as often as those for community gardening. A listing of books, organization, links and even conferences on this website address:

  • "What do we do with the garden during the summer holidays?"
  • "Are there any curriculum materials written for school garden projects?"
  • "What other schools are doing this?"

Web: http://www.cityfarmer.org/schgard15.html

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Constructive Classroom Rewards: promoting good habits while Protecting Children’s Health
Rewarding children in the classroom need not involve pizza parties, candy, and other foods that can undermine children’s diets and health and reinforce unhealthful eating habits. This guide by the Center for Science in the Public Interest offers information about a wide variety of alternative rewards can be used to provide positive reinforcement for children’s behavior.

Web: http://cspinet.org/nutritionpolicy/constructive_rewards.pdf

Coordinated School Health Program Infrastructure Development Process Evaluation Manual
This manual from the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion of the CDC can be used to help develop and institutionalize coordinated school health programs (CHSP) at the state and local levels. It contains information on the need for CSHP infrastructure; why the CSHP infrastructure development process should be evaluated; process elements for CSHP infrastructure development; progress indicators for each process element; and worksheets for documenting the CSHP infrastructure evaluation process.

Web: http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/publications/infrastructure/index.htm

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Dairy Council of California
Programs and materials for health professionals, educators and the press.

Discovering the Food System
Discovering the Food System is meant for anyone, such as traditional students working with teachers to develop an enrichment project, independent team projects that students work within a block format, home schooled students and their parent-teachers, alternative school students working independently community-minded groups like the 4-H, service minded groups, or the Boy or Girl Scouts, who is curious about food, how it gets from farm to table, and how we, as eaters, are involved in that system.

This guided experiential learning program is designed primarily for youth ages 12 to 18. Given the potential level of complexity involved in conducting a community research project (Part 2) and the community action it may inspire, elements of this program may also be suitable for some undergraduate college level courses.

EatFit Teacher Curriculum (2002)
EatFit, a University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources curriculum is designed to improve the eating and fitness choices of middle school students. The curriculum focuses on the synergistic relationship among nutrition, physical activity and overall physical fitness. It consists of nine lesson plans, lesson enhancements, recipes, educational standards, references and workbook answer sheets. The lessons are highly interactive and include nutrition basics, web-based diet analysis, information about energy and calories, label reading, exercise, fast food, breakfast, and media influence.

Web: http://www.EatFit.net

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If you qualify for complimentary materials, and would like additional copies, contact your EPNEP/FSNEP county representative

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Exemplary Physical Education Curriculum Project (EPEC)
The Exemplary Physical Education Curriculum (EPEC) is changing the way educators think about physical education. Built around NASPE content standards and strong on assessment, EPEC is being used by thousands of teachers to strengthen physical education, and its reputation, in their communities. In 2002, EPEC was awarded for achievement in chronic disease prevention by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the State Directors of Chronic Disease Prevention.

Web: http://www.michiganfitness.org/EPEC/default.htm

Exercise Your Options: A Middle School Nutrition and Physical Activity Education Program
This free program includes materials for seven core lessons that reinforce language arts and math while teaching health in a fun way. Students assess their food and activity levels, and make plans for improvement. The focus of the program is on improvement rather than perfection.

Web: http://www.dairycouncilofca.org/edu/edu_prog_eyo.htm

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Fit, Healthy and Ready to Learn: A School Health Policy Guide
A National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) guide, Fit, Healthy and Ready to Learn: A School Health Policy Guide, Part 1, provides sample policies for schools and school food service to encourage and promote healthy eating by their students.

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Florida Citrus Land
Recipes, games and nutrition health facts.

Web: http://www.floridajuice.com/floridacitrus/kids/index.htm

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Food & Me - An Integrated Approach to Teaching Nutrition
A nutrition program developed to help kids learn they can make healthy food choices that fit their lifestyles and they can become more active in a fun way. The program was designed to compliment the nutrition subject area of Ohio's Competency-based Program in Health and Physical Education for grades 7 & 8. The activities are interdisciplinary and closely related to the 9th grade Ohio Proficiency Test learning outcomes for science, mathematics, reading, writing and citizenship.

Web: http://www.library.umaine.edu/lmc/herc/schoolnet.htm

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Food and Me, Food Time, and Food Works
These three kits provide core nutrition education instruction for Pre-K through Grade 5 children. Produced by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

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National Food Service Management Institute
3101 Park Center Drive
Alexandria, VA 22302
Phone: (800) 321-3061

Food and Nutrition Resources for Grades PreK-6
An online document prepared by the Food and Nutrition Information Center for educators interested in printed food and nutrition materials, audiovisuals, and other resources for classroom use. Items listed cover topics including foods, food safety, food science, food service management, basic nutrition, dietary management, and nutrition education. Teaching materials listed include: food models, games, kits, videocassettes, and lesson plans. Textbooks and other resources offer ideas for training staff. Every item in this publication is available for loan from the National Agricultural Library (NAL).

Order from: Food and Nutrition Information CenterPhone: (301) 504-5755
Web: http://www.nalusda.gov/fnic/pubs/bibs/edu/preschool.html#curriculums

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The Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC)
The Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) at the National Agricultural Library (NAL) has been a leader in food and human nutrition information dissemination since 1971. FNIC's web site provides a directory to credible, accurate, and practical resources for consumers, nutrition and health professionals, educators and government personnel. Visitors can find printable format educational materials, government reports, research papers and more. FNIC nutrition information specialists review all site content to ensure top quality resources.

Web: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/

Foodplay
This interactvie wesite has something to offer studetns K-12, teachers and schools, parents and conference coordinators. Along with free, on-line fun for kids and teens, the site offers " Foodplay" (K - 5), and "This is Your LIfe! (grades 5 - 12). "Foodplay" is an Emmy Award-winning live theater show that combines fantastic feats of juggling, captivating characters, music, magic, and audience participation with motivating health messages to help children take charge of growing up healthy and fit. Follow-Up Nutrition Activity Kits with fun-filled supplementary curricula materials for students, parents, teachers, health staff, and press are available."This is Your life" is a fifty-minute live theater performance with follow-up resource kit which uses the power and excitement of live theater to turn today’s youth on to healthy eating, exercise, and tobacco-free habits

Contact:
FOODPLAY Productions
221 Pine Street
Florence, MA 01062
Office: (413) 585-8400
To Order: (800) FOODPLAY
Fax: (413) 585-8484
E-mail: info@foodplay.com
Web: http://foodplay.co

The Great Body Shop
The Great Body Shop, published by Children's Heatlh Market, is a comprehensive, fully articulated cross-curricular approach for school districts that require additional concentration in one or more of the following specific areas: Substance Abuse Prevention, Social and Emotional Health, Character Education , Violence Prevention (including bullying) Critical Thinking, Asset Building , Reading, Communication, Technology and other Learning Skills. The program meets all state and national standards, is affordable, easy to teach, and provides an educational environment in which it is enjoyable to learn.

Generation Fit: Today’s Generation Advocating for Good Health
This Action Packet contains instructions and supporting materials for five health-related community action /service learning projects that focus on nutrition and physical activity. These activities are designed to be conducted with young people aged 11-18 in schools or through community youth groups.

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American Cancer Society
1599 Clifton Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
(800) ACS-2345

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The Growing Classroom
Gardening fun for educators and families.

Web: http://letsgetgrowing.com/

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Healthfinders
 The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services site for kids and parents. Healthfinders features general health information, games, links, art contests, and website building and web surfing, safety tips.

Web: http://www.healthfinder.gov/kids/

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Healthy Choices
Lessons, activities and stories for students in grades 1 - 5.

Web: http://healthychoices.org/toc.html

Healthy Food Policy Resource Guide
 Designed to help school board members follow a step-by-step approach to enhancing the nutrition environment in their school district, the guide includes fact sheets that detail the link between nutrition, physical activity and academic achievement as well as adolescent health statistics. The guide also includes sample school district nutrition policies, related resources, and case studies highlighting school districts that have made a commitment to offering healthy foods and beverages.

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California Project Lean
Phone: 916-323-4742
Fax: 916-445-7571
Web: http://www.californiaprojectlean.org/popups/pdfs/order_bw.pdf

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The Healthy Kids Resource Center
The California Healthy Kids Resource Center (CHKRC) maintains a comprehensive collection of health education materials for use by teachers, administrators, university faculty, LEA staff and other professionals who work with preschool through 12th grade students in school settings and after-school programs.

The California Healthy Kids Resource Center is funded by the California Department of Education School Health Connections, Healthy Kids Program, Nutrition Education and Training Unit and the California Department of Health Services Nutrition Network. The California Healthy Kids Resource Center was created to encourage schools throughout California to establish stimulating and effective health education programs and to provide accurate and sound information about health issues. http://www.hkresources.org/c/@IPhpYQKeSUxXo/Pages/index.html

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The Healthy Refrigerator
Welcome to Open the Door to a Healthy Heart, a national consumer awareness campaign about heart-healthy eating. How can you reduce your risk of heart disease, the No. 1 cause of death in the world? It's all about starting simple, by taking a look inside your refrigerator. http://www.healthyfridge.org/

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Healthy School Meals Training Materials Database
A compilation of training and education materials for school food service, child nutrition personnel and educators. Materials in the database, including curricula, kits, manuals and videos, are reviewed for their content. The database is online and searchable and allows school nutrition personnel, trainers and nutrition educators to easily locate appropriate and useful training and education materials. This tool was produced by the Healthy School Meals Resource System (HSMRS), which was developed as a component of Team Nutrition to implement the School Meals Initiative. http://schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov/

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Healthy-Start
 Healthy Start is a comprehensive pre-school health program that includes curriculum with units on nutrition and phusical activity that has been developed for 3-5 year old children in Head Start, day care and other nursery school settings. Activities are designed to teach important concepts, whille giving children the opportunity to practice a wide range of healthy behaviors through class demonstrations, rehearsals, and keepong track of theri own performance of behaviors. The concepts and behaviors are reinforced through stories, rhymes, and songs, as well as a variety of arts and crafts activities that help them to keep track of and use what they have learned.
http://www.healthy-start.com/

Healthy Youth/Physical Activity
Four free brochures from The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help parents, teachers and principals increase physical activity among elementary and middle school-age youth. These colorful brochures contain photos, motivating messges and specific activity ideas for home, school and community, and are available in English and Spanish.

Hungry Red Planet
Hungry Red Planet™, produced by Health Media Lab, Inc., is the interactive space adventure that helps 9- to 15-year old students learn healthy eating habits and build their math, science and problem-solving skills. Designed for kids and tailored for teachers, the stimulating, interactive scenarios are a proven method to teach good nutrition, and the Academic Version’s nine-step curriculum makes it easy for teachers and educators meet state health content standards.

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The Incredible Journey from Hen to Home
An integrated nutrition curriculum program for grades 4 - 6.

Web: http://aeb.org/teacher/hentohome/index.htm

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Janey's Junkfoods Video Kit
This Emmy Award-winning, live-action video kit teaches kids (K-6th) how to be nutrition-smart and consumer-wise in today's fast-paced world. Featuring rockin' music, awesome juggling, splashy graphics, and dynamic performers, Janey teaches kids how to take charge of growing up healthy and fit. The kit includes a Follow-up Activity Guidebook.

Contact:
FOODPLAY Productions
221 Pine Street
Florence, MA 01062
Office: (413) 585-8400
To Order: (800) FOODPLAY
Fax: (413) 585-8484
Email: info@foodplay.com
Web: www.foodplay.com

Jump Start Teens: Interactive Cross-Curricular Lessons for High School Teachers and School Nutrition Staff Developed by California Project LEAN, these interactive, field-tested lessons teach students how to eat healthy, keep moving, become smart consumers and involved citizens!

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California Department of Education
CDE Press, Sales Office
P.O. Box 271
Sacramento, CA 95813-0271
Phone: (800) 995-4099
Fax: (916) 3323-0823
Web: http://206.86.69.253/d/d_describe/lesson.html
Just For Kids!
A school-based obesity prevention program, incorporating behavior modification and skills development training designed for children. The program targets lifestyle habits that contribute to weight gain and teaches kids how to make positive changes that prevent obesity. The program may be delivered at schools or similar settings to provide effective health education and behavior modification training.

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Balboa Publishing Corporation
1323 San Anselmo avenue
San Anselmo, CA 94960-2244
Phone: (415) 453-8886
Fax: (415) 453-8888
E-mail: balboapub@aol.com
Web: www.just-for-kids.org

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Kaiser's Educational Theatre Programs
Educational Theatre Programs (ETP) uses live theatre, music, comedy and drama to inspire children, teens and adults to make healthier choices and better decisions about their well-being. ETP’s live, interactive performances capture students’ attention while creating an emotional connection that makes the show’s health issues real to them. To meet the diverse health needs of today’s kindergarten through 12th grade audiences, ETP offers four different award-winning presentations. As educational as they are entertaining, each program was developed with the help of teachers, parents, students, health educators, medical professionals, and professional performing artists. ETP’s programs are led by young, professional actors/educators who are trained in peer counseling and who reflect the cultural diversity of the communities we serve. After each performance, ETP provides students, teachers and parents with educational support materials designed to facilitate an ongoing dialogue about the health issues covered in the program.

Contact:
phone: (323) 259-4531 (Southern California)
phone: (510) 987-2223 (Northern California)
E-mail: ETPinfo@kp.org
Web: http://xnet.kp.org/etp/

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KinderGARDEN
There are many opportunities available for children to become involved with plants, gardens, or the outdoors in general. Some of these opportunities include children's programs at school gardens, botanic gardens or community gardens. This site contains ideas for gardening with kids.http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/kindergarden/kinder.htm

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National Association for Sport and Physical Education
The National Association for Sport and Physical Education seeks to enhance knowledge and professional practice in sport and physical activity through scientific study and dissemination of research-based and experiential knowledge to members and the public. http://www.aahperd.org/naspe/

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Nutrition and Kids Adventures
"Nutrition and Kids Adventures" is a cutting edge game designed to help elementary school aged children teach themselves about proper nutrition, healthier foods, and having a healthy body.

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Phone: (949) 455-2772
Fax: (949) 455-9572
E-Mail: :nutritionandkids@cox.net
Web: http://www.nutritionandkids.net/

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Nutrition Education & Training (NET): Nutrition Lessons for Grades 4-5
Booklet, includes three lesson plans covering positive body image, growth, and nutrition with a leaflet for parents. Lessons include objectives, background information for teachers, worksheets and other activities, and evaluation questionnaires.

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Iowa Bureau of Food & Nutrition
Iowa Department of Education
Grimes State Office Building
East 14th and Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50319
Fax: 515-281-6548

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Nutrition Explorations
A Dairy Management Inc.interactive website for kids, parents, educators and school food service personnel to teach and learn about nutrition. http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/ back to index
The Nutrition Pathfinders Program
A student guided, interactive "virtual" camp for 3rd-5th grade students, with activities that help students learn about making healthy nutrition and physical activity choices.

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If you are a third, fourth or fifth grade teacher or a library