Here are some resources and tools that you can use to help kids and teens be healthy, eat well and be
active.
What Schools Can Do
- Have daily physical activity in elementary schools.
- Offer healthy
foods and snacks at all locations in the school where food
is sold, including parent-run scnack shops.
- Provide education
on the basics of healthy eating, meal planning, cooking and
shopping for pre-teens and teens.
- Promote physically active fundraising
events rather than food and candy sales.
- Limit use of TV and
computers – provide many activity
breaks and play time.
- Reward good behavior with stickers, pencils,
balls, and special privileges, rather than candy.
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Resources from the Children and Weight Coalition
These resources are available in quantities.
Making a Difference for Families is
a brochure that provides a listing of fun activities, nutrition
information, and food assistance resources in Solano County.
English | Spanish
Power Up Your Child’s Life! A
poster for preschool parents to encourage healthy food choices
and physical activity. You can request a copy, send your name and
address to our email under Contact Us.
English | Spanish
Power Up Your Life! is
a poster for kids to encourage healthy food choices and physical
activity. You can request a copy of sending your name and address
to our email under Contact Us.
English | Spanish
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Preschool and Child Care Resources:
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Curriculum and Resources for Schools:
- 5 A Day Power Play curriculum and resources
for kids 9 – 11 yrs. old
www.ca5aday.com/programs or
www.healthedcouncil.org
- California
Project Lean Resource Library www.californiaprojectlean.org/resourcelibrary/default.asp
- Agriculture
in the Classroom, a teacher resource site by
California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom. www.agclassroom.org/teacher/index.htm
- Four-video
FUEL series designed to help teachers explore and morivate
teens to make healthy changes. Also helpful links
and suggested readins.
http://fuel.chef.org
- Do More, Watch Less After School TV reduction curriculum from
the California Obesity Prevention Program
www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/cdic/copi/default.htm or
Direct pdf
link
- Dairy
Council of California has easy and ready-to-use nutrition
education programs for all grade levels and after school programs. Free
to California teachers. www.dairycouncil.org
- 5
a Day nutrition education materials provided by Dole Food
Company Games, nutrition informantion and kids” cookbook. You
can also order the 5 A Day Adventures CD Rom.
www.dole5aday.com
- University
of California Cooperative Extension, Solano County:
http://cesolano.ucdavis.edu
- USDA’s TEAM Nutrition is an integrated, behavior-based
comprehensive plan for promoting the nutritional health of students. Materials
available for schools and classrooms.
www.fns.usda.gov/tn
- Healthy
Kids Resource Center has free nutrition and health instruction
materials available on loan by mail for K-12 Calfornia educators.
www.hkresources.org
- Activities
and tips focusing on children’s nutrition. Food
Play
www.foodplay.com
- USDA
Food Guidance System (Food Pyramid):
www.mypyramid.gov
- Harvest of the Month A tool kit and resources
to give students hands on opportunities to explore, taste, and
learn about the importance of eating fruits and vegetables. Features
different produce each month with educator newsletters and
student activities tied to California standards.
www.harvestofthemonth.com
- S.C.O.R.E. Classroom resource site.
www.score.k12.ca.us
- Sequential
K-12 health lesson guides that meet NHES. WebMD.
www.healthteacher.com
- How To Teach Nutrition To Kids plus
Leaders Guide. Author: Connie
Liakos Evers, MS, RD. 24 Carrot Press, Tigard OR. An
integrated, creative approach to nutrition education for children
ages 6-10.
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Links and Additional Information:
- Action for Healthy Kids special report on the effects of poor
nutrition, obesity and inactivity on academic achievement and
school budgets.
www.actionforhealthykids.org
- Taking Action in Solano County: A Strategic Plan to
Improve Our Children’s Health - Taking Action in
the School Environment
- The Children Adolescent Nutrition and Fitness (CANFit) Program works
on engaging communities and building their capacity to improve
nutrition and physical activity status of low-income African
American, American Indian, Latino and Asian/Pacific Islander
youth 10-14 years old.
www.canfit.org
- Childhood Obesity: A Food and Nutrition Resource
List for Educators and Researchers. Food & Nutrition
Infomration Center, USDA.
www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/pubs/bibs/topics/weight/
childhoodobesity.html
- University of California Berkeley Center for Weight and
Health. Links to additional resources for educators.
Http://nature.berkeley.edu/cwh/resources/
- Healthy Kids Challenge. Resources for schools.
www.healthykidschallenge.com
- Nutrition Explorations, National Dairy Council. More
resources and nutrition information for the classroom.
www.nutritionexplorations.org
- SPARKS. A program focusing on fun physical activities
for kids. Useful for classroom teachers.
www.foundation.sdsu.edu/projects/sparks/
- California Center for Public Health Advocacy. Data on
overweight and unfit statistics for school children in California.
www.publichealthadvocacy.org
- See
other websites under Links page
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