| STUDENT & STAFF WELLNESS POLICY
Resources for Schools Nutrition
Resources
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3-A-Day
of Dairy: The site has recipes, a “Mom’s
Corner” and information for health professionals
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5 TO 9 A
Day for Better Health: This is the National Cancer Institute’s
site to increase fruit and vegetable intake.
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Dole
5 A Day (Super Kids): Most teacher tools are for younger
kids, but the site has great fruit and vegetable trivia and
something for all ages. It also includes School Food Service
ideas.
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The Dairy
Council’s Nutrition Explorations: Activity ideas
for classrooms, and tips for parents, kids, and school food
service
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MyPyramid: This
site contains information about the new pyramid, food groups,
and serving.
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MyPyramid
Kids: This site has activities and games for
kids, as well as tips for families on how to follow the MyPyramid
plan.
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NetX
- Nutrition Education of Texas: This site contains ideas
and information on nutrition-based lessons and activities for
teachers.
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Powerful
Bones, Powerful Girls: The Center for Disease Control’s
National Bone Health Campaign
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Produce
for Better Health, 5 A Day: This site has lots of ideas
and tools to increase intake of fruits and vegetables.
- Team
Nutrition: Team Nutrition is an initiative of the USDA
Food and Nutrition Service to support the Child Nutrition Programs
through training and technical assistance for foodservice, nutrition
education for children and their caregivers, and school and community
support for healthy eating and physical activity.
Physical Activity Resources
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CDC,
Healthy Youth: Includes data, statistics, and science-based
strategies
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Energizers!
Classroom based physical activities that integrate physical
activity with academic concepts.
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PE Central:
Includes nutrition health lesson ideas in addition to physical
activity lessons
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Verb ‘Tween’
Website: Visit this interactive website made for kids
that has creative ideas for physical activity.
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What Moves
U Campaign: The American Heart Association and National
Football League (NFL) Campaign unite to encourage kids to become
more physically active.
Additional Resources
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Action
for Healthy Kids: A nonprofit organization formed specifically
to address the epidemic of overweight, undernourished and sedentary
youth by focusing on changes at school. Works in all states
to improve children's nutrition and increase physical activity,
which will in turn improve their readiness to learn.'
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Alliance
for a Healthier Generation: The Alliance is a partnership
between the American Heart Association and the William J. Clinton
Foundation. 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.
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BAM!
Body And Mind: Teacher’s Corner: This site is
a resource for teachers to incorporate CDC health, safety, and
science topics into the classroom. The site also offers students
interactive content to investigate topics for school or for
personal interest.
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Healthy
Kids Challenge: This site is a guide for schools, families
and communities with healthy change ideas for kids.
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Kidnetic.com:
Visit this cool site for kids and their parents to learn more
about health, fitness and nutrition through fun games, recipes
and articles. Information includes healthy eating and physical
activity ideas for kids, parents, and teachers.
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Kids
Health for Parents: Up-to-date information for parents
on food, fitness, and more.
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Kids
Health in the Classroom: KidsHealth in the Classroom
offers free health curriculum materials for all grades and subject
areas. Each teacher's guide includes discussion questions, activities,
and reproducible handouts and quizzes - all aligned to recently
updated national health education standards.
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Media
Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active! is an interactive
after-school education program for young people ages 11 to 13.
It is designed to help teach them about the complex media world
around them, and how it can affect their health--especially
in the areas of nutrition and physical activity.
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We
Can! Ways to enhance children’s physical activity
and nutrition.
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