Feature

• Trim Kids(TM) is a book that has helped thousands of children achieve a healthier weight. This book is a unique twelve-week plan that gives parents and children a positive, safe initial approach to lifetime weight management. Learn more.

Documents

• American Psychological Assoc.~ Advertising & Children.
• Center for Health and Health Care in Schools surveyed front-line school professionals regarding the status of nutrition, physical exercise and obesity prevention at their local schools. View the results.
• Eat Smart, Move More: North Carolina’s State Plan to Prevent Overweight, Obesity and Related Chronic Diseases, 2007-2012. View the plan.
• Wisconsin Nutrition and Physical Activity State Plan.

Local Nutrition and Physical Activity Coalitions in Wisconsin

• Coulee Region Childhood Obesity Coalition.
• Milwaukee County Nutrition and Physical Activity Coalition (MCNPAC).

Web Links

Alliance for a Healthier Generation

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - maps and trends

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - obesity and overweight

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - physical activity statisics

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - School Health Index

Department of Health and Family Services (DHFS)

DHFS - Partners' Joint Statement on the Importance of Nutrition and Physical Activity in Prevention of Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases

NEW Food Pyramid (revised USDA Food Guide Pyramid unveiled April 19th)

Healthy Kids

Kaiser Family Foundation Report: Role of the Media in Childhood Obesity

National Association of State Boards of Education ~ Health Policies

PASA (Parent's Advocating School Accountability)

President's Challenge ~ You're It. Get Fit!

Small Step

Texas Department of Agriculture ~ Child Nutrition Programs

Trim Kids

U.S. Dept. of Education ~ Carol M. White Physical Education Program

Vista (CA) Unified School District ~ Healthy Vending Information