Obesity Prevention
Resources for preventing childhood obesity and for improving care of children who are overweight.
The resources in this toolkit are designed to help primary care practice teams provide coordinated, integrated and multidisciplinary services to both prevent obesity and improve care for children who are already overweight or at risk for becoming overweight. Includes tools for prevention, assessment and diagnosis, management and treatment and community resources.
HealthyChildren.org is a website designed for parents by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
From healthy, quick snack ideas to fun cooking activities to do in out-of-school-time programs, Healthy Kids Out of School’s website, Healthy Kids Hub, is filled with free educational materials, discounted products, and other special offers to help out-of-school-time programs promote healthy eating habits.
On HotChalk teachers can find health lesson plans, teaching kids how to tell if food is good or bad for them, exercise habits, and other information to keep students healthy.
KidsHealth is the most-visited site on the Web for information about health, behavior, and development from before birth through the teen years.
Here, childcare educators can get tips and tools to help children develop healthy habits for life.
Here, teachers can find tips and lesson plans for teaching students healthy habits in an informative and entertaining way.
Parents and teachers can use this web page to read the top 50 blogs for understanding and preventing childhood obesity.
The National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity encourages schools, school districts, and others to use, distribute, and adapt the Model School Wellness Policies. The policies provide best practices in food and drink quality, physical activity and food marketing promotion, opportunities for physical activity, and monitoring and policy review.
The department of health provides tips for parents for childhood obesity prevention.
Nourish Interactive is your free one-stop resource for fun nutrition games for kids, interactive nutrition tools and tips for parents and health educators to use to promote healthy living for the whole family. Created by nutrition and health care professionals, Nourish Interactive’s nutrition education website gives children and families the knowledge and skills they need to make healthy choices.
Nutrition.gov provides easy access to the best food and nutrition information from across the federal government. It serves as a gateway to reliable information on nutrition, healthy eating, physical activity, and food safety for consumers.