Obesity Prevention
Parents and teachers can use this web page to read the top 50 blogs for understanding and preventing childhood obesity.
Here, teachers can find tips and lesson plans for teaching students healthy habits in an informative and entertaining way.
Here, childcare educators can get tips and tools to help children develop healthy habits for life.
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.
The Healthy Behaviors Initiative addresses serious health problems facing students in low-income communities throughout California and most at risk of obesity. Through its work, Healthy Behaviors is demonstrating the important role that afterschool programs can play in addressing the childhood obesity epidemic in the United States.
Fire up your feet is a program built around increasing physical activity for students before, during, and after school hours. Students and parents can register for the program and get access to plenty of free resources.
The how to handbook on how to start and fund your own obesity prevention program
Address multiple causes and preventive measures when handling obesity in our youth
This is a movement to get America more active. There are blogs, articles, and other resources for interested parties to learn more about health and being active.
The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics provides resources for kids, teachers, and parents to learn how to eat healthy in an attempt to prevent obesity.
Addresses the challenges of combating childhood obesity, as well as the steps to take to make a difference.
An article that addresses the concern in obesity in children and preventative measures we can take. The website features a nutrition center which contains healthy diet goals, heart-smart shopping, healthy cooking, recipes, and information on dining out.