Campaign Partners

As part of the campaign, the NICHD has worked with other interested organizations to help expand the reach of the Milk Matters health message.

• The NICHD collaborates with the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) on educational materials for dental care providers and their patients about the importance of milk and calcium to dental health. These include a brochure for parents and a coloring book for young children. The NICHD and NIDCR currently co-publish the Milk Matters with Buddy Brush coloring book, for kids ages 4 to 8 to help parents talk with their kids about calcium and dental health.
  
  
  
  
• The NICHD is a partner in the National Bone Health Campaign's Powerful Bones. Powerful Girls initiative, which kicked off on September 13, 2001. The multi-year educational program encourages girls 9 to 12 years old establish lifelong healthy habits, especially increasing calcium consumption and physical activity to build and maintain strong bones. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Osteoporosis Foundation sponsor the initiative.
  
  
  
  
• The NICHD partnered with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons to produce the Bone Up on Bone Loss! fact sheet, which explains the importance of calcium and weight-bearing physical activity for bone health.
  

Supporting Organizations

Other national organizations have partnered with the Milk Matters campaign to spread the message about the importance of calcium for tweens and teens.

• American Academy of Pediatrics. The AAP believes calcium is important for strong bones. To learn more about how to make sure your child gets enough calcium and other ways help her develop strong, healthy bones, visit http://www.aap.org/healthtopics/Calcium.cfm
  
  
• American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. For more information about nurse practitioners, visit the AANP web site at http://www.aanp.org/
  
  
• KidsHealth. This web site, sponsored by the Nemours Foundation, provides information about calcium http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/nutrition_fit/nutrition/calcium.html and a wide range of other health topics for kids, teens, and parents.
  
  
• National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners. For more information about pediatric nurse practitioners, visit the NAPNAP web site at http://www.napnap.org/.