What To Use? Building Block #8—Materials

This section includes materials on physical activity and healthy eating—the eighth building block—that you can copy and give out during your community activity. You can also use other materials from the groups that sponsor national health observances (Building Block #4) and from the groups listed in Building Block #9.

Background materials for the media:

• A Report of the Surgeon General: Physical Activity and Health for Women
• Bright Futures for Women’s Health and Wellness: Overview

Physical activity materials for participants:

• Get Moving for the Health and Fun of It
• Get Moving: Fun Physical Activities
• Physical Activity Safety Tips
• Sample Walking Program

Healthy eating materials for participants:

• Healthy Eating Across the Lifespan
• Important Nutrients
• Understanding the Nutrition Facts Food Label
• Serving Sizes
• Healthy Tips for Eating Out
• Healthy Recipes

Also included is a form to help participants set goals for lifestyle changes:

• Setting Healthy Goals

Asking participants to set healthy goals at the start of an ongoing program can help change and improve their physical activity and eating habits. You can ask people to look at their goals at the end of the program to see if they have met them. You can also send out physical activity and healthy eating tips to remind people about making lifestyle changes. Another good way to keep people on track is to ask them to put their written goals in a self-addressed envelope and have a friend mail it back to them in 2 to 4 months. This written list will help to motivate and remind people of their goals and track their success.

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