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This list provides links to potentially useful resources but is not intended to be exhaustive.

 
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CDC and Other Federal Web Sites

Body and Mind (BAM)

CDC's Nutrition and Physical Activity Program

Fit Source. This site is geared toward child care and after-school providers, and provides a variety of physical activity and nutrition resources by age, topic, and keywords. Resources include games and activities, lesson plans, healthy recipes, information for parents, fitness campaigns, funding strategies, informational resources, and Spanish language Web sites.

President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports

State Legislative Information Database. This searchable database contains bill information from all 50 states related to specific topics and subtopics. The database contains information from 2001 and is updated quarterly.

Steps to a Healthier US

U.S. Department of Education
Health, Mental Health, Environmental Health, and Physical Activity Programs

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Team Nutrition
Team Nutrition: Local Wellness Policy

VERB: It's what you do.
CDC's Youth Media Campaign

We Can! or "Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition" is a national education program developed by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to help prevent childhood obesity in youth ages 813. We Can! focuses on programs and activities for parents and families as a primary group for influencing youth. The program provides turn-key resources and programs for parents, caregivers, and youth to encourage healthy eating, increase physical activity, and reduce screen time.

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Non-Federal Web Sites*

Action for Healthy Kids

Alliance for a Healthier Generation

American Academy of Pediatrics

American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance

American Cancer Society

American Heart Association

Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health. This site allows users to search and display charts and tabular findings from individual survey items as well as child health measures derived from these data sources. The site displays state profiles, rankings, and information for key demographic groups.

Fitnessgram and Activitygram

Keeping Kids Healthy: Obesity, Nutrition & Physical Exercise

National Alliance for Youth Sports

National Association for Health and Fitness

National Association for Sport and Physical Education

National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity

National Recreation and Park Association

National School Boards Association School Health Resource Database. This database contains nearly 3,000 items, including sample policies, articles, and training tools, that address issues facing local school districts related to the health of youth, including physical activity.

P.E.4.Life

Promoting Health Through Physical Activity

Society of State Directors of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation

Take 10! Classroom Physical Activity Breaks

University of South Carolina, Prevention Research Center
Arnold School of Public Health

Walk to School Day

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Links to non-Federal organizations are provided solely as a service to our users. Links do not constitute an endorsement of any organization by CDC or the Federal Government, and none should be inferred. The CDC is not responsible for the content of the individual organization Web pages found at this link.




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Page last reviewed: November 26, 2007
Page last modified: June 30, 2008
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