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NUTRITION
CATCH Program
The CATCH Program, an evidence based school and community health promotion program used to reduce child obesity. CATCH has actually proven, with over $40M in research, that student behaviors and obesity rates can be changed. Currently used in schools, YMCA's, Boys and Girls Clubs, and Hospital programs around the US, CATCH is the largest federally funded school based health promotion study ever conducted in the US.
We Can!
(Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition) is a national program designed as a one-stop resource for parents and caregivers interested in practical tools to help children 8-13 years old stay at a healthy weight. Tips and fun activities focus on three critical behaviors: improved food choices, increased physical activity and reduced screen time.
Weight
Control Information Network
(W I N) provides strategies to encourage at-risk individuals
to achieve and maintain healthy weight
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
CATCH Program
The CATCH Program, an evidence based school and community health promotion program used to reduce child obesity. CATCH has actually proven, with over $40M in research, that student behaviors and obesity rates can be changed. Currently used in schools, YMCA's, Boys and Girls Clubs, and Hospital programs around the US, CATCH is the largest federally funded school based health promotion study ever conducted in the US.
SPARK
Programs
are dedicated to creating, implementing, and evaluating programs
that promote lifelong wellness.
Action
for Healthy Kids
provides extensive tools, resources, and contacts
Center
for Weight and Height Site
features links to literature and research
Diabetes
Exercise and Sports Association
(D E S A) Provides information on enhancing self-care and
self management skills among sports-minded individuals with
diabetes; and Promote networking, support and sharing of experiences
among physically active people with diabetes
Michigan
Department of Education Website
for kids is filled with fun and exciting interactive games
as well as other fun sites to visit.
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