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Guidelines for School Health Programs to Promote Lifelong Healthy Eating [pdf 490K]. These guidelines identify school-based strategies most likely to be effective in promoting lifelong healthy eating among young people.
Resource Guide for Nutrition and Physical Activity Interventions to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases. This document provides selected references and resources for developing or updating community nutrition and physical activity programs. Topics include obesity prevention and control, increased physical activity, improved nutrition, and reduced television time.
Making It Happen: School Nutrition Success Stories. Making It Happen was jointly published with the Food and Nutrition Service, US Department of Agriculture and supported by the US Department of Education. It contains 32 success stories of innovative K-12 schools across the United States that improved their school nutrition environments for foods and beverages sold and offered outside of federal meal programs. Making It Happen includes ideas on what to improve, how to do it, and partners in change.
School Health Index: A Self-assessment and Planning Guide. This tool enables schools to identify the strengths and weaknesses of nutrition policies and programs and develop an action plan for improvement.
CDC. Evaluation of a Fruit and Vegetable Distribution Program桵ississippi, 2004-05 School Year. Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 2006;55(35):957-961.
CDC. Competitive Foods and Beverages Available for Purchase in Secondary Schools桽elected Sites, United States, 2004 [pdf 485K]. Also available in HTML. Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 2005;54(37):917�1.
CDC. Overweight Among Students in Grades K�桝rkansas, 2003/04 and 2004/05 School Years. Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 2005;55(01):5-8.
CDC. Public Health Strategies for Preventing and Controlling Overweight and Obesity in School and Worksite Settings [pdf 200K]. Also available in HTML. Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report 2005;54(RR-10):1�.
Changing the Scene: Improving the School Nutrition Environment. Developed by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Team Nutrition, this guide is designed to assist parents, school administrators, teachers, school foodservice employees, and other concerned members of the community to examine their school's nutrition environment, develop a plan for improvement, and put the plan into action.
Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2005. These guidelines are the cornerstone of Federal nutrition policy and nutrition education activities. They are jointly issued by the USDA and the Department of Health and Human Services and updated every 5 years.
Fruits & Vegetables Galore. This tool was developed for school foodservice professionals by the USDA's Food and Nutrition Service. It provides tips on planning, purchasing, preparing, presenting, and promoting fruits and vegetables. The tool includes suggestions for working with teachers by providing them with teaching tools and by supporting their educational efforts, making daily meal offerings competitive with other commercial options available to students, and getting students excited about healthful eating.
Media-Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active! This program was developed by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and is designed to help young people ages 11� become aware of how media may influence the choices they make. It features fun, hands-on, interactive activities that teach critical thinking skills to help young people make smart decisions about what they eat and how they spend their time.
MyPyramid. Created by the USDA, MyPyramid translates nutrition recommendations into customized guidance on the types and amounts of food to eat each day based on age, gender, and physical activity level. MyPyramid also contains a tracking tool that can be used to assess food intake and physical activity levels.
MyPyramid for Kids. Created especially for youth ages 6-11, USDA抯 MyPyramid for Kids is a child-friendly version of the new MyPyramid Food Guidance System that features games, tips, worksheets, coloring pages, and classroom materials.
The Power of Choice: Helping Youth Make Healthy Eating and Fitness Decisions (A Leader抯 Guide). This guide was developed by the Food and Drug Administration and USDA抯 Food and Nutrition Service for after-school program leaders who are working with pre-teens. The package provides lesson plans and materials needed for 10 interactive activities to help kids learn how to make good decisions about eating and physical activity.
Team Nutrition: Local Wellness Policy. This web-based clearinghouse created by USDA contains reference materials to assist school districts with the development of local wellness policies for physical activity and nutrition, implementation tools and resources, and un-reviewed sample policies.
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 8
�/font>13. 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.Bright Futures in Practice: Nutrition (2nd ed.). Created by the National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, this guide provides current information on screening, assessment, and counseling to promote good nutrition.
Developing Exemplary Practices in Nutrition and Physical Activity in After School Programs [pdf 400K]. A guide published by the Center for Collaborative Solutions designed to help after school program leaders and their partners join in the fight against the obesity epidemic facing our children and youth today in a systematic and effective way. This guide explains six exemplary practices and contains indicator rubrics that can be used by programs to assess how they are doing in each of the six practice areas and to help them focus their attention on the areas they want to improve.
Health, Mental Health, and Safety Guidelines for Schools: Nutrition and Food Services. This compendium of guidelines is designed for those who influence the health, mental health and safety of students and school staff while they are in school, on school grounds, on their way to or from school, or involved in school-sponsored activities. They draw upon school health and safety guidelines and can assist in developing health and safety objectives.
Healthy School Food Policies Checklist [pdf 240K]. Distributed by the Center for Food and Justice抯 Urban and Environmental Policy Institute, this document contains many of the innovative policies that have been adopted or proposed to improve school food.
Keys to Excellence: Standard of Practice for Nutrition Integrity. Published by the School Nutrition Association (SNA), this tool identifies the elements of a quality school nutrition program. It provides an easy-to-use evaluation form for assessing program quality and tracking progress in developing and implementing plans to achieve goals.
Maternal and Child Health Library. This electronic resource guide offers a selection of current resources that analyze data, describe public health campaigns and other promotion programs, and report on research aimed at identifying promising strategies for improving physical activity levels within families, schools, and communities. The resource is for health professionals, policymakers, educators, coaches, and families.
Nutrition Standards for Foods in Schools: Leading the Way Toward Healthier Youth. This new report, published by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), provides nutrition guidance for schools seeking to implement or improve upon their current wellness policies. The report includes the IOM抯 recommendations about nutrition standards for foods offered in competition with federally reimbursable meals and snacks.
Preventing Obesity in Youth through School-Based Efforts [pdf 290K]. Developed by the National Governor抯 Association (NGA), this Issue Brief addresses childhood obesity and the role of schools in promoting healthy living and includes recommendations, examples, and resources for state leaders.
Progress or Promises? What's Working For and Against Healthy Schools. [pdf 987K] This publication presents an overview of the current state of school wellness in America including progress, challenges, research, and key contributions from voices of authority in children's health, education, and school wellness.
Role of Michigan Schools in Promoting Healthy Weight [pdf 1.8Mb]. This consensus paper, developed collaboratively by the Michigan Department of Education, Michigan Department of Community Health, and the Michigan Governor's Council on Physical Fitness, Health, and Sports, provides practical guidelines and policy recommendations to promote healthy weight for all students.
Ballew C, Kuester S, Gillespie C. Beverage choices affect nutrient intakes among children participating in the 1994� continuing survey of food intakes by individuals. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine 2000;154:1148�.
Barlow SE, Dietz WH. Management of child and adolescent obesity: summary and recommendations based on reports from pediatricians, pediatric nurse practitioners, and registered dietitians. Pediatrics 2002;110:236�
Barlow SE, Trowbridge FL, Klish WJ, Dietz WH. Treatment of child and adolescent obesity: reports from pediatricians, pediatric nurse practitioners, and registered dietitians. Pediatrics 2002;110:229�.
Barlow SE, Dietz WH, Klish WJ, Trowbridge FL. Medical evaluation of overweight children and adolescents: reports from pediatricians, pediatric nurse practitioners, and registered dietitians. Pediatrics 2002;110:222�
Brener ND, McManus T, Galuska DA, Lowry R, Wechsler H. Reliability and validity of self-reported height and weight among high school students. Journal of Adolescent Health 2003;32(4):281�7.
Dietz WH. Policy and environmental changes related to the prevention and treatment of childhood and adolescent obesity. In: Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence. Editors: Chunming Chen, William H. Dietz. Nestle Nutrition Workshop Series Pediatric Program. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. 2002.
Dietz WH, Bland MG, Gortmaker SL, Molloy M, Schmid TL. Policy tools for the childhood obesity epidemic. Journal of Law and Medical Ethics 2002;30(2 Suppl):83 - 87.
Dietz WH, Gortmaker SL. Preventing obesity in children and adolescents. Annual Review of Public Health 2001; 22:337�.
Freedman DS, Khan LK, Mei Z, Dietz WH, Srinivasan SR, Berenson GS. Relation of childhood height to obesity among adults: the Bogalusa Heart Study. Pediatrics 2002;109(2):E23.
Freedman DS, Khan LK, Dietz WH, Srinivasan SR, Berenson GS. Relationship of childhood obesity to coronary heart disease risk factors in adulthood: the Bogalusa Heart Study. Pediatrics 2001; 108(3):712�8
Freedman DS. Clustering of coronary heart disease risk factors among obese children. Journal of Pediatric Metabolic & Endocrinology 2002;15(8):1099�08.
Freedman DS, Serdula MK, Khan LK. The adult health consequences of childhood obesity. In: Chen C, Dietz WH (eds). Obesity in Childhood and Adolescence 2002;49:63�.
Fulton JE, McGuire MT, Caspersen CJ, Dietz WH. Interventions for weight loss and weight gain prevention among youth: current issues. Sports Medicine 2001;31:153�.
Grummer-Strawn L, Garza C, Johnson CL. Childhood Growth Charts. Pediatrics 2002;109(1):141�2.
Lowry R, Galuska DA, Fulton JE, Wechsler H, Kann L. Weight management goals and practices among U.S. high school students: associations with physical activity, diet, and smoking. Journal of Adolescents Health 2002;31:133�4.
Lowry R, Galuska DA, Fulton JE, Wechsler H, Kann L, Collins JL. Physical activity, food choice, and weight management goals and practices among US college students. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2000;18(1):18�.
Lowry R, Wechsler H, Galuska DA, Fulton JE, Kann L. Television viewing and its associations with overweight, sedentary lifestyle, and insufficient consumption of fruits and vegetables among US high school students. Journal of School Health 2002;72(10):413�1.
McGraw SA, Sellers D, Stone E, Resnicow KA, Kuester S, Fridinger F et al. Measuring implementation of school programs and policies to promote healthy eating and physical activity among youth. Preventive Medicine 2000;31(2):S86朣97.
Nihiser AJ, Lee SM, Wechsler H, McKenna M, Odom E, Reinold C, Thompson D, Grummer-Strawn L. Body Mass Index Measurement in Schools*. Journal of School Health. 2007;77(10):651-671.
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Pate RR, Trost SG, Mullis R, Sallis JF, Wechsler H, Brown DR. Community interventions to promote proper nutrition and physical activity among youth. Preventive Medicine 2000;31(2):S138朣149
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Wang LY, Yang Q, Lowry R, Wechsler H. Economic analysis of a school-based obesity prevention program. Obesity Research 2003;11(11):1313�24.
Wang G, Dietz WH. Economic burden of obesity in youths aged 6 to 17 years: 1979�99. Pediatrics 2002;109:E81�
Wechsler H, Brener N, Kuester S, Miller C. Food service and foods and beverages available at school: Results from the School Health Policies and Programs Study 2000. Journal of School Health. 2001; 71(7):313�4.
Wechsler H, Brener ND, Small ML. Measuring progress in meeting national health objectives for food service and nutrition education. Journal of Health Education 1999;30(5):S12�.
Wechsler H, Devereaux RS, Davis M, Collins J. Using the school environment to promote physical activity and healthy eating. Preventive Medicine 2000;31(2):S121朣137.
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