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CDC's Division of Adolescent and School Health
Childhood Obesity
Key
Strategies to Prevent Obesity
Nutrition
Physical Activity
School Nutrition Success Stories: Making It Happen!
School Health Index
VERB: CDC's Youth Media Campaign
VERB:
Materials for Adults
VERB: Materials
for Tweens
VERB:
Planning Guides and Activity Tips
CDC's Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity
Nutrition for Everyone
Overweight and
Obesity
Physical
Activity for Everyone
Powerful
Bones. Powerful Girls.
Powerful Bones. Powerful
Girls. Parents' site.
CDC's Office on Women’s Health
Express Your Health: Materials for Parents,
Teachers, and Kids
CDC's Body and Mind
BAM: Body and Mind
BAM: Teachers Corner
U. S. Department of Agriculture Food Pyramid
MyPyramid
MyPyramid for Kids
MyPyramid Education Framework [pdf 150K, 19 pages]
U. S. Department of Education
ED.gov
U. S. Department of Health and Human Services
STEPS to a HealthierUS
Initiative
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The percentage of children who are obese1
has more than doubled, and among adolescents the rates have more than
tripled since 1980. Obesity is a risk factor for health conditions such
as diabetes and is associated with problems such as poor self-esteem.