Resources

Schools

Action for Healthy Kids (www.actionforhealthykids.org )
Alliance for a Healthier Generation (resources to promote healthy school environment (www.healthiergeneration.org/schools.aspx )
American School Food Service Association with Child Nutrition Information (www.asfa.org )
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (physical activity promotion) (www.aahperd.org )
Cornell Cooperative Extension – The Junior Master Gardener Program (www.jmgkids.us )
Centers for Disease Control (www.cdc.gov )
Healthy Fundraising Ideas (www.cspinet.org/new/pdf/schoolfundraising/pdf
National Farm to School Network (www.farmtoschool.org )
New York State Child Nutrition Program (www.nysed.gov )
New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (www.agmkt.state.ny.us )
New York State Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Alliance (www.nyshepa.org )
Peaceful Playgrounds (www.peacefulplaygrounds.com )
Parent Teacher Association (www.pta.org )
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (www.rwjf.org )
Safe Routes to School (www.saferoutesinfo.org )
School Food Toolkit (www.cspinet.org/schoolfoodkit/ )
School Nutrition Association (www.schoolnutrition.org )
SPARK Program (Sports, Play and Active Recreation for Kids) (www.sparkpe.org )
Take 10! Program (physical activity for classroom) (www.ilsi.org/Programs/Take10/ )
Team Nutrition of USDA (www.fns.usda.gov/tn/ )
USDA Food Pyramid (www.mypyramid.gov )
Think Breakfast (www.thinkbreakfast.net )

 

Day Care Centers/After-School Programs

Active Kids! School Nutrition and Physical Activity Kit (www.nyhealth.gov/prevention/obesity/activ8kids/toolkit/docs.toolkit.pdf )
Care Connection for CACFP Child Care Providers (www.nfsmi.org )
Color Me Healthy Curriculum for Preschool (www.colormehealthy.org )
Head Start Body Start (ideas for active play, outdoor time, and healthy eating (www.headstartbodystart.org )
Healthy Kids, Healthy New York-After School Initiative Toolkit (www.health.state.ny.us/prevention/obesity/healthy_kids_healthy )
Healthy Snack Suggestions (www.cspinet.org/nutritionpolicy/healthy_school_snacks.pdf )
New York State Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Alliance (www.nyshepa.org )
Team Nutrition/USDA (www.teamnutrition.usda.gov )
Screentime Awareness (www.screentime.org )
SPARK Program (Sports, Play and Active Recreation for Kids (www.sparkpe.org )

 

For or About Kids

BAM! (Learn about fitness, food and nutrition, and exercise) (www.bam.gov)
National Dairy Council’s Family Food Zone (www.familyfoodzone.org )
Fruits & Veggies – More Matters (www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org )
Girls Health – US Department of Health and Human Services (www.4girls.gov )
Kids Health (www.kidshealth.org )
Nutrition for Kids (www.nutritionforkids.com )
Screentime Awareness (www.screentime.org )
Team Nutrition of the USDA (www.fns.usda.gov/tn/ )
USDA Food Pyramid (www.mypyramid.gov )
National Institutes of Health (Healthy Weight for Children) (www.win.niddk.nih.gov/publications )
We Can! Program (www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/wecan )

 

Fitness

American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (www.aahperd.org )
American College of Sports Medicine (www.acsm.org )
American Heart Association (www.americanheart.org )
CATCH Program (www.catchinfo.org )
Healthier US (www.healthierus.gov )
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/index.htm)
Shape Up America! (www.shapeup.org )
SPARK Program (www.sparkpe.org )

 

General Resources

Fruits & Veggies More Matters (www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org )
Mayo Clinic (www.mayoclinic.com )
MyPyramid.gov (USDA) (www.mypyramid.gov )www.Nutrition.gov
National Dairy Council (www.nationaldairycouncil.org )
The American Diabetes Association (www.diabetes.org )
The American Dietetic Associaiton (www.eatright.org )
Wheat Foods Council Grains Nutrition Information (www.wheatfoods.org )

 

Nutrition Information and Services

American Institute for Cancer Research (www.aicr.org )
Food Stamp Nutrition Conncection (www.snap.nal.usda.gov )
Healthier US (www.healthierus.gov )
US Department of Health and Human Services (www.hhs.gov )