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Nutrition and Physical Activity Resource List

National Nutrition Month Activities
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March 2007

Purpose of National Nutrition Month

National Nutrition Month Activities

Family Handouts

Teacher's Guide

Check out the new food guide pyramid and find out what these changes can mean for you!

Materials on the website below are excellent resources for school district nutrition and physical activity advisory committees.

On January 12, 2005, the National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity and Child Nutrition Forum convened a Stake Holders Briefing on School Wellness Policies in Washington, DC. Over 150 people attended, from a broad range of organizations and several states. The local school wellness policies, a provision of the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004, are an important new tool to address obesity and promote healthy eating and physical activity through changes in school environments. The webpage below includes materials presented at the briefing:

http://www.frac.org/html/federal_food_programs/cnreauthor/wellness_briefing.htm

The National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity (NANA) has developed a set of Model Local School Wellness Policies on Physical Activity and Nutrition to assist local school districts as they write and implement wellness policies, in accordance with the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004. In what truly has been a collaborative effort, 60 health, nutrition, physical activity, and education organizations, including the American Dietetic Association, assisted with or supported the development of these model school wellness policies.

The model policies are available at www.schoolwellnesspolicies.org

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has developed a new Website to help address the epidemic of obesity in America. The site's home page is http:///www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/obesity.html.

The site provides tools for consumers to use to achieve and maintain a healthy weight and lifestyle, as well as information about FDA's recently announced program to combat obesity. Special information addresses the important issue of childhood obesity. The site also serves as a gateway to information on obesity and weight loss from other government agencies, such as the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control.

http://www.blueannewe-ark.com/

Blue and You sponsors this fun-filled web site for children of all ages.

Obesity Resources available from KIDS FIRST

Pediatric BMI wheels - May be ordered from www.trowbridge-associates.com (Price will vary depending on quantity ordered).

What is BMI? How do you figure it? What does it mean? If you have questions, we have answers! Dr. Joseph Thompson and Sandra Withers were two of the speakers at our Good Nutrition + Fitness=Healthier Children: AR Childhood Obesity Conference held on September 4-5, 2003. We have each of their sessions on videotape that you may view for a nominal fee of $10.00 each to cover shipping and handling.

*Sandra Withers, RNP More than Getting a Weight: The Nurse’s Role in Identifying and Treating Childhood Obesity. This session includes must see handouts for anyone that is involved with obtaining BMI data. Includes how to properly measure and weigh, what BMI is, possible errors and the importance of accuracy. Great for staff training! (Order Form)

It’s not too late! If you missed the Assessment and Behavioral Management of Childhood Obesity teleconference on June 4, 2003 you may now view the video. It is a 4-hour teleconference sponsored by The University of Alabama at Birmingham. See the video form for more details on how you can view this must see teleconference. Excellent power point handout provided with the video. The cost to view the video is $10.00 which includes handouts and shipping and handling. (Order Form)

Act 1220 More information about Act 1220 and the BMI Initiative is available at www.achi.net