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Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in the Balance
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The Learning Connection: The Value of Improving Nutrition and Physical Activity in Our Schools
Action for Healthy Kids
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American Academy of Pediatrics and National Association of School Nurses
Cardiovascular Health Promotion in Schools
American Heart Association
Nutrition
Making it Happen: School Nutrition Success Stories
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and U.S. Department of Education
Changing the Scene: Improving the School Nutrition Environment Toolkit
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture
Guidelines for School Health Programs to Promote Lifelong Healthy Eating
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Healthy Food Policy Resource Guide
California School Boards Association and California Project LEAN
Diet and Oral Health
American Dental Association
School Meals
Healthy School Meals Resource System
U.S. Department of Agriculture
School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study–II
U.S. Department of Agriculture study of the foods served in the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program
Local Support for Nutrition Integrity in Schools
American Dietetic Association
Nutrition Services: an Essential Component of Comprehensive Health Programs
American Dietetic Association
Healthier US School Challenge
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Breakfast for Learning
Food Research and Action Center
School Breakfast Scorecard
Food Research and Action Center
Mealtimes and Scheduling
Eating at School: A Summary of NFSMI Research on Time Required by Students to Eat Lunch
National Food Service Management Institute (NFSMI)
Nutrition Standards for Foods and Beverages Sold Individually
Recommendations for Competitive Foods Standards
California Center for Public Health Advocacy
State policies for competitive foods in schools
U.S. Department of Agriculture
School Foods Tool Kit
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Foods Sold in Competition with USDA School Meal Program
(a report to Congress) U.S. Department of Agriculture
FAQ on School Pouring Rights Contracts
American Dental Association
Fruit and Vegetable Promotion in Schools
Fruits and Vegetables Galore: Helping Kids Eat More
U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Farm-to-School Program
Center for Food and Justice
Fruit and Vegetable Snack Program Resource Center
United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association
Produce for Better Health Foundation
Downloadable fruit and vegetable curricula, research, activity sheets, and more
Snacks
Healthy School Snacks
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Rewards
Constructive Classroom Rewards
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Alternatives to Using Food as a Reward
Michigan State University Extension
Nutrition and Physical Activity Promotion and Food Marketing: Health Education
National Health Education Standards
American Association for Health Education
Nutrition Education and Promotion
U.S. Department of Agriculture Team Nutrition
Lists nutrition education curricula and links
Integrating Physical Activity into the Classroom
Setting Brain Breaks
Michigan Department of Education
Energizers
East Carolina University
Food Marketing to Children
Pestering Parents: How Food Companies Market Obesity to Children
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Review of Research on the Effects of Food Promotion to Children
United Kingdom Food Standards Agency
Marketing Food to Children
World Health Organization (WHO), (a report on ways that different countries regulate food marketing to children [including marketing in schools])
Guidelines for Responsible Food Marketing to Children
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Commercial Activities in School
U.S. General Accounting Office
Eating Disorders
Staff Wellness
Healthy Workforce 2010: An Essential Health Promotion Sourcebook for Employers, Large and Small
Partnership for Prevention
Well Workplace Workbook: A Guide to Developing Your Worksite Wellness Program
Wellness Councils of America
Physical Activity Opportunities and Physical Education
General Resources on Physical Activity
Guidelines for School and Community Programs to Promote Lifelong Physical Activity Among Young People
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Healthy People 2010: Physical Activity and Fitness
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
Physical Fitness and Activity in Schools
American Academy of Pediatrics
Physical Education
Substitution for Instructional Physical Education Programs
National Association for Sport and Physical Education
Recess
Recess in Elementary Schools
National Association for Sport and Physical Education
Recess Before Lunch Policy: Kids Play and then Eat
Montana Team Nutrition
Relationships of Meal and Recess Schedules to Plate Waste in Elementary Schools
National Food Service Management Institute
The American Association for the Child’s Right to Play
Physical Activity Opportunities Before and After School
Guidelines for After School Physical Activity and Intramural Sport Programs
National Association for Sport and Physical Education
The Case for High School Activities
National Federation of State High School Associations
Rights and Responsibilities of Interscholastic Athletes
National Association for Sport and Physical Education
Safe Routes to School
Safe Routes to Schools Tool Kit
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
KidsWalk to School Program
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Walkability Check List
Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center, Partnership for a Walkable America, U.S. Department of Transportation, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Monitoring and Policy Review
School Health Index
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Changing the Scene: Improving the School Nutrition Environment Toolkit
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Criteria for Evaluating School-Based Approaches to Increasing Good Nutrition and Physical Activity
Action for Healthy Kids
Recess for Elementary School Students
National Association for Sport and Physical Education (order on line)
Opportunity to Learn: Standards for Middle School Physical Education
National Association for Sport and Physical Education (order on line)
Opportunity to Learn: Standards for High School Physical Education
National Association for Sport and Physical Education (order on line)