Families
Families play an important role in health. No matter the size or shape of your family, help support each other with healthy habits. Learn more with these resources.
Healthy North Dakota Families page.
Nutrition
Looking for ideas to help your family eat more fruits & veggies? Families from across North Dakota share how to include MORE fruits and vegetables as you shop, in family meals, for kids, or eating “on the go”.
MyPyramid for Families offers tips on nutrition and physical activity for families.
Physical Activity
Families and Children Links to resources on ages and stages and families from the US Department of Health and Human Services.
Healthy Lifestyle
Eat Smart Play Hard Healthy Lifestyle website offers parents and caregivers information to help you eat better, be more physically active and be a role model for your kids.
Help Your Child Grow Up Healthy and Strong contains keys to a healthy diet, money saving ideas for better health, and effective ways to encourage activity.
We Can! A Parent Handbook helps your family find the right balance of eating well and being physically active to maintain a healthy weight.
Healthy Weight information for families from NDSU Extension.
Resources on Family Health from the Division of Family Health in the North Dakota Department of Health.
Steps to help make your family's environment a healthy environment from the National Institutes of Health.
Mental Health
Family Guide to Keeping Youth Mentally Healthy and Drug Free.
Resources for children and families on mental health topics.
Children and family issues information from the National Mental Health Association.
Safety and First Aid
Health and Families: firstgov.gov provides information on family services, health, safety and food and nutrition.
Caring for families
Balancing Work and Family: Working with Your Employer from NDSU Extension Service.
Find out how to care for yourself while caring for others topics and resources.
Heart of Caregiving from the American Red Cross offers sound and caring advice to those caring for one who has suffered a serious health problem.
Mayo Clinic offers information on workplace stress, workplace safety and work-life balance.
Resources for parents in North Dakota including Parent Resource Centers, Agencies, and links to resources on families and child development.
RuralFathers.com provides links and resources about fatherhood.
