Healthy Weight Council Toolkits
Resources for Environmental Design for Healthy Communities
American Planning Association - Policy Guide on Community and Regional Food Planning
California Center for Physical Activity - Local Public Health and Built Environment (LPHBE)
Communities Can Play a Role in Preventing Childhood Obesity , fact sheet published by the Institute of Medicine
Environmental Nutrition and Activity Community Tool (ENACT), a concrete menu of strategies designed to help you improve nutrition and activity environments on a local level
Healthy Development Measurement Tool from the San Francisco Department of Public Health
Healthy Places, Healthy People: Promoting Public Health and Physical Activity Through Community Design from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Links Between Neighborhood Food Environment and Childhood Nutrition by Prevention Institute
Local Government Commission's information on livable, sustainable communities
Planning for Healthy Places Public Health Law and Policy
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Action for Healthy Kids
Addressing
the epidemic of overweight by helping improve children’s nutrition and physical
activity
http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/
Alternatives
to Food as a Reward
A list of
ideas to help schools promote a healthy learning environment by using nonfood
rewards
http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/child/reps/rewards.pdf
Bismarck-Burleigh Public Health Department
Offers a variety of public health services and information to the
general public including nutrition and healthy lifestyle information
http://www.bismarck.org/city_departments/department/default.asp?dID=17
Healthy Kids, Healthy Weight (HKHW) Toolkit
Healthy Kids, Healthy
Weight (HKHW) Toolkit - Developed by
Bismarck-Burleigh Public Health to help connect families with community-based
physical activity and food/nutrition programs/services to positively impact
children’s weight. It is also used to connect public and private providers as
they work together in helping families use and evaluate community physical
activity and food/nutrition services/programs. The pilot project is supported by
the State Vision and Strategy for a Healthy North Dakota. The HKHW Toolkit lists
community business names and locations, personal contact names and numbers at
the business, a brief paragraph as to what the service/program offers, expected
outcomes if the family utilizes the service/program, times of operation, and
costs for using the service/program. BBPH developed the Toolkit with input from
the Activate Bismarck/Mandan Coalition.
CATCH (Coordinated Approach to Child Health) Kids Club
Healthy activities for after-school and community
recreation programs
http://www.catch-works.com/
Center for Screen Time Awareness
To help people to live healthier lives in functional families in
vibrant communities by taking control of the electronic media in their lives,
not allowing it to control them
http://www.screentime.org/
Empowering Youth
Manual for use in after school programs
and classrooms with youth 11-18 years old. Provides information hands-on
activities; ideas to include nutrition education and physical activity into
youth programs and events; resources to help youth develop a nutrition or
physical activity related community project
http://teamnutrition.usda.gov/Resources/empoweringyouth.html
Family Village Leisure and Recreation Resources
Family Village integrates information, resources, and communication
opportunities on the Internet for persons with cognitive and other disabilities,
for their families, and for those that provide them services and support
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/recreat.htm
Family Voices of North Dakota Health Information and Education Center
Resources:
Resources for families and providers for children with special health care
needs: disability, chronic illness, physical or mental health conditions
http://www.fvnd.org/resource.html
Healthy
Celebrations –
Ideas for Healthy School Parties and Other Celebrations
A list of
ideas for using school parties and other celebrations to help children practice
wise food choices and/or sift the focus from the food to the child.
http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/child/reps/celebrations.pdf
Healthy
Fundraising –
Ideas for Healthy Fundraising Alternatives
A list of
ideas for North Dakota schools to raise money by using fundraising alternatives
other than foods of little nutritional value
http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/child/reps/fundraising.pdf
Healthy Weight Network
Offers materials focused on health and
well-being for all students promoting the health at any size approach of
regular moderate activity, healthy eating without dieting and a nurturing
environment
www.healthyweight.net/schools.htm
Kids Walk-To-School
Encourages
children to walk to and from school in groups accompanied by adults
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/kidswalk/index.htm
Media-Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active!
An interactive after-school education
program for young people ages 11 to 13 designed to help teach about the complex
media and how it can affect health
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/msy/
MyPyramid
Interactive tools to plan and assess food
choices and improve your diet
www.mypyramid.gov
National Center on Physical Activity and Disability
Provides information and resources that can enable people with
disabilities to become as physically active as they choose to be
http://www.ncpad.org/
National Eating Disorders Association
Provides education, resources and support to those affected by eating
disorders. Information for individuals, parents, educators and professionals
www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
National Institute of Mental Health
Information about eating disorders including anorexia and bulimia.
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/eating-disorders/complete-publication.shtml
National Playground Safety Institute
Information on how to obtain a safe playground from the National
Recreation and Park Association
http://www.nrpa.org/content/default.aspx?documentId=5129
Nutrition for Everyone - Healthy Weight
Finding balance with food and physical activity
from the CDC; includes other resource links
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/nutrition/nutrition_for_everyone/healthy_weight/index.htm
National Association for Sport & Physical Education
(NASPE)
Seeks to enhance knowledge and professional practice in
sport and physical activity through scientific study and dissemination of
research to members and the public
http://www.aahperd.org/naspe/
Palaestra
Website with subscription information for Palaestra: Forum of Sport,
Physical Education & Recreation For Those With Disabilities, a quarterly
publication with resources for adapted physical activity
http://palaestra.com/
PE Links for You
A list of links to resources for promoting active and healthy lifestyles from
the National Association for Sport and Physical Education
http://www.pelinks4u.org/
Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in the Balance (Institute of Medicine)
Report with national strategy recommendations including
specific actions for families, schools, industry, communities, and government
on preventing childhood obesity
http://www.iom.edu/report.asp?id=22596
Safe Routes to School Online Guide , a comprehensive online reference manual designed to support the development of Safe Routes to School programs
School Wellness Evaluation
A simple guide for evaluating wellness
activities when implementing local wellness policies
http://www.dpi.state.nd.us/child/team/guide07.pdf
Small Steps
Information on diet and fitness, recipes, inspirational
success stories, consequences of overweight and obesity, and links to
organizations and other resources from the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human
Services
http://www.smallstep.gov
Walking School Bus: Combining Safety, Fun and the Walk to School , published by Safe Routes to School
We Can! (Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition)
National program designed as a one-stop resource for
parents and caregivers interested in practical tools to help children stay at a
healthy weight
http://wecan.nhlbi.nih.gov
Weight Control Information Network
Database of articles and resources designed
for the general public, health professionals, the media and Congress providing
up-to-date, science-based information on obesity, weight control, physical
activity, and related nutritional issues.
http://win.niddk.nih.gov/resources/index.htm
