Program Model: SCP Cluster Healthy Living

Selected Healthy Living Resources:

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Activities

My Activity Pyramid
http://extension.missouri.edu/explorepdf/hesguide/foodnut/n00386.pdf
Publication adapted from USDA's MyPyramid and funded in part by USDA's Food Stamp Program.

MyPyramid Blast Off Game
http://www.mypyramid.gov/kids/kids_game.html
An interactive computer game where kids can reach Planet Power by fueling their rocket with food and physical activity.

Healthy Kids, Healthy Families: Physical Activity Can make the Connection
http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/PhysicalActivity/brochures/pdf/parent.pdf
Brochure from the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion for Parents, Teachers, and Principals.

Physical Activities and Healthy Snacks for Young Children
http://www.iowa.gov/educate/index2.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_view&gid=511&Itemid=87
Education statistics from Iowa Department of Education.

Make Sure Children Exercise Regularly
http://www.nncc.org/Health/fc43_exercise.html
Connections Newsletter from the National Network for Child Care.

Collaboration

Promoting Physical Activity and Healthy Nutrition in Afterschool Settings: Strategies for Program Leaders and Policy Makers
http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/afterschool/fitness_nutrition.pdf
Strategies for program leaders and policy makers.

Comprehesive School Nutrition Policy Initiative/The Food Trust's Healthy School Toolkit
http://www.thefoodtrust.org/pdf/TOOLKIT%20LO4.pdf
Toolkit written for schools, parents, policymakers, and community groups who are interested in improving the school environment to help prevent childhood obesity.

4-H Health Jam
http://www.national4-hheadquarters.gov/about/pod-health/health_jam.pdf
4-H overnight camping program combined with a 4-H school enrichment program of eight weekly sessions.

Curriculum

Up for the Challenge: Lifetime Fitness, Healthy Decisions
http://www.maryland4h.org/4HFiles/Up%20for%20the%20Challenge1.pdf
Up for the Challenge is a fitness, nutrition and health curriculum for school-aged, middle school and teen youth. It was written for Army Child and Youth Services Sports Directors to incorporate into afterschool programming practices but is easily adaptable to any afterschool or 4-H club setting. The 290-page curriculum is divided into five chapters with each chapter containing multiple lessons in physical activity, nutrition and healthy decision making. Lessons range in scope and length from 30-60 minute nutrition and/or physical activities to a multi-week wellness event. Each lesson provides expected youth outcomes, instructor essential information, preparation instructions, supplies, lesson time, a technology component, handouts and opportunities for reflection.

WIN the Rockies Kids Lessons
http://www.uwyo.edu/WINTHEROCKIES_EDUR/WINKidsLessons.asp
A community based research, intervention and outreach project to improve health in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming

Guide to Cooperative Games
http://freechild.org/gamesguide.pdf
Guide to Cooperative games for social challenge.

Media-Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/msy/
An interactive after-school education program for young people ages 11 to 13.

Evaluation

Changing School Environmrnt Curbs Weight Gain in Children
http://www.temple.edu/medicine/school_environment.htm
Study showing that school-based intervention reduces incidence of overweight by half.

Healthy Choices Afterschool
http://www.niost.org/publications/healthy%20choices%20afterschool.pdf
Report by the National Institute on Out-of-School Time's (NIOST) Investigation on the Alignment of Physical Activity and Nutrition Programs/Curricula and the National Afterschool Association (NAA) Program Standards.

Featured Web Sites

Game On! The Ultimate Wellness Challenge
http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/special_GameOn.php
Program reinforcing the importance of healthy nutrition and physical activity during the school day.

Apples to Zucchini - Pick a Better Snack
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/FOOD/snackideas/index.htm
Easy to prepare recipes, fun activities, snack ideas, and healthy tips to make you and your family stay fit.

Your Energy Wake-Up Call: The Simple Solution to Healthy Eating and Physical Activity for Teens
http://www.caprojectlean.org/
Program promoting healthy eating and physical activity.

Bam!
http://www.bam.gov/
Web site with information on all the stuff that matters -- diseases, food and nutrition, physical activity, safety, life and body.

Sustainability

Sustainability Tool Kit
http://www.cacis.umontreal.ca/perennite/index_en.htm
This tool kit offers a simple and convenient analytic framework to globally evaluate the sustainability processes and levels of public health programs and projects. This tool kit is intended for many types of stakeholders in the field of public health: coordinators, evaluators, managers, managers of public health organizations, teachers, researchers, decision makers.

Technology

Cornell NutritionWorks
http://www.nutritionworks.cornell.edu/home/index.cfm
Research-based information and practical tools for nutrition practitioners.

Healthfinder Kids
http://www.healthfinder.gov/kids/default.htm
Links to carefully selected information and Web sites from over 1,500 health-related organizations.

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