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PHYSICIAN RESOURCES:

* Physician Primer

* Fitness Posters  

* BMI Measuring Tools  

* Fitness Prescription Pad  

* Toolkit CD

PATIENT RESOURCES:  

* Personal Fitness Assessment     

* Food & Activity Journal   

* Health Guide flashcards

 

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  • Legislation database - The nutrition and physical activity legislative database is a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) site that allows users to search for state-level bills related to nutrition and physical activity topics.

  • Lighten' Up Wisconsin 

    Lighten' Up Wisconsin is a five-month team challenge that encourages team members to make small, realistic and permanent changes in their dietary and exercise habits that will last a lifetime.  The challenge runs from January 15, 2007 to May 15, 2007.

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  • Menu Planner - An interactive menu planner designed to guide daily food and meal choices based on your daily calorie allowance. For directions on how to use the Menu Planner, click on About the Menu Planner.

  • MyPyramid.Gov (Food Guide Pyramid) - Interested in a plan that provides you with recommendations for healthier eating? Released in April 2005 by the USDA, this new dietary guidance system, called MyPyramid: Steps to a Healthier You, has replaced the Food Guide Pyramid. Visit this interactive website for a personal plan, as well as tips and suggestions for eating healthier and being physically active.

  • My Pyramid Tracker (Diet Analysis) - The online dietary assessment provides information on your diet quality, related nutrition messages, and links to nutrient information.

  • MyPyramid for Kids - New dietary guidelines (2005) specifically designed for kids.

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  • Restaurants - A searchable list of restaurants in Wisconsin that have healthy menu options.

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  • Team Nutrition - USDA’s Team Nutrition program promotes lifelong healthy eating and physical activity; extensive resources for teachers and students
  • Teenagers Guide to Better Health - Provides basic tips on healthy eating and being physically active

  • Training

    • Certificate of Child and Adolescent Weight Management - Sponsored by the Commission on Dietetic Registration, this certificate training provides opportunities for education on cutting edge information, skills, resources needed to counsel overweight children and adolescents. This certificate is designed to produce competent providers of comprehensive weight management care for children and adolescents. See link for more information and upcoming conference dates.
    • Certificate of Adult Weight Management - Sponsored by the Commission on Dietetic Registration, this certificate provides education on the clinical management of overweight and obesity, current research, behavior modification, and other pertinent topics. This certificate is designed to produce competent providers of comprehensive weight management care for adults. See link for more information and upcoming conference dates.
    • Growth Charts - Self-directed, interactive training modules for health care professionals on using the CDC growth charts. 

  • Treadmill, How to select and use a home (PDF, 177 KB)

  • Treatment Algorithm - Specific recommendations and charts from "Obesity Evaluation and Treatment: Expert Committee Recommendations".

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  • Waiting Room Educational Materials

  • Walking / Pedometer Program – How to Use Pedometers as Part of a Walking Program (PDF, 28 KB)

  • Walking route - Map and measure your own route.  Use this tool to view a map and create your own walking route.  The tool lets you choose the route and automatically calculates the distance.

  • What Works – Advice and samples of successful physical activity programs
  • Weight Control Information Network - Provides health professionals and consumers with evidence-based information on obesity, weight control, and nutrition
  • Weight Loss Strategies - Research findings from the National Weight Control Registry.
  • Weight Training - This site contains animated demonstrations of how to use free weight equipment and provides sample workout sheets to record your weight lifting activities.
  • What Works in Healthcare (PDF, 360 KB) - A four-page summary of evidence-based and promising strategies that focus on helping people eat healthier and be more active in the healthcare setting.  
  • What Works in Schools (PDF, 503 KB) - A summary of evidence-based or promising strategies to get students and staff to eat well and be active.
  • What Works in Worksites (PDF, 480 KB) - A two-page summary of evidence-based and promising strategies that focus on helping people eat healthier and be more active in the work place.  
  • When to Use Drug Therapy in the Treatment of Obesity - A summary article from the American Family Physician.

  • Wisconsin Partnership for Activity and Nutrition 

    (Formerly the Wisconsin Nutrition and Physical Activity Workgroup  - WINPAW)

    The Wisconsin Nutrition and Physical Activity Workgroup was formed in 1999 to discuss strategies that could be implemented to address the alarming increase in childhood overweight. In September 2005 the group changed their name to the Wisconsin Partnership for Activity and Nutrition to better reflect their mission.  The membership has reached over 100 persons representing a diverse group of organizations and communities.  In December 2003, the membership selected an organization structure that includes six subcommittees: environmental, school-based, healthcare, families and communities, business and industry and surveillance.  The partnership and its subcommittees are the main planning vehicle for the development of the Nutrition and Physical Activity state plan. As the partnership has evolved, its mission has changed as well. The draft mission is to provide state leadership for nutrition and physical activity across the lifecycle. Currently, the group mission and vision are being formalized as well as bylaws.  Contact the Nutrition and Physical Activity staff if you would like more information about the Wisconsin Partnership for Activity and Nutrition. 

  • The Worksite Wellness Resource Kit is a tool to assist worksites with implementing strategies that have been proven to be effective and walks you through the process of developing a wellness program. 

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