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Nutrition & Physical Activity

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1. Action Guide for Healthy Eating

Free printable guidebook that offers healthful tips for changing eating habits. Tips include how to lower the fat, increase fruits and vegetables, and increase whole grains in your diet.

2. American Dietetic Association

Information on a variety of nutrition topics, including daily tips for healthier eating, fad diets, and links to registered dietitians in your area.

3. 5-A-Day Fruits & Vegetables

Provides information on the benefits and tips for incorporating fruits and vegetables into your diet, including recipe ideas.

Physical Activity

1. Making Physical Activity Part of Your Life – Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
   Basic information about physical activity and includes the following:

   -- The Importance of Physical Activity (PA)
   -- Recommendations for PA
   -- Measuring PA intensity
   -- Getting Started
   -- Making PA Part of Your Life
   -- Components of Physical Fitness
   -- Strength Training for Older Adults
   -- Health Professional Resources

2. American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)

Basic exercise information including fitness brochures, including information on selecting equipment, personal trainers, etc.

3. AARP

Articles on physical activity for older adults: Special programs for o Walking o Sports o Working Out o Getting Motivated o Advice for Professionals working with older adults

Articles on diet and nutrition for older adults

4. Clinical Guidelines for Overweight & Obesity:

• Adults: Provides clinical guidelines for the identification, evaluation, and treatment of adult overweight and obesity

• Children & Adolescents: Provides clinical guidelines for identifying childhood overweight by Body Mass Index-for-Age

5. Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Prevent & Decrease Overweight & Obesity

Creating Active Communities and Environments

1. Active Living Leadership

Basic facts on creating environments that encourage physical activity, including policy development resources. Also includes a calculator for communities and businesses to calculate what costs are associated with physical inactivity in their community or business.

2. Robert Wood Johnson - Active Living, Obesity & Nutrition

Articles on active living and modifying the environment through land use planning. Includes interactive tools such as walkability and bikeability checklists to rate your community.

3. National Center for Biking and Walking

Basic information and resource materials for improving the walking and biking environment. Includes planning materials, policy summaries and a power point presentation.

Partners

1. Action for Healthy Kids

2. Wisconsin Local Coalition Websites

3. Governor’s Council on Fitness and Health 

4. Governor's Healthy Kids Initiatives

5. Wisconsin Cardiovascular Health Program

6. Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction - Nutrition

7. Wisconsin Diabetes Prevention and Control Program

8. Wisconsin Dietetic Association

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Last Updated: December 21, 2007