Helpful sites for kids and families:
Take Charge of Your Health (for teens)
http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/take_charge.htm
Energize Yourself and Your Family
http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/energize.htm
Helping Your Child
http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/child.htm
Helping Your Overweight Child
http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/over_child.htm
USDA Food Pyramid
www.mypyramid.gov
Fit Kids NC
www.fitkidsnc.com
Alliance for a Healthier Generation
www.healthiergeneration.org
Fitness Forward
www.fitnessforward.org
Drive 2 Fitness
www.drive2fitness.org
Ways to Enhance Children's Activity and Nutrition (We Can!)
http://wecan.nhlbi.nih.gov
Healthy Weight Initiative partners:
Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, UNC
www.hpdp.unc.edu/waketowellness
Physical Activity and Nutrition Branch, N.C. Division of Public Health
www.NCPanBranch.com
www.eatsmartmovemorenc.com (professional site)
www.myeatsmartmovemore.com (consumer site)
WakeMed Pediatric Diabetes Program
www.wakemed.org/body.cfm?id=137
Reports and statistics:
Obesity research, National Institutes of Health and National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
http://win.niddk.nih.gov/research/index.htm
Statistics about overweight and obesity
http://win.niddk.nih.gov/statistics/index.htm
The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity
www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/obesity/
Progress in Preventing Childhood Obesity: How Do We Measure Up?
Institute of Medicine
www.iom.edu/CMS/3788/25044/36980.aspx
Preventing Healthy Weight: Health in the Balance
Institute of Medicine
http://www.iom.edu/?id=22623
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Childhood Overweight
www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/childhood/index.htm
Resources for schools:
ABC for Fitness
http://www.davidkatzmd.com/abcforfitness.aspx
Nutrition Detectives
http://www.davidkatzmd.com/nutritiondetectives.aspx
Media-Smart Youth: Eat, Think and Be Active
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubs/upload/msy_fact%20_sheet.pdf[pdf]
and
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubs_details.cfm?from=&pubs_id=5025
Kids Walk to School
www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/kidswalk/resources.htm
School Health Index
http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/shi
Fit Kids NC
www.fitkidsnc.com
Additional resources:
Active Living by Design
www.activelivingbydesign.org
