Nutrition and Physical Activity
5 A Day
Fruits & Veggies More Matters is a health initiative created through a collaborative effort between the Center for disease Control and the Produce for Better Health Foundation.
This new campaign replaces the 5 A Day Program and reflects new dietary guidelines that recommend eating 9 servings of fruits and vegetables everyday
Team Nutrition's goal is to improve children's lifelong eating and physical activity habits by using the principles of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the Food Guide Pyramid.
Available from this site are such resources as, "The Power of Choice: Helping Youth Make Healthy Eating and Fitness Decisions - A Leader's Guide."
Food & Nutrition Service, Minnesota Department of Education
Food and Nutrition Service of the Minnesota Department of Education administers U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) food and nutrition programs that support American agriculture and the nutrition of children and some adults. Services provided to schools, child care institutions, summer feeding agencies include:
- Approving applications for participation in one or more of the programs
- Assisting agencies with claiming reimbursement for meals, milk and snacks served
- Distributing USDA donated commodity foods
- Interpreting federal and state regulations and policies
- Disseminating program information through newsletters, memorandums and workshops
- Providing technical assistance through training and onsite visits
- Promoting activities that support USDA nutrition programs
Eat Smart Play Hard
Eat Smart. Play Hard.TM is about making America's children healthier. It's about practical suggestions that will help you motivate children and their caregivers to eat healthy and be active. The Eat Smart. Play Hard.TM Campaign messages and materials are fun for children and informative for caregivers. To make your job easier, we have kid-tested the messages and based them on the Food Guide Pyramid and Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
As a leader in nutrition research since 1915, the National Dairy Council® is dedicated to providing timely, scientifically sound nutrition information on the health benefits of milk, cheese and yogurt.
Weight Control Information Network
The Weight-control Information Network provides the general public, health professionals, the media, and Congress with up-to-date, science-based information on weight control, obesity, physical activity, and related nutritional issues.
CDC's Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity
CDC's Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity (DNPA) takes a public health approach to address the role of nutrition and physical activity in improving the public's health and preventing and controlling chronic diseases. The scope of DNPA activities includes epidemiological and behavioral research, surveillance, training and education, intervention development, health promotion and leadership, policy and environmental change, communication and social marketing, and partnership development.
Fruits & Veggies More Matters
Fruits & Veggies-More Matters is a health initiative focused on helping Americans increase fruit & vegetable consumption for better health.
CDC's Physical Activity and Health Report
The Physical Activity and Health Report brings together, for the first time, what has been learned about physical activity and health from decades of research
The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports - You're it. Get fit!
www.fitness.gov is the health, physical activity, fitness and sports information website of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. You can find out about the Council and its work, view our publications, and link to the resources of other government agencies as well as to health and fitness organizations.