Healthy Eating for Children
Other Places To Get Help
Online Resource
We Can! (Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition) National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Web Address: www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/wecan We Can or "Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition" is a national program designed for families and communities to help children achieve a healthy weight. The program focuses on three important behaviors: improved food choices, increased physical activity, and reduced screen time.
Organizations
American Academy of Pediatrics 141 Northwest Point Boulevard Elk Grove Village, IL 60007-1098 Phone: (847) 434-4000 Fax: (847) 434-8000 E-mail: kidsdocs@aap.org Web Address: www.aap.org The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) offers a variety of educational materials, such as links to publications about parenting and general growth and development. Immunization information, safety and prevention tips, AAP guidelines for various conditions, and links to other organizations are also available.
American Dietetic Association 120 South Riverside Plaza Suite 2000 Chicago, IL 60606-6995 Phone: 1-800-366-1655 E-mail: knowledge@eatright.org Web Address: www.eatright.org The American Dietetic Association sets standards for all types of prescribed diets. The Consumer Nutrition Hot Line is available Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. (CST), in both Spanish and English. The organization produces a variety of consumer information, including videos and CD-ROM products, and will help you find a registered dietitian in your area who provides nutrition counseling.
Food and Nutrition Information Center 10301 Baltimore Avenue Suite 105 Beltsville, MD 20705 Phone: (301) 504-5414 Fax: (301) 504-6409 Web Address: www.nal.usda.gov/fnic This U.S. Department of Agriculture Web site has information about nutrition, food labels, weight, dietary guidelines, food safety, supplements, nutrition research, and more.
Media-Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active! P.O. Box 3006 Rockville, MD 20847 Phone: 1-800-370-2943 Fax: (301) 984-1473 TDD: 1-888-320-6942 E-mail: NICHDInformationResourceCenter@mail.nih.gov Web Address: www.nichd.nih.gov/msy The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), part of the National Institutes of Health within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, created Media-Smart Youth to empower young people to think critically about media and make thoughtful decisions about nutrition and physical activity.
Media-Smart Youth combines youth-development principles and practices with the most current research findings and recommendations about nutrition and physical activity.
National Agricultural Library: Nutrition.gov 10301 Baltimore Avenue Beltsville, MD 20705 Phone: (301) 504-5414 Fax: (301) 504-6409 Web Address: www.nutrition.gov This Web site has information on nutrition, healthy eating, exercise, and food safety. You can use an e-mail form to ask a food-related question.
U.S. Department of Agriculture: MyPyramid 3101 Park Center Drive Suite 1034 Alexandria, VA 22302 Phone: 1-888-7-PYRAMID (1-888-779-7264) E-mail: support@cnpp.usda.gov Web Address: www.mypyramid.gov The MyPyramid food guidance Web site provides many options to help people make healthy food choices and to be active every day. Enter your age, gender, and activity level to get a food plan specific to your needs. You can also print out worksheets for tracking your progress and goals. On this Web site, you'll find answers to many of your questions about healthy eating.
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| Author: | Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MS | Last Updated: September 13, 2007 |
| Medical Review: | Ruth Schneider, MPH, RD - Diet and Nutrition Joanne P. Ikeda, MA, RD - Nutrition Education Specialist and Lecturer | |
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| Topic Contents | |
| Topic Overview | |
Health Tools  | |
| Changing Your Family's Eating Habits | |
| Helping Your Child to Eat Well | |
| Helping the Overweight Child | |
 | Other Places To Get Help |
| Related Information | |
| References | |
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