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Find out more about the benefits of calcium and how it is linked to your health.

Fun, Interactive Websites:

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Calcium

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Osteoporosis Prevention

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Dairy Foods and Nutrition

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Fitness and Bone Health

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Sites for Teachers

JUMP UP and GO
www.bluecrossma.com/jumpupandgo   LOCAL RESOURCE
Learn how your ghild’s school can obtain grants for programs that foster healthy living in middle schoold childrent and learn more about the Jump UP and Go! Pulbic awareness campaign.

PLANET HEALTH – an interdisciplinary Curriculum for Teaching Middle School Nutrition and Physical Activity.  Jill Carter, et.al. 2001 Havard School of Public Health – Order through Human Kinetics 800-747-4457 or email humank@hkusa.com.    LOCAL RESOURCE

EAT WELL, KEEP MOVING
An Interdisciplinary Curriculum for Teaching Upper Elementary School Nutrition and Physical Activity  Lilian Cheung, Steven Gortmaker, Hank Dart
Copyright 2001, 504pp   ISBN: 0736030964 Order through Human Kinetics 800-747-4457 or email humank@hkusa.com. LOCAL RESOURCE

National Standards relating to Calcium Challenge

Brain Based Learning Resource Section

Learning Styles

Reading

Links to Activities and Classroom Resources

Printed Resources - Nutrition

  1. Physical Activity and Good Nutrition: Essential Elements for Good Health, At-A-Glance 2000. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, Atlanta, GA 30341 -3717, 770-488-5820; Website: http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/dnpaaag.htm
  2. Young, Lisa R: Nestle, Marion: Variation in perception of a medium food portion: Implications for dietary guidance. J Am Diet Assoc. 1998;98:458-459
  3. Neumark-Sztainer et.al. Factors influencing food choices of adolescents: Findings for focus-group discussions with adolescents. J Am Diet Assoc. 1999;99:929-934:937
  4. Widley, MB et al. Fat and sugar levels are high in snacks purchased from student stores in middle schools. J Am Diet Assoc. 2000: 100: 319-322
  5. United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service. Healthy School Nutrition Environments; Promoting Health Eating Behaviors. Website: http://www.fns.usda.gov/fns

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Resources updated as of 11-02-04

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