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Nutrition Education Wishes Granted
ODC awards over $7,000 for nutrition education projects for Oregon school-aged youth. Four organizations will establish programs for 2007-08, thanks to Youth Nutrition Education Grants:
- Wallowa County OSU Extension Service, Enterprise
- Polk County OSU Extension Service, Dallas
- Marshall High School, Bend
- Boys and Girls Club of the Umpqua Valley, Roseburg
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Blast Off with MyPyramid for Kids!
Recently released by USDA, the kid-friendly version of MyPyramid brings healthy eating and physical activity messages to elementary school children. Using fun, colorful graphics, MyPyramid for Kids website has downloadable worksheets and coloring pages for kids, tips for families, and classroom materials.
Blast Off, an online game, has kids choose foods and physical activities and use food group fuel tanks to help them track how their choices fit into MyPyramid. If they fuel their bodies well, they blast off to Planet Power!
Don't just leave it to kids to explore, MyPyramid for Kids offers fun and education for the kid in each of us.
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Go to Free Downloads – MyPyramid for Kids mini-poster
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Action for Healthy Kids
Action for Healthy Kids (AFHK) is a nationwide initiative dedicated to improving the health and educational performance of children through better nutrition and physical activity in schools. Visit the AFHK website to find a wealth of tools and information for creating health-promoting schools that support sound nutrition and physical activity as part of a total learning environment. Find out about what's happening in your state and learn how you can get involved, today!
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Healthy Kids Learn Better
The vision of Healthy Kids Learn Better (HKLB): All youth in Oregon are healthy and successful learners who contribute positively to their communities. HKLB is a way of forming school-community partnerships that address kids' physical, social and emotional needs while improving their potential to learn. Visit this website for current news and events, tools and resources, and to learn about Oregon's Coordinated School Health success stories.
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You Have the Power:
To Keep Your Kids Eating Well at School
DHS Health Services - Office of Family Health, 2005
Developed by the Nutrition Council of Oregon, this educational brochure encourages parent involvement to improve school nutrition. The colorful, 2-page flyer promotes good nutrition and addresses current nutrition issues facing schools, such as "competitive foods". Also offers suggestions for parent-initiated efforts to support healthy eating at school.
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Start Smart Eating & Reading:
A fun-filled breakfast, nutrition & reading program for K-2nd grade students
The Oregon Dairy Council partners with other Oregon education services to promote the connection between nutrition and learning.
Start Smart Eating & Reading combines nutrition education and literacy for an all-around healthy classroom curriculum. This fun-filled breakfast, nutrition, and reading program was designed to help students discover the importance of breakfast through reading and discussion of various children's books. Each of the five learning modules offers a no-cook food activity along with other classroom activities to reinforce messages about smart eating, while parent newsletters help deliver messages from the classroom to the home.
The curriculum was prepared jointly by the 4-H Youth Development and Family and Community Development programs of the Oregon State University Extension Service and the Oregon Department of Education.
Lesson plans, worksheets, and parent newsletter are available for free download at:
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4 Girls Health
National Women’s Health Info Center, US Dept. of Health and Human Services
“4 Girls Health” is a great website with health information for girls ages 10 to 16. Many topics are covered from fitness and nutrition to bullying and relationships. The site also includes sections for educators and parents and caregivers.
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Flavored Milk In Perspective
This review examines the latest scientific research on the nutritional and health benefits of flavored milk. Included in the review are various health concerns related to flavored milk, such as dental caries, behavioral disorders, obesity, and Diabetes Mellitus.
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Soft Drinks in Schools
A policy statement of the American Academy of Pediatrics: This statement is intended to inform pediatricians and other health care professionals, parents, superintendents, and school board members about nutritional concerns regarding soft drink consumption in school…
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Think Your Drink!
Both unflavored and flavored 100% milks provide nutritious beverage choices that can be included in a healthy, balanced diet. Flavored milk can have a positive impact on children’s diets compared to soft drinks and sugar-sweetened juice drinks. Use this educational handout to compare the nutrient content of several popular beverages.
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