Prevention Resources (for use in your practice and community):

Nutrition:

• Healthy school lunch programs (see if your school district participates)
  
  
• Local Farmers Markets (search by location and WIC vouchers)
  
  
• Local registered dieticians

Physical Activity:

• All Minnesota:
  The YMCA offers discounts to anyone of low income, minors or adults.
  Find local YMCAs | Application for reduced YMCA membership (Twin Cities locations only; outstate applicants should contact their local YMCA for a different application)
  
  
• All Minnesota:
  Hiking and Biking Trails
  Ideas on staying activie with kids in Minnesota
  
  
• East and Northeast Counties
  Power by the Hour
  A program that teaches 5-12 year-olds about fitness and nutrition
  
  
• Central Minnesota:
  BLEND - Better Living, Exercise and Nutrition Daily
  A grassroots initiative aiming to reduce BMI among adolescents living in Central Minnesota by 10 percent by 2016
  
  
• Minneapolis
  HCMC Taking Steps Together
  A family-based program aimed at improving physical activity and physical fitness.

Patient Education:

5: Encouraging Fruits and Veggies | Healthy Meal and Snack Ideas from Mayo Clinic
2: Facts about TV habits |Tips for Limiting Screen Time
1: Physical Activity Guidelines for Children (CDC) | Ideas for Staying Active
0: What’s in Your Glass?


Goal Trackers:

5: More fruits and veggies
2: Decrease screen time
1: More physical activity
0: Less soda & sugar


Prescription:

Prescription for healthy living

Helpful Links:

www.fueluptoplay60.com	www.cdc.gov/ obesity/childhood/	www.mypyramid.gov	www.kidnetic.com
A fitness and nutrition program that has been implemented in more than half the country's school. Schools and students can track their progress with an online nutrition and activity tracker and compete for prizes.	An excellent resource for health professionals and parents. Includes information on childhood obesity prevalance, contributing factors and recommendations for diet and excercise.	Includes data and statistics for health professionals. Includes excellent on childhood obesity prevalance, contributing factors, and tips for health professionals and parents.	A very cool, kid-friendly website that gets them off the chair with goofy challenges and educates them about healthy eating and activity.
www.letsgo.org	www.letsmove.gov	AAP Diet and Exercise Prescription Pad
Terrific information for parents who are interested in increasing healthy eating and activity for their kids as well as information for providers and community members.	A nationwide initiative backed by the First Lady to promote making healthy choices, improve food quality in schools and increase access to healthy, affordable food.

Presentations:

• Combatting Pediatric Obesity (Power Point)
  An overview of the pediatric obesity epidemic and how communities can work together to bring about change.
  
  
• Let's Move (Power Point)
  An overview of how pediatricians can leverage the Let's Move initiative to help prevent pediatric obesity.
  
  
• AAP presentations and webinars
  A collection of presentations and webinars on a wide variety of pediatric-obesity related topics from pediatricians across the country.

Advocacy:

• Sign up for weekly updates on pediatric obesity news in Minnesota. Email debilzan@mnaap.org
  
  
• Check out AAP's advoacy matrix for ways to support obesity prevention measures in your practice, community, school, state and nation.

More resources:

AAP's Obesity Prevention and Management Tools

If you know of other helpful tools or resources and would like to suggest we add them to this page, please email debilzan@mnaap.org