Obesity
Articles
- The new standards on preventing childhood obesity are now available! (pdf)
These updated standards will be a part of the comprehensive Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards; Guidelines for Early Care and Education Pro grams, Third Edition (CFOC, 3rd Ed.) to be released in 2011. The standards are for all types of early care and education settings—centers and family child care homes. - Treasure Valley Adolescent Obesity Resources (pdf)
- Be Outside, Idaho
Be Outside encourages children and families to get outside and be active. As a coalition of diverse agencies, organizations and private citizens, Be Outside is united in the common cause of empowering all Idahoans to lead healthy lives by developing a sense of place in Idaho's outdoors. - President of American Academy of Pediatrics Joins First Lady in Commitment to Reduce Childhood Obesity
Catch Grant
- About the Obesity CATCH Grant (PowerPoint)
- Obesity CATCH Grant Results (pdf)
Links
- Be Outside Idaho!
Website devoted to getting kids outside and moving - Preventing Childhood Overweight and Obesity: Parents Can Make a Difference
- CDC Obesity Trend Graphs
