Fact sheet and PowerPoint are no longer available. Following are links to weight-related data for Wisconsin and additional materials.
Families on the Move Press
Release Series
Short
lessons using group discussion - based on the Families on
the Move press releases"
Nutrition and Activity Public Service Announcements
PSA audio files and scripts from USDA's "Eat Smart. Play
Hard." program http://www.fns.usda.gov/eatsmartplayhard/collection/collect_tools.html
PSA scripts from Marinette/Oconto County Childhood Wellness
Partnership http://www.uwex.edu/ces/cty/marinette/flp/documents/PSAsSummer2004.doc
“Children and Weight – what communities can do”
– a coalition-building kit from California Cooperative Extension.
Available to borrow from CES
Media Collection (#18598); local WIC colleagues may also have
a copy. Also available to purchase ($100) at http://anrcatalog.ucdavis.edu/merchant.ihtml?id=349&step=2
The Center for Weight and Health at University of California
- Berkeley http://nature.berkeley.edu/cwh/index.html
"Healthy Habits for Healthy Kids" - a nutrition and
physical activity guide for families
http://www.bluecrosswisconsin.com/visitors/HealthyLiving/HealthyKids/index.html
“Pediatric Overweight Practice Guidelines – Implications
for Extension Educators” by Sharon Robinson. Appears in
the June 2004 issue of Journal of Extension http://www.joe.org/joe/2004june/tt4.shtml
Position of the American Dietetic Association: Individual-, Family-, School-, and Community-Based Interventions for Pediatric Overweight
Journal of the American Dietetic Association, Volume 106, Issue 6, Pages 925-945 (June 2006). If you do not have access to this journal, follow the document delivery instructions for University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension personnel found here http://steenbock.library.wisc.edu/extension/extserv.htm#office.
A summary of 3 reports about research-based approaches to childhood
obesity prevention
http://www.uwex.edu/ces/wnep/specialist/nfl/mmpdfs/0512.pdf#page=3
The Community Guide: Physical Activity
This is a systematic review of the literature and a resulting
set of evidence-based recommendations and physical activity
interventions. It is the first of a set of reviews that fall
under the category "Nutrition."
You can find the guide for physical activity here http://www.thecommunityguide.org/pa/.
To see the expected date of completion for other nutrition
reviews and to view a logic framework for addressing nutrition
and community health, go to http://www.thecommunityguide.org/nutrition/default.htm.
The Future of Children Journal, Spring 2006 Issue on Childhood Obesity
Among the articles in this issue: Targeting Interventions for Ethnic Minority and Low-Income Populations; Markets and Childhood Obesity Policy; and 4 different articles examining the role of various factors in childhood obesity - built environments, child care, schools, and parents. A good resource to add to your collection on obesity, and it's all available online:
Spring 2006 Issue of The Future of Children
