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Health Promotions
The
Healthy Choices, Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds Project Placemats
were developed to encourage Lucas County residents to make wiser food
choices and to increase daily activity levels. By translating the 2005
Dietary Guidelines for Americans into an easy-to-read and graphically pleasing
representation, we hope to raise children’s nutritional awareness and aid
parents/caregivers of young children; we believe this to be a crucial time in
which good food choices develop into healthy long-term eating behaviors.
The placemats, along with related follow-up activities, will support the
development of healthy behaviors which lowers the risk of chronic diseases and
promote overall good health in our community.
Target: K indergarten
Health Screening visit
Provide handout with relevant serving information from
www.mypyramid.gov
New Food Pyramid resources
and activities for children ages 6-12
Follow-up Activities :
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"What did I eat Today" activity
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Activity Box to use in classrooms
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Suggestions for packing lunches and
snacks "on the go"
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Adaptation of placemats for local
restaurant, school and daycare use
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Database of websites and local
agencies that deal with nutrition, exercise/activity, weight loss issues, hypertension, diabetes, disease prevention, etc.
Link to Side One of
Placemat
Link to Side Two of Placemat
Request for Placemat
Request for Female Nutrition Guidelines
Request for Male Nutrition Guidelines
Additional Resources and Activities:
Food Pyramid Activity:
http://home.att.net/~teaching/health/pyramid.pdf
Daily Nutrition Log:
http://home.att.net/~teaching/health/nutrilog.pdf
Food Label Comparison Activity:
http://home.att.net/~teaching/health/foodlabl.pdf
Fast Food Comparison (use with fast-food nutritional charts)
http://home.att.net/~teaching/health/fastfood.pdf
American Dietetic Association
www.eatright.org
American Academy of Pediatrics
www.aap.org
American Academy of Family Physicians
www.aafp.org
American Medical Association
www.ama-assn.org
Centers for Disease Control
www.cdc.gov
Team Nutrition
www.fns.usda.gov/tn
Food and Nutrition Information Center
www.nal.usda.gov/fnic
Weight Control Information Network
www.win.niddk.nih.gov/index.htm
Activate
www.kidnetic.com
www.wgte.org/health/linksandbriefs.htm
If you would like more information or are interested in
helping with this exciting project, please contact
Susan Perez
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The Academy of Medicine of Toledo and Lucas County Alliance
