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Training Opportunities
Safety, Nutrition, Activity, and Care for Kids (SNACK) is a program offered through Maricopa County and First Things First to provide training and assistance to childcare centers in the Northwest Valley of Maricopa County on healthy eating and physical activity using the national award winning ‘Color Me Healthy’ curriculum. For more information on how to schedule your site for a training session, please call 602-506-6850.
Nutrition and Physical Activity
- http://www.colormehealthy.com/ Get some great ideas and materials to help preschoolers get involved and excited about eating healthy.
- http://www.napsacc.org/ Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care program - an intervention in child care centers aimed at improving the nutrition and physical activity environment, policies and practices through self-assessment and targeted technical assistance.ets Move!
- America’s Move to Raise a Healthier Generation of Kids - We need to get moving. Join First Lady Michelle Obama, community leaders, teachers, doctors, nurses, moms and dads in a nationwide campaign to tackle the challenge of childhood obesity.
- www.Mypyramid.gov - US Department of Agriculture
- www.Mypyramid.gov/preschoolers/index.html - Create a “Pyramid Plan” for kids 2- to 5-years-old, gives tips for helping children eat healthy, try new foods, be active, and get involved with making their own food
- ADHS Bureau of Nutrition and Physical Activity - For information about WIC, Arizona Nutrition Network, Breastfeeding Education, Folic Acid Program, and Farmer’s Markets in Arizona
- www.Fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org - Healthy Meal Planning Tips, Nutrition Information, Recipes, Getting Kids Involved, Videos, and Activities
- www.Eatwellbewell.org - The Arizona Nutrition Network’s Web site, Champions for Change, Games, Videos, Activities, and more for kids, parents and providers
- Nat’l Association for Sport and Education - Guidelines for getting kids active at any age, teaching tools, and other regulations to properly maintain a physical activity schedule for children at all ages
- Arizona Department of Education - Physical activity and health safety
- Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans
- www.womenshealth.gov/bodyworks/ BodyWorks is a program designed to help parents and caregivers of adolescents improve family eating and activity habits.
- ADHS Physical Activity Resources - for even more resources related to Physical Activity, part of the Bureau of Nutrition and Physical Activity within the Arizona Department of Health Services
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Childcare Licensing
- ADHS Childcare Licensing - Licensing rules, discounts, and other resources for childcare providers
Child Care Providers Health & Safety Resources
- Healthy Child Care America - The Academy of Pediatrics, information related to health for child care providers, especially SIDS risk reduction/infant safe sleeping
- National Resource Center for Health & Safety in Child Care and Early Education
- Arizona Safety Information Flip Chart - Emergency and Prevention Guidelines for Early Childhood Programs, Schools and Parents
- Arizona Communicable Disease Flip Chart
- Arizona Child Care Health Consultation
- ADHS Injury and Disability Prevention
- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Safe Kids Worldwide
- SunWise™ Skin Cancer Prevention School Program
- NEW! SunWise Safety Info Supplement to the Arizona Childcare Champions for Change Best Practices
- Consumer Product Safety Commission
Early Childhood Development
- ADHS Bureau of Women’s and Children’s Health - Info on women’s and children’s health, oral health, injury prevention, infant and child fatality, data, and reports
- AZ First Things First - A state board formed to educate and offer guidance, grants, and support
- Child Abuse Prevention Center - Southwest Human Development, the Birth to Five Helpline (1-877-705-KIDS), and the Fussy Baby Program
- www.brightfutures.org - Bright Futures Health Promotion Initiative
- Child Growth Guidelines - The Centers for Disease Control offers resources for parents, childcare providers, educators, and policy makers on tracking and evaluating a child’s growth. Free materials available to order
- Information for Early Childhood Educators - From the CDC on observing childhood development and the signs to look for when there may be an issue
- For information about community resources for infants and children: 1-800-232-1676
Kid Focused
- www.kids.gov - Kids Health is the official kids' portal for the U.S. government. It links to over 2,000 web pages from government agencies, schools, and educational organizations, all geared to the learning level and interest of kids
- www.girlshealth.gov - The Girls Health site was created to help girls (ages 10-16) learn about health, growing up, and issues they may face. It focuses on health topics that girls are concerned about and helps motivate them to choose healthy behaviors by using positive, supportive, and non-threatening messages. The site gives girls reliable, useful information on the health issues they will face as they become young women and tips on handling relationships with family and friends, at school and at home.
- http://www.hrsa.gov/womensHealth/mybrightfuture/menu.html - For young women
Healthy Pregnancies
- http://www.azdhs.gov/phs/owch/publicat.htm - Every Woman Arizona Preconception Health Materials
- http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/bd/abc.htm - Tips from Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
- www.marchofdimes.com - March of Dimes
- www.babyarizona.gov - For help accessing prenatal care in Arizona or call 1-800-833-4642
Oral Health
- ADHS Office of Oral Health - Messages about the first dental visit by age one and resource materials for parents and providers
- The National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center