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Library Materials - Fitness and Sports Nutrition
Listed Alphabetically by Title
Be Active Kids (1999)
BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina Foundation
Developed to give child care providers an innovative and fun way to encourage physical activity and nutrition among preschool children. Program was designed by nutrition education and physical activity experts, and all materials were peer reviewed and edited. Includes lesson plans, posters, and laminated foods to stick to food guide pyramid.
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Being Active As A Family (From the Active Me, Healthy Me Series 3 of 3) (2002)
United Leaning
3 of 3 in the Active Me, Healthy Me Series. Includes a videocassette and a facilitator's guide. 15 minutes long. This program implores parents to establish life-long habits that encourage all members of the family to restructure their day to include more physical activity. An active family that eats together, plays together, and does chores together will spend less time sitting in front of the television, computer screen, or video game.
Video
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Bright Futures in practice - Nutrition: User's Guide (2000)
National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health
This user's guide was designed to provide an overview of Bright Futures in Practice: Nutrition and to assist health professionals in using the information and materials in that guide. See Bright Futures in Practice: Nutrition for details.
Book, Booklet
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Eat to Compete (2000)
National Pork Producers Council
This kit is designed for professionals working with all types of athletes. It contains a brief review of the optimal training diet, an overview of protein needs of athletes, recipes for the training table and strategies for gaining the competititve edge. Favorably reviewed by SCAN.
Booklet, Brochure
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EatFit Student Workbook (2002)
University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources
EatFit is desinged to improve the eating and fitness choices of middle school adolescents. The student workbook is a 20-page, magazine-style booklet that contains activity sheets for students.
Booklet
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EatFit Teacher Curriculum (2002)
University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources
EatFit is designed to improve the eating and fitness choices of middle school adolescents. The curriculum consists of nine lesson plans, lesson enhancements, recipes, educational standards, references and workbook answer sheets. The lessons include nutrition basics, web-based diet analysis, information about energy and calories, label reading, exercise, fast food, breakfast, and media influence.
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Eating on the Run (1992)
Evelyn Tribole
This book is designed to help readers make healthy food choices while managing busy and hectic lives. It discusses eating on the run for weight loss and disease prevention, vitamins, feeding kids on the run, and athletes too.
Book
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Eating Well, Living Well, When You Can't Diet Anymore - A guide to Help You Reach Your Personal Health Goal (2000)
Glenn A. Gaesser, Ph.D., Karin Kratina, M.S., R.D.
This guide is designed to help individuals learn how to use the Food Guide Pyramid, listen to their bodies, and become more active to make lasting, healthful lifestyle changes for health and wellness. Its 8 chapters address the Food Guide Pyramid, Nutrients, Recognizing and maintaining a natural weight, How much do I need to eat, The importance of physical activity and fitness, The truth about fad diets, Eating healthy no matter where you are and Making it all work together.
Book
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Exercise Your Options: A Middle School Nutrition and Physical Activity Education Program (1998)
Dairy Council of California
Exercise Your Options teaches middle school students to make decisions that influence their health by analyzing their own food and activity choices. The program consists of 7 lessons, each approximately 40 minutes in length. Includes teacher guide, Food Guide Pyramid poster, transparencies, and student workbooks.
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FIT Kids! The Complete Shape-Up Program from Birth through High School (1999)
Kenneth Cooper
Contains training instructions, meal plans, and helpful, easy-to-read reference charts. The author offers a total program of diet and exercise customized for every age from preschoolers to teenagers.
Book
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For the Health of It: Sports Nutrition (1989)
University of Georgia
Discusses the facts about good nutrition for athletes. Topics covered include energy and protein needs, vitamin and mineral supplements, the importance of fluids and electrolytes, and the important pre-game meal.
Video
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Get In Shape, Jonas! (1999)
Wolfgang D. Hoelscher
When Jonas discovers that he can't lift his bucket of special dirt, Wimzie and the gang convince him that it's time for him to get out and exercise. It sounds great to Jonas until he realizes how hard it is to get in shape. Lucky for him, he has Wimzie and the gang to help him understand how fun being fit can really be.
Book, Children's Book
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It's All About You - Make Healthy Choices That Fit Your Lifestyle So You Can Do The Things You Want To Do. (1999)
The Dietary Guidelines Alliance
This video kit consists of three components: a leader guide, a 28-minute video and a first-ever owner's manual for your body. This tool kit is the nutrition-education component of the it's all about you consumer messages campaign. The campaign have five supporting messages: be realistic, be adventurous, be flexible, be sensible, and be active.
Video
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Jump Start Teens (1999)
California Project Lean
Jump Start Teens's cross-curricular lessons encourage students to eat healthy, keep moving, and become smart consumers and involved citizens! Jump Start covers relevant, real-life topics, such as The ABCs of Healthy Eating; Let's Get Physical; Teens Making a Difference; Advertising's Hidden Messages; It's in the Label - The Food Label; Have It Your Way Fast Food; Eating to Win; and Making News - A Primer on the News Media.
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Key Informant Interviews with Students, Experts, and LEAN regional coordinators about Healthy Eating, Physical Activity, and Multicultural Youth (1998)
Califonia Project LEAN
This report summarizes the major findings from interviews that were conducted with trhee key informant groups.
Booklet
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Monthly Nutrition Companion (1997)
American Dietetic Association
Help your clients create a personalized action plan for better health with this food and physical record book. With space to record 31 days of food and activity, this handy guide encourages users to evaluate current habits, set goals and make positive changes for a healthier lifestyle.
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Nibbles for Health: Nutrition Newsletters for Parents of Young Children (Leader Guide) (2002)
USDA Food and Nutrition Service
The newsletters and sharing sessions are intended for parents of preschool-aged children who participate in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), which provides meals and snacks in childcare and adult daycare facilities. However, these nutrition education meterials can be used in other settings, such as the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program, to help parents and other caregivers promote healthful eating and active living to young children.
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Nutrition and Exercise with Jack the Apple (Getting Active with jack the Apple) (1999)
Altschul Group Corporation
11 minutes. Includes a videocassette and a facilitator's guide with lesson plans and activity sheets. Viewers can learn that activities have many health benefits - and are fun! While at the gym we see how practicing many skills, including rolling a ball, kicking and using a bat are good for our bodies and fun. The video also offers suggestions for fun physical activities that children can do with their parents at home.
Video
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Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans (2000)
U.S. Department of Agriculture
A full-color, 38 page booklet describing the ten Dietary Guidelines for Americans (2000). It describes the guidelines using narratives and graphics, explains their importance, and provides action tips for following the guidelines.
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Osteo Kit - Diet & Osteoporosis (2000)
Food & Health Communication, Inc.
This is Master Kit for a nutrition educator. It stresses the importance of exercise and diet in preventing osteoporosis. It contains an CPE Course on Diet and osteoporosis for the health professional; a PowerPoint show of 50 color slides; 14 overheads for participants; over 20 laser originals for handouts and a kids kit for use with ages 3 to teens. Participants of all ages will learn about the different dietary sources of calcium and supplements.
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Play Hard Eat Right - A Parents’ Guide to Sports Nutrition for Children (1995)
Debbi Jennings and Suzanne Steen
Addresses common concerns of coaches and parents about nutrition needs of exercising children 6 -12 years of age.
Book
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Playing the Policy Game (1999)
california Project LEAN
Preparing Teen Leaders to TAKE ACTION on healthy eating and physical activity.
Booklet, Curriculum Design
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SLIC: Secondary Level Interdisciplinary Curriculum (1997)
V. Star Campbell and Kay Meyers
Multidisciplinary thematic units and lesson plans for grades 9-12 covering special concerns in nutrition, alternative eating, disordered eating, physical activity, and food safety.
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Sports Nutrition - 4H Curriculum - Members Guide (1995)
Cooperative Extension Service University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Curriculum uses group activities to teach healthy lifestyles, nutrition and fitness to 3rd & 4th graders. Designed for 4H clubs, daycamps and special enrichment programs. Youth explore fitness myths and understand physical development, structure and functions of the human body. They learn principles of nutrition and exercise. Some parts may require a leader. Snack recipes are provided.
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Sports Nutrition - A Guide for the Professional Working with Active People (2000)
Christine Rosenbloom
A reference text for health professionals working with active people. It was developed for the Sports, Cardiovascular, and Wellness Nutritionist (SCAN) dietetic practice group of the American Dietetic Association.
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Sports Nutrition - Leaders Guide (1995)
Cooperative Extension Service University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Curriculum uses group activities to teach healthy lifestyles, nutrition and fitness to 3rd & 4th graders. Designed for 4H clubs, daycamps and special enrichment programs. Youth explore fitness myths and understand physical development, structure and functions of the human body. They learn principles of nutrition and exercise. Snack recipes are provided. Leaders Guide provides addition information on each topic.
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Sports Nutrition Guidebook - 2nd Edition (1997)
Nancy Clark
Contains information about risk reduction for heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis, weight loss and being at peace with food; feeding an active family and how to perform better by fueling optimally before, during, and after exercise.
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Sports Nutrition Lessons For Adolescents (2001)
V. Star Campbell, M.S., M.Ed., RD; Pennsylvania Department of Education
For use with 7-12th graders participating in school or community-based athletics. The curriculum contains five multidisciplinary lessons that can be taught in Family and Consumer Sciences, Health Education, Math, Statistics, and Science. Each lesson is keyed to the Pennsylvania education standards and includes a lesson plan, student worksheets, and recommended resources.
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Staying Well - Teaching Tools for Older Adults (1997)
Ohio Department of Aging, the Ohio Department of Health, the Ohio State University Extension and Ross Products Division of Abbott Laboratories
Staying Well contains empowering lessons that address common medical conditions, dental health, drug issues, importance of dietary variety, alcohol, budgeting, socialization, weight gain or loss and overcoming obstacles to shopping, cooking and eating healthfully. It contains intervention activities for older adults complete with lesson plans, challenges, activities, promotional incentives, handouts and much more.
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Taking Off!- 4th Grade Curriculum (1998)
CATCH
The curriculum introduces GO, SLOW, and WHOA foods and activities, so children learn to make healthier choices.
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The 2000 Dietary Guidelines For Americans (2001)
Evers, William D, Ph.D., RD and Hanley, Erin E, RD
This CDROM explains the history and rationale behind the new 2000 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Two powerpoint slideshow presentations, intended for educators and the public audience, 10 supplementary handouts, pre and post evaluations for presentation, posters, student activites, and further resources are included. Also includes ABC's of health: Aim for fitness, Build a healthy Base, and Choose sensibly.
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The Activity Pyramid (1996)
Park Nicollett Health Source
Full color easy to follow physical activity guide. Shows sensible ways to incorporate regular physical activity into any lifestyle.
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The Busy Body Book (2004)
Lizzy Rockwell
It is a kid's guide to fitness. This action-packed guide to fitness explains how your bones and muscles and heart and lungs work to keep you moving and what you need to do to keep going strong. Topics in this book include How your bones, muscles, and brain keep you moving; The three things your body needs to make it go; How your heart and lungs work; and A million ways to get busy and have fun!
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The Kid’s Activity Pyramid - Tear Off Sheets
Park Nicollet HealthSource Institute for Research & Education
Uses a pyramid graphic to encourage certain activities everyday (base of the pyramid), others 3-5 times a week, etc.
Booklet
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This Is Your Life: A Teacher's Activity Guidebook for Hands-On Health! The Activity Guidebook for Working with Teens (1999)
Barbara Storper & Foodplay Productions
This Activity Guidebook is designed to help middle and high school boys and girls improve their eating, exercise, and health habits and foster self-esteem. Can be used separately or as an accompaniment to the "This Is Your Life" theater show or Video Kit.
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Weighing In On Fad Diets - Balanced advice on protein and weight control (2000)
National Pork Producers Council
The reference piece in this kit addresses high protein / low carbohydrate diets. Provides perspective and suggestions for establishing balanced food choices. Recommendations are based on guidelines form the National Institutes of Health. Includes reproducible handouts entitled: The role of Protein; Losing Weight & Keeping it Off; Simple Moves for Muscle Toning and Food choices & Fitness for Kids.
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Winding Up, Not Down to Mid-Life Curriculum (1998)
Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Curriculum was developed to provide individuals age 40 - 60 an opportunity to examine key issues in the areas of personal development, interpersonal relations, health, nutrition and fitness, and financial management.
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Young People’s Healthy Heart Lesson Plans
Young People’s Healthy Heart Program
This healthy heart curriculum focuses on nutrition and physical activity to help elementary students develop and practice positive lifelong habits.
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