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Policy,
Advocacy and Action Resources
for physical
activity, nutrition, and health promotion
in schools and communities
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Building Communities from the Inside
Out: A Path Toward Finding and Mobilizing A Community’s Assets
This inspiring guide is packed
with ideas for how to transform communities by developing a commitment
to discovering their unique assets and capacities. Written by John
P. Kretzman and John L. McKnight.
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from:
ACTA Publications,
4848 North
Clark Street,
Chicago,
IL 60640,
Phone: (800)
397-2282
Fax: (800) 397-0079
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CANFit Recipes for Success:
Nutrition and Physical Activity Programs for Youth
CANFit is the California
Adolescent Nutrition and Fitness Program. Since 1994, CANFit has
been funding community-based projects for low-income, multicultural
youth that work to change community environments and provide young
people the decision-making skills and social support they need to
make healthy nutrition and fitness choices. This exceptionally useful
"how-to" guide highlights 16 CANFit projects and includes step-by-step
information on how to plan and implement a project, guidelines for
working with schools, and a toolkit questionnaires, recipes, and
lesson plans.
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from:
CANFit Program,
2140 Shattuck
Avenue, Suite 610,
Berkeley,
CA 94704
Phone: (510)
644-1533,
Fax: (510)
644-1535,
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Changing the Scene: Improving the
School Nutrition Environment
This kit can help local people
take action to improve their school's nutrition environment, including:
access to healthy food choices, pleasant eating experiences, quality
school meals, nutrition education, and marketing. It was developed
through the collaboration of sixteen education, nutrition, and health
organizations.
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from:
Team Nutrition
Food and
Nutrition Service, USDA
3101 Park
Center Drive, Room 1010
Alexandria,
VA 22302
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Fit, Healthy, and Ready to
Learn: A School Policy Guide
This practical reference
(which focuses on physical activity, healthy eating, and tobacco
use) is for anyone who wants to contribute to the process of developing
school health policies, including: school administrators, teachers,
parents, students, health professionals, and other interested community
members.
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National Association
of State Boards of Education (NASBE),
277 South
Washington Street, Suite 100
Alexandria,
VA 22314
Phone: (703)
684-4000
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Generation Fit: Today’s Generation
Advocating for Good Health
This Action Packet contains
instructions and supporting materials for five health-related community
action/service learning projects that focus on nutrition and physical
activity. These activities are designed for young people aged 11-18
in schools or community youth groups.
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from:
American Cancer
Society
1599 Clifton
Road NE
Atlanta, GA
30329
Phone: (800)
ACS-2345
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Healthy Communities · Healthy
Youth Tool Kit
This kit is written
for anyone interested in unleashing the transforming power of a
community to help nurture thriving children and adolescents. Designed
to meet the needs of communities and organizations looking for help
with starting and sustaining an asset-building effort, this easy-to-use,
one-of-a-kind quick reference guide offers ideas, strategies, and
examples for mobilizing your community or organization.
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from:
Search Institute
700 South
Third Street, Suite 210
Minneapolis,
MN 55415
Phone: (800)
888-7828
Fax: (612)
376-8956
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Promoting Physical Activity: A Guide
for Community Action
This is a resource guide
for professionals and volunteers who wish to promote physical activity
in almost any setting: a community, a workplace, a school setting,
a health care facility, an agency or organization, or a religious
institution. It’s a practical resource for community can be used
by anyone interested in promoting behavior change (even people who
don’t know a great deal about physical activity). By U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services.
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Playing the Policy Game: Preparing
Teen Leaders to Take Action on Healthy Eating and Physical Activity
Developed by California Project
LEAN, this field-tested, training guide leads groups through the
four stages of policy-making. This booklet is designed for use with
teens, with the goal of helping them develop leadership skills,
eat healthier, and become more physically active.
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from:
California
Department of Education
CDE Press
Sales Office
P.O. Box
271
Sacramento,
CA 95813-0271
Phone: (800)
995-4099
Fax: (916)
323-0823
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The School Health Index
This is a self-assessment
and planning tool that will enable schools to identify the strengths
and weaknesses of their physical activity and nutrition policies
and programs, develop an action plan for improving student health,
and involve teachers, parents, students, and the community in improving
school services. The School Health Index is available at no cost
and can be completed in as little as 5 hours. Many of the improvements
that a school may want to make can be done with existing staff and
resources.
Order
from:
CDC Division
of Adolescent and School Health Resource Room
Phone: (770)
488-3168
Toll-free
fax: (888) 282-7681
Step-by-Step! A Young Person's Guide
to Positive Community Change
This new workbook gives young
people the skills, ideas, and motivation they need to bring about
positive change in their community. Written by youth and youth workers,
it will help young people identify neighborhood and community issues,
brainstorm possibilities for change, and recruit adults to work
with them to develop and implement community change plans. It includes
practical examples and tips for youth on how to conduct an "asset
assessment" in their community, run community meetings, identify
who holds power in a community, and more!
Order
from:
Search Institute
700 South
Third Street, Suite 210
Minneapolis,
MN 55415
Phone: (800)
888-7828
Fax: (612)
376-8956
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