Healthy kids (birth to 5 years)

• Breastfeeding.

• Child and Adult Care Food Program Healthier Meals Initiative.

• Child care provider scans.

• Funding opportunities.

• Other child care physical activity and nutrition initiatives with resources and/or training.

• Physical activity.

• Culture of Wellness in Preschools: Webinar to support individuals working with child care providers to successfully integrate physical activity and other healthy behaviors into their daily routines. (Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes) June 2016. PowerPoint|Handout.

• Louisiana screen time toolkit.

Positive feeding environments

• Positive Eating Environment Self-Assessment for ECE Programs.

• Go NAP SACC Program Materials.

• Go NAP SACC Self-Assessments.

• Healthy Kids, Healthy Future.

Primary care provider resources

• Childhood obesity guideline

  • Healthy Lifestyle Screening Tool.

  • Patient and Parenting Tips/Action Plan.

  • Review the topics:

    • Screen for Obesity and Co-morbidity (growth for birth to 2 years, blood pressure and history).

    • Promote Healthy Fit Children and Reduce Obesity (infants and toddlers up to 2 years).

    • Treatment for Overweight and Obese Children.

  • Please note: Since the creation of the Childhood Obesity Guideline (2010), the Institute of Medicine Early Childhood Obesity Prevention Policies (2011) recommends health care providers measure weight and length in a standardized way at every well-child visit, plotted on World Health Organization growth charts or Centers for Disease Control and Prevention growth charts.

• Heart Smart Kids