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Empowering youth with nutrition and physical activity

Excite Ed curriculum Module: Folic Acid - teach middle and high school students about neural tube birth defects.

Learntobehealthy.org - information for kids on dental health, eating healthy & related games.

BAM! Body and Mind -features fitness ideas, food and nutrition tips, exercise, disease information and drug safety. Also available are quizzes, online games and a guide for creating a fitness calendar.

Media Smart Youth: an interactive after school program to teach kids ages 11 to 13 about the complex media world around them and how it can affect their health in the areas of nutrition and physical activity.

Schools

Got Bulletin Board Ideas?

South Dakota TEAM Nutrition is having a bulletin board contest with great prizes! Get your eye-catching nutrition ideas submitted. Deadline is March 2. Click here for more information for students and adults.

SD Healthy Kids Web-Based Training Modules

Schools and outside-of-school time programs have a new tool to help combat childhood obesity in South Dakota. Web-based training modules for improving nutrition and physical activity policy and environments are now available by clicking on the Healthy Kids link to the right. Module topics include nutrition and physical activity strategies, creating and sustaining effective policies, tools & resources, and developing partnerships and advocacy for improved nutrition and physical activity among our youth.

Explore the World
with Fruits and Vegetables

This nutrition education campaign provides fun ideas on how to encourage school children and their families to eat more fruits and vegetables. Learn more.

 

Small Steps Change of the Month

Fat sensible tip for choosing fast food: instead of French fries choose baked potato with vegetables and/or low-fat or fat-free sour cream or margarine on the side.

 

"Children today have a shorter life expectancy than their parents for the first time in 100 years."
–Dr. William J. Klish, professor of pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine.

SCHOOL LINKS Coordinated School Health Program Team Nutrition Eat Smart, Play Hard in South Dakota South Dakota Schools Walk Tobacco Control Toolkit for South Dakota Schools

Welcome to the USDA Teacher's Desk for science activities that go with Sci4Kids website!

MyPyramid for kids

USDA has developed a MyPyramid for 6 to 11-year- old kids. Materials include a poster, tips for families, teacher's guide, and interactive MyPyramid Blast-Off Game. See www.MyPyramid.gov for resources.