Healthy Children Healthy Futures

Strang Cancer Prevention Center extends its appreciation to the following people who reviewed
drafts and provided valuable comments and advice for the development of this Parent Guide.

Edith Ballesteros
Program Coordinator
LA's BEST
Los Angeles, California

Ernest Clayton
Past President,
United Parents Association
New York, New York

Alwyn Cohall, MD
Director, Harlem
Health Promotion Center
New York, New York

Katherine L. Crappse
Strang Cancer Prevention Center

Tracy Gray
Media Consultant
Marietta, Georgia

Carol Gross
Parent
Atlanta, Georgia

Eric Gurowitz, MS
Educational Consultant
Brooklyn, New York

Lisa Hark, PhD, RD
Director, Nutrition Education
& Prevention Program
University of Pennsylvania
School of Medicine

Dena Herman, PhD, MPH, RD
UCLA School of Public Health

Kim Jones
Parent Consultant
Brooklyn, New York

Terry M. Marx, MD, MPH
School Health Physician
New York City Department of Education

Kathryn McMurry, RD
Senior Nutrition Advisor
US Department of Health
and Human Services
Office of Disease Prevention
and Health Promotion

Susan Moesker
Mentoring USA
New York, New York

Betty Rothbart, MSW
New York City Department
of Education

Karyl Thomas, MD, MS, FAAP
Physical Activity, Nutrition
and Child Health Advisor
US Department of Health
and Human Services
Office of Disease Prevention
and Health Promotion

Our heartfelt thanks to the many parents in Atlanta, New York City and Los Angeles who gave
us insight into the healthy eating and physical activity challenges facing them and their families.

HEALTHY CHILDREN HEALTHY FUTURES CHILD HEALTH INITIATIVE

BJ Carter, MS
Director

Jackie Newgent, RD
Principal Writer

Laura Shea, MPA
Graphic Designer

Dear Fellow Parents:
A Parent's Guide to Healthy Eating and Physical Activity is a book I wish I had years ago. I am blessed to have it now-the Guide and the Healthy Children Healthy Futures Program have helped me to teach my 11 year old daughter, Nashaunta, about the importance of being active and eating right. Every parent and child should understand the 8 Habits of Healthy Kids(tm). The information in the Guide is about nutrition and exercise, the 8 Habits of Healthy Kids(tm), and quick and easy recipes for my family to use everyday. I work hard everyday to be a role model to my child. I thank MetLife Foundation and Strang Cancer Prevention Center for this program and the Guide. I know that this Guide will help every parent that reads it to live longer and healthier.

Sincerely,
Carol Gross
Atlanta, Georgia