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"A Parent’s Guide to Healthy Eating and Physical Activity" addresses the growing number of unhealthy kids in America today. Download the guide for new ways to improve the health of your entire family. The Guide contains healthy recipes, money-saving shopping tips, ideas for activities, and much more. Click on the image to download the Guide in PDF format.

"A Parent's Guide to Healthy Eating and Physical Activity" was developed by the Preventive Medicine Institute/Strang Cancer Prevention Center Healthy Children Healthy Futures program with support from MetLife Foundation. Click here for the Spanish version of "A Parent's Guide to Healthy Eating and Physical Activity."

Acknowledgements

Our 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.

B. J. Carter, MS - Director, Healthy Children Healthy Futures

Jackie Newgent, RD, CDN - Principal Writer

Laura Delin, MPA - Graphic Designer

Healthy Children Healthy Futures extends its appreciation to the following people who contributed to the development of "A Parent's Guide to Healthy Eating and Physical Activity."

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

Ernest Clayton
Past President, United Parents Associations
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 Gurna, 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

Gabriella Maldonado
Translator

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

Copyright Information

"A Parent's Guide to Healthy Eating and Physical Activity" © Preventive Medicine Institute/ Strang Cancer Prevention Center 2004. Individuals may download the Guide for personal use. Printing the Guide for resale is prohibited. Thank you.