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#9 – KEEPING KIDS HEALTHY

Teaching Tips
 There are lots of good resources on the internet to expand on food and nutrition choices
for kids.
 The USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) site promotes health standards

o www.choosemyplate.gov
 WebMD.com has good videos on healthy foods

o http://www.webmd.com/parenting/raising-fit-kids/food/food-videos?vid=vd-1863-
rfk-1001
 BuildHealthyKids.com has a great 12-step plan for introducing healthy lifestyle changes
into the family, one change a month. This includes exercise, cutting down sweets, drinking
less soda, etc.
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o http://www.buildhealthykids.com/basics.html

 Additional sites can be good resources for parents to use with their children when trying to
teach good food habits.
o For younger kids – Sesame Street Sesame Street – healthy eating
For Evaluation Only
https://sesamestreetincommunities.org/topics/eating/

Additional information on health topics:
State requirements for daycare and public school immunizations – Contains links to the
specific requirements for each state.

o http://www.immunizationinfo.org/vaccines/state-requirements
Vaccination schedule – birth to 6 years from the CDC

o http://www.nvic.org/vaccine-laws/state-vaccine-requirements.aspx
Also available on the CD – Supplements/09-Immunization shedule-CDC-0-6yrs.pdf

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