The materials, guidelines, and suggestions presented in this handbook were adapted from many valuable resources mainly on the topics of nutrition, obesity, and fitness for elementary children.

PUBLICATIONS

NHANES data on the Prevalence of Overweight Among Children and Adolescents: United States, 2003–2004. CDC National Center for Health Statistics, Health E-Stat

Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance - United States, 2003. MMWR 53(SS-2):1-29, 2004.

Ogden et al.  Prevalence and Trends in overweight among US children and adolescents, 1999-2000.  JAMA.  2002 Oct 9; 288 (14): 1728-32; CDC Update.

Prevalence of overweight among children, adolescents and adults- United States. MMWR 1997; 46: 199-202.

Troiano et al.  Overweight children and adolescents: description, epidemiology and demographics. Pediatrics 1998; 101: 497-504.

Creative Nutrition Education – An Integrated Approach
Oklahoma State Department of Education

Guide to Strong & Healthy Oklahoma
Handbook – Centennial Edition

WEBSITES

American College of Osteopathic Pediatricians
http://acopeds.org

Strong & Healthy Oklahoma
http://www.ok.gov/strongandhealthy/Strong_and_Healthy_Oklahoma/index.html

CDC Childhood Overweight
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/childhood/index.htm

Kids Health
http://kidshealth.org/

The President’s Challenge
http://www.presidentschallenge.org/the_challenge/index.aspx

Nutritional Resources
http://www.campshane.com/nutritional/nutrition.htm