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What Can you Do?
You can integrate children’s weight and healthy lifestyles education and activities into your classroom, current youth, family and community programs!

If you are a teacher, youth program leader or interested in the healthy future of Arizona kids, plan to attend one of the "Healthy Active Kids" sponsored by the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension. Choose a location near you!

Overall Goal
  • Raise healthy, active children and youth in Arizona families
Objectives
  • Increase awareness of moderate physical activity and healthy food choices needed for health benefits and reducing child obesity
  • Integrate Healthy lifestyles into existing classrooms, subject matter training and youth programs
  • Increase knowledge of issues contributing to overweight children
  • Increase Healthy Lifestyles programming for youth and adults
  • Develop stronger partnerships and communication links with youth and family partners to make a difference for healthy, active children
Workshop Dates/Locations
  • Check with your local UA Cooperative Extension office for the next Healthy Active Kids workshops scheduled near you.
Workshop Topics
  • Healthy Active Kids Resources
  • The Arizona Nutrition Standards for Schools - Quick Guide (pdf)
  • Integrating Healthy Lifestyles into Youth Programs and the Classroom: Mobilizing for Local Action
  • Healthy Weight for Children & Families – What do we know and what can we do?
  • Portion Control and Hunger Scale
  • Classy Moves – Physical activity for improved learning and discipline
  • Healthy Celebrations, Snacks and Rewards
  • Curriculum for healthy eating and physical activity
  • Hands-on Curriculum Work
    • Food, Fun & Reading
    • Classy Moves
    • VERB – It’s what you do!
    • Jump into Fitness
    • PowerPanther and more . . .
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