What is the Leader’s Guide?
The Leader’s Guide is filled with resources, tools and activities to promote healthy eating and physical activity to kids ages 9-12. The Leader’s Guide content is based on material from Kidnetic.com, a healthy eating and active living Web site for kids ages 9-12 and their parents. The content is designed to be used in community settings and does not require Internet access.
Who should use the Leader’s Guide?
Health professionals, health educators, public health professionals, and community youth service providers—anyone who works with kids ages 9-12.
Where can I use Leader’s Guide?
After-school settings, in the classroom, outpatient clinic settings, and health departments—anywhere you can find kids ages 9-12.
What’s in the Leader’s Guide?
A general information section lists Web sites with useful, credible information on childhood overweight, nutrition and physical activity. An evaluation section will help you conduct pre-and post-tests for your intervention. An activity section contains 13 complete, ready-to-use activity modules that include the following:
Food | Fitness | Communication/
Feelings | Family Dynamics |
Building Healthy Eating Habits with the Food Guide Pyramid Stamp Out Portion Distortion! Eating for Energy Fruits and Veggies—Gimme 5! Let’s Get Cooking! Keep Your Body Parts Running Right! | Screen Time: How Low Can You Go? Being Fit: Fun And Fantastic For You Take the 10,000 Step Challenge | Tuning in to Food Advertising and Marketing Building Healthy Self Esteem | Where You Lead, They Will Follow: A Parent’s Important Job Communicating with Your Kids |
Once the activities have ended, use the stay connected via e-mail section to reinforce the healthy new habits kids learned and began to practice during the activities.
How do I use Leader’s Guide?
Use all 13 of the fun-filled activities along with the evaluation section to conduct an intervention in your community or use as many of the activities as you can fit into your schedule.
