National Efforts 

September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month!

Obesity now affects 17% of all children and adolescents in the United States - triple the rate from just one generation ago. You can spread the word!

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NAEYC Young Children Articles 

• "Early Sprouts": Establishing Healthy Food Choices for Young Children (Young Children, Vol. 64, No. 4, 49-55. Copyright © 2009 NAEYC)
• The Food Friends: Encouraging Preschoolers to Try New Foods (Young Children, Vol. 61, No. 3. Copyright © 2006 NAEYC)
• HAPPE: Toddlers in Physical Play with Extra: Ideas for engaging toddlers in indoor and outdoor physical play activities (Young Children, Vol. 61, No. 3, 32-34. Copyright © 2006 NAEYC)
• Healthy Lunches and More (Teaching Young Children, Vol. 2, No. 4, 24-27. Copyright © 2009 NAEYC) 
• The Impact of Teachers and Families on Young Children's Eating Behaviors (Young Children, Vol. 66, No. 2, 84-88. Copyright © 2011 NAEYC)
• Increasing Children's Physical Activity (Teaching Young Children, Vol. 4, No. 3, 6-7. Copyright © 2011 NAEYC)
• Learning by Leaps and Bounds (Young Children Articles)
• Ramps and Pathways: Developmentally Appropriate, Intellectually Rigorous, and Fun Physical Science (Young Children,Vol. 65. No. 1, 12-17. Copyright © 2010 NAEYC)
• Resources for Encouraging Good Nutrition and Fitness (Young Children, Vol. 61, No. 3, 54-58. Copyright © 2006 NAEYC)   
• Resources on Health and Safety in Early Child Care (Young Children, March 2004)
• SKIPing Toward an Active State: Promoting Physical Activity in Preschoolers (Young Children, Vol. 61, No. 3. Copyright © 2006 NAEYC)
• Smart School Snacks: A Comprehensive Preschool Nutrition Education Program (Young Children, Vol. 61, No. 3, 20-24. Copyright © 2006 NAEYC)
• Tots in Action On and Beyond the Playground (Young Children, Vol. 61, No. 3, 34-36. Copyright © 2006 NAEYC)

Featured Sessions and Presentations at the 2010 and 2011 NAEYC Annual Conference and Expo

• Developing Healthy Eating Habits and Serving Good Nutrition in Child Care Settings
• The Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010: Using Changes in Policy at the Federal Level to Positively Impact Children's Eating Habits and Nutrition
• Preventing Childhood Obesity in Early Care and Education Programs: How to Implement a New Set of National Standards in Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Screen Time for Early Childhood Programs
• Combating Childhood Obesity: Risks, Prevention and Intervention. The NAP SACC Program (Dianne Ward, Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
• Policy Options to Promote Physical Activity in Child Care: Active Living Research (James Sallis, Ph.D., San Diego State University)
• Preventing Childhood Obesity and Eliminating Health Disparities in America (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity)

Tools for Early Child Care Programs 

• NAEYC Early Child Care Program Accreditation Standards
• Child Care Food Program Wellness Kit (Food Research and Action Council)
• Child Care Mealtime and Active Play Partnerships
• Creating the Environment for Movement and Suggested Starter Equipment for Movement Curriculums
• NAP SACC (Nutrition and Physical Activity Self Assessment for Child Care)
• Preventing Childhood Obesity in Early Care and Education Programs (National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education)

Federal Programs and Funding

• Child & Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
• Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
• National School Lunch Program (NSLP)
• Women, Infants and Children (WIC)  

Lets Move! Child Care Initiative

Partnership for a Healthier America

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity

Achieving a State of Healthy Weight: A National Assessment of Obesity Prevention Terminology in Child Care Regulations 2010 - January 2011 (National Resource Center for Health and Safety In Child Care and Early Education)

Active Living Research