Educator Information
Nutrition
Kids and Teens- USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College
of Medicine
Nutrition and Your Child
This research-based newsletter is produced by the ARS/USDA children's Nutrition Research Center (CNRC) at Baylor College of Medicine and electronically distributed in cooperation with USDA's Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service. Through Nutrition and Your Child, CNRC nutrition scientists share their ongoing research and offer useful nutrition information to those interested in the nutritional care and feeding of children.
- Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention
Youth Media Campaign
This site provides information about the VERB campaign encourages young people ages 9-13 (tweens) to be physically active every day. Available in Spanish.
- The President’s Council
on Physical Fitness and Sports
Fit’n Active Kids
This site provides 8 free publications regarding the fitness and activities of children.
- University of Illinois Extension
Sports and Nutrition the Winning Connection
This site provides tips for teens on maintaining energy and fluid levels for pre- and post-game. Includes information about the Food Guide Pyramid with meal and snack guides. Available in Spanish
.
- USDA Food and Nutrition Information
Center
Adolescence
This site provides links to websites with nutrition and health information about and for adolescences. Additional resources can be found in the consumer corner’s nutrition over the lifecycle – Older Kids.
Child Nutrition and Health
This site provides general nutrition information for children and links to associations/organizations, child nutrition programs, food & nutrition fun, materials & resources. Additional resources can be found in the consumer corner’s nutrition over the lifecycle – Early Childhood.
- U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services
4 Girls Health
This site provides information on eating healthy, body changes, stress and alcohol/drug use. Welcome to girl Power provides information on a national public education campaign helping encourage and motivate 9- to 14- year-old girls to make smart choice about their health.
