Nutrition Publications and Resources

City of Milwaukee Health Department Resources

Includes related books, handouts, pamphlets, and on-line materials - click on the bullet point you are interested in.  These resources are in PDF format.

• 5-A-Day
• Blood Pressure Tip Sheet
• Check It Out!  Fitness Websites for Kids
• Cooking Tips for African Americans
• Healthy Heart Tip Sheet
• Healthy Hearts Project:  Physical Activity Equals a Healthier Heart
• Healthy Eating and Snacks
• Healthy Eating and Snacks - in Spanish
• Healthy Eating the Vegetarian Way
• Healthy Eating Tips - in Hmong and Spanish
• Potassium Food Sources for People with High Blood Pressure
• Walking Guide
• WEIGHT - What are You Doing About Yours?  

Other Resources

• 99 Tips for Family Fitness Fun
• Active Youth Ideas for Implementing CDC Physical Activity Promotion Guidelines
• A Public Health Action Plan to Prevent Heart Disease and Stroke
• Active For Life:  Sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the American Association for Retired Persons (AARP) or call 1-800-424-3410.
• Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin (BFW):  Information about any aspect of biking and alternative transportation in general.
• BAM! (Body and Mind):  Aimed at youth ages 9-13, BAM! Was created to answer kids questions on health issues and ways to make their bodies and minds healthier, stronger, and safer.
• Bright Futures in Practice: Physical Activity:  Bright Futures is a set of guidelines by the National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health. It is a practical approach to providing health supervision for kids of all ages, from birth to adolescents.
• Busy Buddy; Kidnetic Web Site:  An inter-active site for kids that encourages them to be physically active.
• CANFit Recipes for Success: Nutritiion and Physical Activity Programs for Youth:  A very useful how-to guide for planning and implementing projects in schools (includes questionnaires, recipes, lesson plans).
• Centers for Disease Control (CDC):  Offers a wide range of publications and materials. Click on above link for a complete listing.
• Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity - CDC:  A variety of information and publications from the Centers for Disease Control.  
• Fit, Healthy, and Ready to Learn: A School Policy Guide:  A practical reference to school health policies.
• For Parents: Healthy Eating at School:  Five questions to ask your school principal or board about policies and programs to support healthy meals and snacks at school.
• Fresh Ideas for Community Nutrition and Physical Activity:  A planning guide for creative partnershiops and approaches taken in cities involving local health departments, schools, and other partners.
• Hearts N' Parks Community Mobilization Guide:  A guide to helping local community, park, and recreation agencies promote heart-healthy lifestyle and changes including physical activity and nutrition among children and adults.
• Health Is Academic: Guide to Coordinated School Health Programs:  ASHA Publications, 7263 State Route 43, PO Box 708, Kent, OH 44240 or (330) 678-1601
• Healthiest Wisconsin 2010: A Partnership Plan to Improve the Health of the Public:  A summary of the State's health plan for the decade 2000-2010.
• Healthy Communities - Healthy Youth Tool Kit:  A kit and guide with ideas, strategies, and examples for mobilizing the assets of your community or organization.
• Healthy People 2010: National nutrition and overweight health objectives for the decade 200 -2010.
• Healthy Youth! Coordinated School Health Program:  A coordinated school health program (CSHP) model consists of  many agencies that work together to maintain the well-being of young people.
• Hoops for Heart:  A basketball program for middle school students that combines community service and life-long heart-healthy lifestyles. Also, see Jump Rope For Heart.
• Increasing Physical Activity: A Report on Recommendations of the Task Force on Community Preventive Services
• Increasing Physical Activity Through Community Design:  A guide by the National Center for Bicycling and Walking (NCBW) describing projects and ways to make communities more bike-friendly and walk-able. Includes how to get funding and other resources.
• Kids Walk-to-School: A Guide to Promote Walking to School:  Promotes physical activity through safe and walk-able routes to school including crime prevention and healthy environments.

• Mooove Wisconsin:  A work-site initiative to increase physical activity for employees through a month-long behavior-change program.  Contact Nancy Chudy at ChudyNE@dhfs.state.wi.us or (608) 266-2539.  
• NIDDK Clearinghouse:  Information from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disorders
• North American Society for Pediatric Exercise Medicine (NASPEM):  Get publications list at www.naspem.org/pubs.
• Physical Activity Evaluation Handbook:  Tools and out-lines for the six basic steps of program evaluation.
• Physical Best:  Discover how you can implement health-related physical education effectively. (Publications, videos, and instruction)
• President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports (PCPFS):  Serves as a catalyst for encouraging all Americans of all ages to become more physically active and participate in sports.

• Promoting Physical Activity: A Guide for Community Action:  A practical resource from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for anyone wishing to promote physical activity and behavior change in almost any type of setting.

• Step-by-Step! A Young Persons Guide to Positive Community Change:  A workbook for young people with ideas and motivation to bring about positive change in their community, run meetings, who holds the power, and more. 

• The School Health Index:  A self-assessment and planning tool for identifying strengths and weaknesses concerning physical activity and nutrition in schools.
• The State of Adolescent Health In Wisconsin:  A report exploring the health-related issues of Wisconsin's youth and risky behaviors among adolescents, including physical activity and nutrition. 
• Take 10! Getting Kids Active 10 Minute at a Time!:  An innovative classroom-based tool designed to promoter physical activity and support academic learning. Designed for the elementary level.

• USDA - Food and Nutrition:  A host of publications concerning key nutrition issues among children and adults of all ages from the USDA Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion.

• VERB: It's What You Do:  A multicultural interactive media campaign for kids age 9 - 13 that helps them decide what activity they want to do and encourages them to do it. It can also serve as an outlet for a grant program to help youth fund their plans for physical activity.