Obesity Program Links

About the Program

• Who we are
• What it takes to reduce obesity
• What we are currently doing
  
• How we are getting kids moving

Key Program Efforts

• Play Every Day campaign
• Healthy Futures Challenge
• Alaska Food Policy Council
  • Farmers' Market QUEST Program

Building Partnerships

• Alaskans Taking on Childhood Obesity (ATCO)

• Events
  
• Publications
• Physical Activity and Nutrition Training

Obesity Prevention and Control Program

Physical Activity and Nutrition Training

Distance Learning for Child Care Providers

The training is offered as a Department of Education & Early Development eLearning course for child care providers to complete at their convenience. The course is titled Physical Activity and Nutrition for Young Children and provides 3.5continuing education contact hours.

• Details about registering for this course can be found on the eLearning website.

Physical Activity and Nutrition: Training Manual for Child Care Providers

Download the Training Manual (4 MB PDF)

• INTRODUCTION
• Cover and Introductory Materials
• TRAINING FOR HEAD START STAFF
• Weight Matters
• Nutrition in the Classroom
• Physical Activity in the Classroom
• TRAINING FOR PARENTS
• Setting the Table for Meals Together
• Making Healthy Food Choices
• Physical Activity at Home
• TRAINING FOR FOOD SERVICE STAFF
• Serving Healthy Food
• Traditional Foods in Alaska's Head Starts
• RESOURCES

PowerPoint Presentations

1. Weight Matters
2. Nutrition in the Classroom
3. Physical Activity in the Classroom
4. Setting the Table for Meals Together
5. Making Healthy Food Choices
6. Physical Activity at Home
7. Serving Healthy Food
8. Traditional Foods in Alaska's Head Starts
9. Download all presentations in PDF format (17mb)
   Module 1 | Module 2 | Module 3 | Module 4 | Module 5 | Module 6 | Module 7 | Module 8

Resources

• Team Nutrition
• Children’s Nutrition
• General Nutrition