FitFuture Related Links

• FitFuture for Tarrant County
   
• FitFuture Plan for Individuals and Families
   
• The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to
  Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity:  
  www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/obesity
   
• Health People 2010:
  www.healthypeople.gov
   
• Promising Practices in Chronic Disease Prevention and Control:
  A Public Health Action Framework for Action:
  www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/promising_practices
   
• Weighing the Options: Criteria for Evaluating Weight-Management Programs: www.nap.edu/catalog/4756.html
   
• Dietary Guidelines for Americans: www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2000/document/frontcover.htm
   
• Bright Futures in Practice: Nutrition- Users Guide: www.brightfutures.org/nutrition/index.html
   
• Promoting Physical Activity: A Guide for Community Action: www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/pahand.htm
   
• Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults:
  http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/obesity/ob_home.htm
   
• Resource Guide for Nutrition and Physical Activity Interventions to Prevent Obesity and Other Chronic Diseases:
  www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/pdf/guidance_document_3_2003.pdf
   
• Guidelines for School and Community Programs to Promote Lifelong Healthy Eating:
  www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/physicalactivity/publications.htm
   
• Understanding Obesity in Youth: A Statement for Healthcare Professionals:
  http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/94/12/3383
   
• Strategic Plan for the Prevention of Obesity in Texas:
  www.tdh.state.tx.us/phn/obesity.htm
   
• Guidelines for School Health Programs to Promote Lifelong Physical Activity:
  www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/physicalactivity/publications.htm
   
• Fit, Healthy and Ready to Learn: A School Health Policy Guide:
  www.nasbe.org/healthyschools/fithealthy.mgi
   
• Healthy People 2010: National Health Promotion and
  Disease Prevention Objectives:
  http://web.health.gov/healthypeople.
   
• School Health Index (CDC)
  www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/shi/index.htm
   
• Kids Walk to School
  www.walktoschool.org
   
• Walk Texas
  http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/diabetes/walktx/home.html
   
• Overweight and Obesity Risk Factors in Texas Youth http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/bdip/cdintexas/number2.pdf
   
• Texas School Health Network
  www.tdh.state.tx.us/schoolhealth/sch_net.htm
   
• Weight Management Counseling of Overweight Adults
  www.yalegriffinprc.org/downloads/pubs/2001_pub_weight_mgt_counseling.pdf
   
• Screening for Obesity in Adults: Recommendations and Rationale:
  www.annals.org/cgi/content/abstract/139/11/930
   
• NBC Channel 5
  http://www.nbc5i.com/committobefit