Resources for a FitFuture
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
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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