Resource Category: Education

Creating Active Outdoor Play Spaces Guide

Learn how to create play spaces that promote physically active play.

A Guide to Creating Active Outdoor Play Spaces (Hi-Resolution Version) A Guide to Creating Active Outdoor Play Spaces (Low-Resolution Version) A Guide to Creating Active Outdoor Play Spaces (Reduced ink version for printing)

Cook Smart, Eat Smart Cooking School

Learn how to prepare simple, healthy and delicious food for you and your family.

The Cook Smart, Eat Smart curriculum teaches cooking techniques that can be used to build a repertoire of entrees and side dishes to encourage preparing and eating more meals at home. There is an emphasis on healthy preparation techniques, simple ingredients and limited use of prepared foods. In addition, information is presented to help participants… Read more »

Color Me Healthy

Teach children ages four and five that eating healthy and being physically active are fun.

Color Me Healthy is a program developed to reach limited-resource 4 and 5 year-old children with fun, interactive learning opportunities on physical activity and healthy eating. Along with resources for professionals interested in getting trained in the program, the web site offers a variety of materials for parents as well. Visit the Color Me Healthy website to… Read more »

Child Trends

Access research focused on improving the lives of children and youth, especially those who are most vulnerable.

Visit the Child Trends website.

Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)

Access program resources that aim to provide nutritious meals and snacks to eligible children and adults in qualifying non-residential care facilities.

Visit the Child and Adult Care Food Program website.

Bring Fresh Produce to Your Setting Guide

Help to make fresh fruits and vegetables available to buy in your local worksite, place of worship or neighborhood.

Eat Smart NC Bring Fresh Produce to Your Setting Eat Smart North Carolina: Bring Fresh Produce to Your Setting is a planning and resource tool for anyone who would like to have fruits and vegetables, especially locally grown, available to buy in their worksite, place of worship, neighborhood or at any gathering place. The guide… Read more »

Breastfeeding-Friendly Employers and Community Partners Award

Become a breastfeeding-friendly business, community organization, or employer.

North Carolina Breastfeeding Coalition’s Breastfeeding-Friendly Employer and Community Partner Award(s) Learn more about supporting breastfeeding as a community partner or employer. Review the criteria for the breastfeeding-friendly awards and apply. North Carolina Breastfeeding-Friendly Employer and Community Partner Awardees See which North Carolina businesses, community organizations, and employers have earned this breastfeeding-friendly award.

BMI Chart

Calculate body mass index, and start a conversation about the importance of maintaining a healthy weight.

Are you a healthy weight? Body Mass Index (BMI) is a number calculated from a person’s weight and height. BMI provides a reliable indicator of body fatness for most people and is used to screen for weight categories that may lead to health problems. The healthiest BMI range for adults is 18.5 to 24.9. Having… Read more »

Before-School Walking Programs

Build buy-in and inspire action among stakeholders who aim to promote active communities, safety and transportation options.

This guide gives an overview of the value of providing elementary and middle school students with opportunities for walking and biking, including the possibilities for improving attendance and academic achievement. It features examples of five before-school walking programs at schools around North Carolina. Stepping Into What’s Next: How Before-School Walking Programs Can Help Students Get… Read more »