Cyber Tools for a
Healthier Beginning
Send your young
teen to this unique online destination.
Using kid-friendly lingo, games,
quizzes and other and
other interactive features that children can relate to. BAM! Body
and Mind gives kids
the information they need to make health lifestyle choices. GO!
Take a quiz to
learn how food portions have changed over the past 20 years and then
download
a “Serving Size Card” to help you recall what a standard food serving looks
like. Cut out the card and laminate it for a long
time use. GO!
Create a
personalized family health history report that can help your doctor predict the
disorders
to which you may be at risk and take action to keep you and your family
healthy.
Help
your child learn the facts about alcohol and how to resist peer pressure.
Developed for
sixth- to eight-graders, The Cool Spot engages kids with quizzes and
animated pages. GO!
Set physical
activity goals; enter and save your physical activity on a
calendar;
and track and view a graph of your progress.
GO!
Encourage your tween to be physically active every day. Check out the
Yellowball, which ignites kids’ desire to play out their
dreams. GO!
Calculate
how many fruits and vegetables you really need.
Everybody is different. Enter
your
age, sex and level of physical activity into the calculator to determine the
amounts
that are right for you.
GO!