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Displaying records 21 through 40 (585 total).

U.S. Food and Nutrition Service. 2022. A guide to smart snacks in school. Alexandria, VA: U.S. Food and Nutrition Service, 15 pp.

Annotation: This report provides information for schools about U.S. Department of Agriculture Smart Snacks in School standards and how to comply with them. The report explains what Smart Snacks are and why they are important, which foods and beverages meet the standards for snacks, and how schools can tell if they are complying with the standards for snacks. Other selected topics include foods and beverages that are exemptions to certain nutrient requirements and how the standards affect school fundraisers.

Keywords: Adolescents, Nutrition, School age children, School health, Snacks, Standards

Caulfield LE, Bennett WL, Gross SM, Hurley KM, Ogunwole SM, Venkataramani M, Lerman JL, Zhang A, Sharma R, Bass EB. 2022. Maternal and child outcomes associated with the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1685 pp. (Comparative effectiveness review; no. 253)

Annotation: This systematic review evaluates whether participation in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is associated with nutrition and health outcomes for women, infants, and children, and whether the associations vary by duration of participation or across subgroups. The review prioritized studies published since 2009 and included studies comparing outcomes before and after the 2009 food package change. Conclusions showed that maternal WIC participation was associated with improved birth outcomes, lower infant mortality, and better child cognitive development, as well as purchasing healthier foods and improved diets for pregnant women and children.

Keywords: Breastfeeding, Child health, Child nutrition, Infant health, MCH programs, Maternal health, Nutrition, Nutrition policy, Nutrition services, Pregnant women, Preterm delivery, Program evaluation, WIC Program

Rocky Mountain Network of Oral Health. 2022. RoMoNOH [Rocky Mountain Network of Oral Health] parent/caregiver oral health risk assessment. Denver, CO: Denver Health and Hospital Authority, 2 pp.

Annotation: This form for parents to complete at well-child visits for infants and children ages 6 months to 6 years includes space to provide the infant’s or child’s name and date of birth and the current date. It also provides a list of questions about the infant’s or child’s oral health and oral hygiene, their eating and drinking behaviors, whether they have seen an oral health professional in the past 6 months, whether they have a special health care need that makes it difficult to brush their teeth, and whether the parent thinks there is something they could do better to keep their infant’s or child’s teeth healthy. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Children, Forms, Infant health, Infants, Nutrition, Oral health, Oral hygiene, Special health care needs

Center for Science in the Public Interest. 2022. Healthy school meals for all: A toolkit for advocates. Washington DC: Center for Science in the Public Interest, 19 pp.

Annotation: This toolkit provides information and resources to help advocates to improve the quality of school meals. It discusses the history of school meals; school meals today; the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, and lawsuits over a 2018 U.S. Department of Agriculture rule that weakened sodium, whole grain, and flavored milk standards for school meals. Also discussed are the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the importance of school meals, the Center for Science in the Public Interest's vision for school meals, and what advocates can do to help realize this vision. Fact sheets on key priorities are included, along with information on state and local model legislation and policy, messaging guidance, and sample communication materials.

Keywords: Advocacy, Legislation, Nutrition, Public policy, School age children, School health

Arizona PBS, Delta Dental Institute. 2022. Have a Healthy Smile campaign public service announcements. Phoenix, AZ: Arizona PBS; Washington, DC: Delta Dental Institute, 3 videos.

Annotation: These videos provide information for children about how to keep their mouths healthy. The first video discusses toothbrushing, flossing, and visiting the dentist. The second video discusses the correct kind of toothbrush to use, how often to replace toothbrushes, and brushing the tongue as well as the teeth. The third discusses the importance of eating fruits and vegetables, brushing the teeth after eating sugary foods, and drinking water.

Keywords: Consumer education materials, Nutrition, Oral health, Oral hygiene, Prevention, Videos, Young children

National Center on Health, Behavioral Health, and Safety. 2021–. Brush up on oral health. Washington, DC: National Center on Health, Behavioral Health, and Safety, multiple items.

Annotation: This series of tip sheets is intended for Head Start staff to use to support the oral health of children and pregnant people enrolled in Head Start programs and their families. The tip sheets include up-to-date practices and practical tips to promote good oral health. Health and social service professionals interested in improving the oral health of children and pregnant people enrolled in Head Start and their families may also find Brush Up on Oral Health tip sheets helpful.

Keywords: Head Start, Health promotion, Infants, Nutrition, Oral health, Oral health care, Oral hygiene, Pregnant women, Resources for professionals, Spanish language materials, Special health care needs, Tobacco, Young children

National WIC Association. 2021. Oral health needs in the WIC program. Washington, DC: National WIC Association, 5 pp.

Annotation: This paper affirms the National WIC Association’s support of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children’s (WIC’s) commitment to promote oral health to program participants. Topics include oral health in young children, oral health in women, and racial and ethnic disparities in oral health. For each topic, ways that WIC staff can help are presented. Promoting oral health in the WIC program is also discussed.

Keywords: Ethnic factors, Federal programs, Health promotion, Infant health, Low income groups, Nutrition programs, Oral health, Racial factors, Women's health, Young children

Wyoming Primary Care Association. 2021. Ready, set, goals!. Cheyenne, WY: Wyoming Primary Care Association, 2 pp.

Annotation: This flyer provides information for medical providers at community health centers (CHCs) participating in the Rocky Mountain Network of Oral Health Integration project, part of the federally funded Networks for Oral Health Integration (NOHI) Within the Maternal and Child Health Safety Net program. The flyer is intended for use with the parents or other caregivers of CHC patients to help ensure that parents or other caregivers meet goals related to brushing their child’s teeth with fluoridated toothpaste, giving their child fluoridated water to drink and healthy snacks to eat, and getting oral health care for their child. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Community health centers, Consumer education materials, Dental hygiene, Fluoride, Health care utilization, Nutrition, Oral health, Regional programs, Snacks, Water intake, Young children

Kuhns C, Martinchek K, and Gupta P. 2021. Combating food insecurity and supporting child nutrition through the child care sector. Washington, DC: Urban Institute, 12 pp.

Annotation: This brief highlights two promising examples of partnerships between child care providers and food access initiatives. Both partnerships received grant funding form Walmart Foundation's Healthier Food Access program, which provides support to innovative programs addressing food access. The brief focuses on three strategies: One that supports children and families directly; one that fosters the capacity of child care providers and their ability to support child nutrition in their own care settings; and one that organizes at a systems level to better coordinate efforts that target families with young children. Included are recommendations for building similar partnerships in local communities.

Keywords: Child care services, Child nutrition, Community participation, Food, Model programs, Partnerships, Program development, Young children

Ashbrook A, Essel K, Montez K, Bennett D. 2021. Screen and intervene: A toolkit for pediatricians to address food insecurity. Itasca, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics, 41 pp.

Annotation: This toolkit contains information to help pediatricians and their key partners learn about food insecurity, screen and identify children at risk, connect families to available federal, state, and local food and nutrition programs, and support policies that address food insecurity and its root causes, including poverty, inadequate wages, housing insecurity, food deserts, and structural racism.

Keywords: Advocacy, Children, Consumer education, Families, Federal programs, Food, Intervention, Nutrition, Nutrition education, Nutrition programs, Pediatric care, Policy development, Resources for professionals, Screening

Ramos, MF, Wilkinson A, Bamdad T, Woods K . 2021. Community-driven approaches to addressing food insecurity . Bestheda, MD: Child Trends, 17 pp.

Annotation: This brief presents key findings from an evaluation of the Healthy Food Alliance for Early Education (HFAEE), a program designed to improve nutrition and health practices in early childhood education centers and the homes of children facing food insecurity in St. Louis, MO. The brief provides a description of the program components and summarizes the evaluation findings.

Keywords: Child health, Community programs, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation, Food insecurity, Nutrition programs, Young children

National Center on Health, Behavioral Health, and Safety. 2020-. Resources to make you smile!. Washington, DC: National Center on Health, Behavioral Health, and Safety, 1 website.

North Carolina Dental Association, North Carolina Dental Association Foundation, and Delta Dental Foundation. 2020 (ca.). Mouth Wise. Cary, NC: North Carolina Dental Association, multiple items.

Annotation: This curriculum, designed for use with students in kindergarten through grade 2, grades 3-5, and grades 6–10, is intended to help students learn how to take care of their mouths and practice healthy habits that promote oral health. The curriculum, which consists of animated videos, discusses consuming healthy foods and drinks, the importance of healthy teeth, preventing tooth decay, toothbrushing, flossing, tobacco use, and lowering risk for oral disease. The curriculum is available in English and in Spanish.

Keywords: Adolescent health, Adolescents, Curricula, Nutrition, Oral health, Oral hygiene, Risk factors, School age children, Spanish language materials, Tobacco use

American Heart Association, Nemours. 2020. Healthy way to grow. Dallas, TX: American Heart Association; Jacksonville, FL: Nemours, multiple items.

National Center on Early Childhood Health and Wellness. 2020. Cook's corner: Recipes for healthy snacks—Compiled from Brush Up on Oral Health (3rd ed.). Itasca, IL: National Center on Early Childhood Health and Wellness, 50 pp.

Annotation: This cookbook includes recipes to support children’s healthy growth and development with ingredients that are fresh, low in fat, and high in fiber. The recipes can help early care and education programs meet nutrition standards from the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program. The cookbook is divided into recipes for dairy, fruit, and vegetables. Each recipe includes a list of ingredients, directions, a picture of the prepared recipe, and, where needed, safety tips. Recipes are also available individually. The cookbook and individual recipes are available in English and in Spanish.

Keywords: Child nutrition, Cookbooks, Early childhood education, Recipes, Snacks, Spanish language materials, Young children

Healthiest State Initiative. 2020. 5 2 1 0 Healthy Choices Count: Action guide--Early care, education, after-school. Des Moines, IA: Healthiest State Initiative, 15 pp.

Annotation: This guide is part of the 5-2-1-0 Healthy Choices Count Program, an evidenced-based prevention framework to promote healthy habits. The guide discusses how early care and education sites can adopt a whole child approach to wellness and education by providing healthy foods in the classroom and cafeteria and creatively increasing physical activity throughout the day. The guide explains why the 5-2-1-0 method works and presents 10 strategies for success. It also discusses how to implement the program in an early care or education site in five steps: engage, register, implement, share, and check in.

Keywords: Nutrition, Physical activity, Preschool children, Prevention, School health programs, Young children

Healthiest State Initiative. 2020. 5 2 1 0 Healthy Choices Count: Action guide--Health care. Des Moines, IA: Healthiest State Initiative, 15 pp.

Annotation: This guide for health professionals is part of the 5-2-1-0 Healthy Choices Count Program, an evidence-based prevention framework to promote healthy habits. The guide discusses how health professionals can use the 5-2-1-0 method to help children stay healthy. It explains how health professionals can implement the program in five steps: engage, register, implement, share, and check in.

Keywords: Health programs, Nutrition, Physical activity, Prevention, School age children, Young children

U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau. 2020. Identifying evidence-based and evidence-informed nutrition interventions to advance maternal health in Title V Maternal and Child Health Services block grant programs. Rockville, MD: U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau, 5 pp.

Colgate-Palmolive Company. 2020. Adventures in the molar system. New York, NY: Colgate-Palmolive Company, 1 video (8:59 min.).

Annotation: This animated video for children depicts a girl who joins a team of superheros with a mission to fight against tooth decay. The video presents tooth decay as a villain who promotes consuming sugary foods and drinks, while the superheros try to conquer him. It explains how tooth decay develops and discusses how eating sugary foods creates plaque, which in turn can lead to decay. It talks about how often teeth should be brushed and flossed, how much fluoridated toothpaste to use, and the importance of avoiding sugary foods and drinks.

Keywords: Consumer education materials, Dental caries, Fluoride, Nutrition, Oral health, Oral hygiene, Prevention, School-age children, Videos

American Academy of Pediatrics, American Public Health Association, and National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education. 2019. Preventing childhood obesity in early care and education programs: Selected standards from Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards, 4rd edition (3rd ed.). Aurora, CO: National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education, 70 pp.

Annotation: This set of national standards describe evidence-based best practices in nutrition, physical activity, and screen time for early care and education programs. Contents include intervention strategies to prevent excessive weight gain in young children. The standards detail opportunities for facilities to work with families. Topics include nutrition requirements for infants, toddlers and preschoolers, and school-age children; meal service and supervision; food brought from home; nutrition education; food and nutrition service policies and plans; infant feeding policy; active opportunities for physical activity; playing outdoors; protection from air pollution while children are outside; caregivers/teachers' encouragement of physical activity; policies and practices that promote physical activity; and limiting media and computer time. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Child care, Early childhood education, Infants, National initiatives, Nutrition, Obesity, Physical activity, Policy development, Preschool children, Primary prevention, Program development, School-age children, Standards, Toddlers
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