Indiana Action for Healthy Kids

Resources

Newsletter Articles

• Indiana Action for Healthy Kids creates short articles discussing important issues regarding children's health.  These articles can be used in your monthly school or organizational newsletter.  Click here. 

Get Involved

• Gain some insight on how you can get efforts moving in your community, school, and your family!  Click here.

Wellness Policies

• From nationally created tools to local example policies, Action for Healthy Kids provide a wealth of information to help your wellness team develop, implement, and evaluate school wellness policies.  Click here. 

Presentations

• Improving the School Health Environment - This 60-minute presentation will help you sell your ideas to school administrators and board members.  You will utilize many of the IN AFHK brochures and tools seen below.

Assessment Tools and Getting Started in Your Community

• Taking Action for Children's Health - This resource kit was originally disseminated at our conference in November 04.  It contains an easy-to-follow needs assessment tool to be used in your area, as well as information about forming your own school wellness council.

• Designing Healthy Communities - National Public Health Association

  • Toolkit for Designing Healthy Communities

  • Pop-Quiz - Is Your Community Healthy for Kids?

• Healthy School Assessment Tool - Michigan

Brochures, Flyers, and Table Tents (NOTE: All files are pdf.)

Academic Achievement and Fact Sheets

• Academic Achievement - National AFHK

• Child Obesity Fact Sheet - National AFHK

• Improved School Finances and Academic Performance

• Indiana Action for Healthy Kids Informational Brochure

• Healthy Habits - WellPoint, Inc.

• Link to Academic Success - Table Tent

• Need for Physical Education and Physical Activity in Schools - National AFHK

• Nutrition Changes that Make Financial Sense - National AFHK

• Parents Views on School Wellness Policies - National AFHK

• Kids Walk to School - Guide to Promoting - DHHS

• We Can! Program

  • Brochure

  • Curriculum

  • Parent Packet

  • Toolkit

Classroom Rewards and Parties

• Alternatives to Food as a Reward in the Classroom

• Classroom Rewards and Incentives - North Carolina

• Healthy School Parties - Alabama AFHK

• Healthy School Parties - Wisconsin AFHK

• Nutrition and Fitness Word Search Puzzles for the Classroom

School Policy Ideas

• Healthy Alternatives to Raising Funds in Schools

• Healthy Alternatives to Vending Options

• Helping Students Make Better Food Choices in School - National AFHK

• How to Host a Health Fair at Your School

• Healthy Halloween

• Recess before Lunch

  • Montana's Guide to Recess before Lunch

  • Forest Glen Elementary - Lawrence Township

  • Union Elementary - Franklin Community Schools

  • Elsie Rogers Elementary - Penn-Harris-Madison

Information for Families

• Fit and Fun Ideas for the Couch Potato Family

• What to Feed Your Hungry Kids

Position Papers and Strategies (NOTE: All files are pdf.)

• Outdoor Recess Strategy

• Recess Position Paper