Design and Implementation of a Nutrition and Physical Activity Curriculum for Child Care Settings

Design and Implementation of a Nutrition and Physical Activity Curriculum for Child Care Settings

Background Childhood overweight continues to increase in the United States. Children should begin establishing healthy eating and physical activity behaviors at a young age. Context Many children spend a large part of their day in child care settings, whether in preschools or home day care sett...

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Main Authors: Carolyn Dunn, PhD, Cathy Thomas, MAEd, Dianne Ward, EdD, Leslie Pegram, Kelly Webber, MS, Courtney Cullitan, MPH, RD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006-03-01
Series:Preventing Chronic Disease
Subjects:
chronic disease
prevention
public health
nutrition
physical activity
child care
Online Access:http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2006/apr/05_0039.htm

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