Resources

• Community
• Evaluation
• Healthy Weight
• Health Professionals
• Iowa Health Data & Resources
• Physical Activity
• Nutrition
• School and Youth
• Older Iowans
• Women's Health
• Worksite Wellness

Iowans Fit For Life Brochure  

Map of Iowa County Safe Routes to School Resource Utilization

Community

• First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! Campaign  
• White House Childhood Obesity Plan  
• Leadership for Healthy Communities Toolkit  
• CDC healthy community design   - A Guide for Local and State Leaders Working to Create Healthy Communities and Prevent Childhood Obesity
• Census county based data sets  
• Iowa Neighborhood Resource Center  
• Kansas U community planning toolkit  
• Iowa Complete Streets Strategies  
• National Complete Streets Coalition  

Evaluation

• 2011 Iowa Youth BMI Report - March 2012  
• Body Mass Index among Iowa's 3rd Grade Students - 2010  
• Iowans Fit for Life Partnership Survey, 2009  
• Overweight and Obesity among Iowa 3rd Graders, 2009  
• Iowa Pilot Intervention Summary Report School-Age Children's Nutrition & Physical Activity Project: School Years 2007-2009  
• Physical Activity  
• Nutrition  
• Iowa School Fact Sheet Comprehensive Report, 2010  

Healthy Weight

• Assessing Your Weight - CDC  
• Adult BMI Caluculator - CDC  
• USDA - Choose MyPlate  
• USDA MyPyramid Menu Planner  

Health Professionals

General Resources & Information

• BMI of Iowa Children, 2007  
• Map of BMI of Iowa Adults, 2004  
• BMI calculator from CDC  
• Public Health Modernization  
• Iowa Pilot Intervention School Report: 2005-2007  
• Executive Summary: Iowa Pilot Intervention School Report: 2005-2007  
• Overweight, Screen Time and Physcial Activity Among Iowa Children, 2007  
• State Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity (NPAO) Program Technical Assistance Manual January 2008 CDC  

Iowa Health Data & Resources

• Current state and national obesity trends  
• Map of BMI Iowa Adults, 2009  
• Health of Iowa: Impact of Overweight and Obesity  
• Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Fact Sheet, 2009  
• F as in Fat: An Iowa Portrait, 2008  
• BMI of Iowa Children, 2007  
• Map of BMI of Iowa Adults, 2004  
• Obesity in Iowa: A Statewide Epidemic, 2006  
• County-based community health indicators  
• Census county based data sets  
• IDPH Vital Statistics  
• Multicultural Health  
• Public Health Modernization  
• Small Business Qualified Wellness Program Tax Credit Plan  
• Iowa Pilot Intervention School Report: 2005-2007  
• State Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity (NPAO) Program Technical Assistance Manual January 2008 CDC   
• Family Support Nutrition Resource Manual   
• Overweight, Screen Time and Physcial Activity among Iowa Children, 2007   
• Women's Health  

Physical Activity

• 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans  
• U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services Be Active Your Way Widget  
• BMI info (what does BMI mean?)  
• BMI calculator from CDC  
• Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation  
• DNR Hiking and Biking Resources  
• DNR State Parks  
• DOT Bike Map  
• Iowa Bicycle Coalition  
• Bike Iowa  
• Greater Des Moines Area Trails  
• Cedar Valley Regional trails  
• Central Iowa Trails  
• Western Iowa Trails  
• Mississippi River Trail  
• Linn County Trails Association  
• Paddling Iowa  
• Greater Des Moines Volkssport Association  
• Travel Iowa  
• Blueprint for Nutrition and Physical Activity  
• Interventions and Strategies Addressing Physical Activity and Fruits and Vegetables  
• Overweight, Screen Time and Physcial Activity Among Iowa Children Fact Sheet, 2007  
• Body Mass Index of Iowa's Children Fact Sheet, 2007  
• State Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity (NPAO) Program Technical Assistance Manual January 2008 CDC  
• Family Support Nutrition and Physical Activity Resource Manual  
• Walking With a Purpose, Walkability Audit  
• Find your local YMCA  

Nutrition

Breastfeeding

Resources for Parents

• Kellymom.com  
• baby gooroo  
• National Women's Health Information  
• Ask Dr. Sears  
• Work and Pump  

Resources for Health Care Professionals

• The CDC Guide To Breastfeeding Interventions  
• Hospital Practices to Support Breastfeeding (CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 8/2/2011)  
• National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality (NICHQ) Hospital Breastfeeding Practices  
• Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine  
• American Academy of Pediatrics  
• Breastfeeding Pharmacology (Texas Tech, Dr. Hale's site)  
• Iowa Breastfeeding Coalition  
• Iowa WIC Breastfeeding Promotion and Support  
• Mother's Milk Bank of Iowa  

Food Assistance

• WIC  
• Chef Charles Club nutrition education project for older adults  
• Food Assistance (Formerly Food Stamp) Program  
• Spend Smart, Eat Smart  

General Resources and Information

• USDA Food & Nutrition Service - Core Nutrition Messages  
• Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics  
• Fruits and Veggies More Matters  
• Pick a better snack ™  
• Find a Dietitian in Iowa  
• USDA Resources for Nutrition & Health  
• Choose MyPlate Super Tracker  
• Nutrition Environment Measures - Vending (NEMS-V)  

Food Systems

• Resource Guide to Iowa Organizations and Programs Supporting Local and Regional Food Systems - May 2011  
• Farmers Markets in Iowa  
• Greater Des Moines Buy Fresh Buy Local Campaign  
• Iowa Buy Fresh Buy Local  
• Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS)  
• Iowa Food Cooperative  
• Local Beef, Pork, Lamb, Poultry and Eggs  
• Iowa Food Systems Council  
• Cultivating Resilience: A Food System Blueprint that Advances the Health of Iowans, Farms and Communities - February 2011  
• Iowa Food and Farm Plan - Report to the Iowa Legislature from the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture - January 2011  

Recipes

• http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/dnparecipe/recipesearch.aspx  
• http://recipefinder.nal.usda.gov/  
• http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/healthy-recipes/RE99999  
• http://www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org/  

School and Youth

• I-WALK Final Report  
• Children's Food Environment State Indicator Report, 2011  
• Overweight, Screen Time and Physical Activity Among Iowa Children  
• Body Mass Index of Iowa's Children  
• Pilot Intervention School Report: 2005-2007  
• Preventing Childhood Obesity: A School Health Policy Guide  

Older Iowans

• Iowa Healthy Links  
• Hosting a Walking Event  

Women's Health

• IDPH Women's Health Related Programs Summary  
• Iowa Women's Health Information Center  

Worksite Wellness

• Healthier Workforce Center for Excellence   
• Healthy Iowa Worksites toolkit   
• Making Worksite Wellness Work at Your School   
• Quitline Iowa  
• Small Business Qualified Wellness Program Tax Credit Plan  
• Wellness Council of Iowa  
• Wellness Council of America  
• Iowans for Wellness and Prevention  
• Partnership for Prevention  
• Diabetes Cost Calculator for Employers  
• Institute for Health and Productivity Management  
• CDC's Healthier Worksite Initiative  
• CDC's National Healthy Worksite Program  
• Center of Excellence for Training and Research Translation (Center TRT) training for obesity prevention  
• Healthy Food for Meetings and Events Brochure  
• Paycheck Stuffers You Can Use in Your Worksite:
• Top 5 Reasons to Get Screen for Colorectal Cancer  
• How Do I Find Time to Exercise  
• Know the Warning Signs of Heart Attack  
• Know the Warning Signs of Stroke  
• Nutrition Mix and Match  
• Physical Activity Mix and Match Dancers  
• Physical Activity Mix and Match Dog Walkers  
• Quitline Don't be a Statistic  
• Quitline Success  
• Quitline Tobacco Affects  
• Reduce Your Salt and Sodium Intake  
• What are the Risk Factors for Heart Disease  
• What Can You Do to Lower Your Risk of Heart Disease and Stroke