The International Food Information Council (IFIC) Foundation introduces the new Kidnetic.com Leader’s Guide to Healthy Eating & Active Living for Kids & Families, a resource that allows health professionals, educators, and community youth organizations to conduct lessons and activities on healthy lifestyles with kids ages 9 to12 years.
The Leader’s Guide is based on content from Kidnetic.com (), an interactive, educational Web site designed to appeal to kids ages 9 to 12 and their parents and consists of a series of modules featuring lessons and activities that teach kids about fitness, food, fun, feelings, and family dynamics. The Leader’s Guide can be downloaded from the Internet at no cost.
All content in the Leader’s Guide has been reviewed for scientific accuracy and appropriateness by each of five organizations that form the ACTIVATE partnership with the IFIC Foundation. These organizations are: the American Academy of Family Physicians, American College of Sports Medicine, American Dietetic Association, International Life Sciences Institute Center for Health Promotion, and the National Recreation and Park Association. The ACTIVATE Partnership was formed to create tools designed to help prevent childhood obesity.
For more information and to download a copy of the Leader’s Guide at no cost, visit http://ific.org/kidnetic/leadersguide.cfm.
