School Wellness Policy Resources
Making the Ok Diet Even Better
Resistance Band Workout and Resources
Walkable Community Checklist. Take a walk in your community and assess how walkable it is by filling out this checklist. You can get some exercise and make your community more walkable. Mail in your results to the Health Department address printed on the envelope. We will share your information with partners in an attempt to make our community a walker-friendly one!
Bike-able Community Checklist Go for a ride in your neighborhood and take the bike-able community survey. You can make a difference by mailing in your results. The coalition will share your results with community leaders at the Department of Transportation, the Sheriff's Office and the Health Department.
Books, Magazines, Web Resources
The
Collier County Public Library System offers books on
Hiking in Florida,
Healthy Eating,
Running/Walking Books,
New Fitness
Books,
New Nutrition Books
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Check it out!
Online Resources:
Heart rate & calorie calculators Target Heart Rate Calculator
Healthier fast food choices http://www.healthchecksystems.com/ffood.htm#Dairy%20Queen
BMI Calculator http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/bmicalc.htm
Downloads and Handouts:
Please note: All forms with an Adobe PDF icon next to them will require you to have the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view/print them. Click on the link above to download a FREE copy today!
Handouts:
Physical Activity
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Cubicle Yoga Activities (PDF document)
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Resistance Bands Workout (PDF document)
Nutrition & Weight Management
- The Dash Diet
- How to Read Labels
- Meal Planner
- Phytochemicals
- Savor the Spectrum
- Serving Sizes
- Vitamin Labels
Palm Applications
- BMI Calculator (.prc file)
- MyCheckbook (.zip file) or Budget Application (.prc file)
- SmartShopper (.zip file) or HandyShopper (Zip file)
- Training Tracker (.zip file)
Screensavers
Health Related Newsletters (for a subscription fee)
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Nutrition Action Healthletter: A monthly publication published by the Center for Science in the Public Interest: www.cspinet.com.
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Harvard Health Publications: A variety of monthly publications for general health, women, men, heart and mental health produced by the Harvard Medical School: www.health.harvard.edu.
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Tufts Health and Nutrition Letter: Tufts University has as its newsletter goal "to provide the consumer with honest, reliable, scientifically authoritative health and nutrition advice that can not only be trusted but can have a direct and often immediate effect on their health." www.healthletter@tufts.edu.
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University of California at Berkeley Wellness Letter: A monthly publication produced by UC Berkeley, which includes information on nutrition, fitness and self-care. Free recipes are available on the website. www.wellnessletter.com.