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Good health at the very outset of life provides a foundation for life-long well-being.  A healthy start allows young children to explore their environment and develop strength and flexibility.

Interested in calculating you or your child's BMI (Body Mass Index)?   Check out this calculator from the Center for Disease Control! click here


Looking for information about where to turn for services or care?  Try this web-based directory!  Wellness Information Zone

In February 2010, Michelle Obama launched the Let's Move Campaign to help combat the childhood obesity epidemic.  As part of this effort, President Barack Obama established the Task Force on Childhood Obesity to develop and implement an interagency plan that details a coordinated strategy, identifies key benchmarks, and outlines an action plan to solve the problem of childhood obesity within a generation.

Health Resources in Ottawa County

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2010 Hearing and Vision Screenings 

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 USDA Nibbles for Health Newsletters for Parents of Young Children
1. A Closer Look at My Pyramid

2. How Much is Enough?

3. Healthy Eating...Food Labels Help!

4. Child Care...What Will My Child Eat?

5. Why Breakfast?

6. For Growing Bones...Which Milk?

7. Enjoying the Family Meal

8. Healthful Choices for Vegetarian Families

9. Family Shopping: Spend Less, Get More

10. Family Meals: Fast, Healthful!

11. Let's Eat Out! Healthful Fast Foods

12. Let's Eat Out! Making Meals Pleasant

13. Handling a "Choosy" Eater

14. Together Let's Try New Foods!

15. Teaching Good Food Habits

16. Trying, Sharing, Enjoying New Foods

17. Is My Child's Appetite Normal?

18. Watching My Child Grow

19. Juice or Fruit Drinks?

20. Easy Weekend Lunch Ideas









 
21. Why Snacks?

22. Fats in Foods: How Much for Kids?

23. Iron in Foods: Does My Child Get Enough?

24. Keeping Your Child's Healthy Smile

25. Feeding Another Baby Sister or Brother

26. Food Allergies or Just Food Fussiness?

27.  Milk for Kids With Lactose Intolerance

28. Does My Child Have a Weight Problem?

29. Supplements...Do Kids Need Them?

30. The ABC's of Hand Washing

31. Let's Cook Together!

32. Fight BAC! Keep Family Food Safe

33. Grow a Family Garden

34. Pack a Family Picnic

35. Enjoy Moving As a Family

36. Child's Play

37. Let's Move...Cold Weather Fun!

38. Lets Move...Warm Weather Fun!

39. Getting Nutrition Information for Your Family

40. My Pyramid: Amounts of Foods- For You
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