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• Behaviour Change at Population, Community, and Individual Levels

  This guide provides a set of generic principles that can be used as the basis for planning, delivering, and evaluating public health activities aimed at changing health-related behaviors.

  National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)

• Better Choices, Better Health

  "This free workshop helps older adults get the support they need and find practical ways to deal with pain, fatigue, and stress. Older adults can also discover better nutrition and exercise choices, understand new treatment options, and learn better ways to talk with their doctor and family about their health.

  National Council on Aging (NCOA)

• Bienestar/NEEMA Health Program

  Cost Associated

  These evidence-based bilingual and culturally-sensitive diabetes and obesity prevention curricula aim to increase physical activity and the intake of fruits, vegetables, and dietary fiber and decrease the intake of sweets and fatty foods in K-8 students.  Free, full-curriculum PDF samples are available for download. En español

  Social & Health Research Center (SHRC)

• BodyWorks

  This program is designed to help parents and caregivers of adolescents ages 9 to 13 improve family eating and activity habits. The program toolkit focuses on parents as role models and provides them with hands-on tools to make small, specific behavior changes to prevent obesity and help maintain a healthy weight. En español

  Office on Women's Health (OWH)

• Bring Your Life Into Balance Toolkit

  This toolkit includes articles, videos, and other materials to help you attain greater emotional health and balance in your life.

  HelpGuide

• Building Blocks

  These teaching resources, including educational classroom games and school activities for preventing obesity, will help educators develop a preschool curriculum that builds a bridge between the school, home, and community and protects young children from developing risky behaviors.

  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

• California Project LEAN

  This project works to advance nutrition and physical activity policy in schools and communities in order to prevent obesity and its associated chronic diseases.  It develops research-based, user-friendly tools and resources to educate audiences on nutrition and physical activity issues and help groups take action to implement strategies that will improve nutrition and physical activity environments. En español

  California Project LEAN

• Changing Your Habits: Steps to Better Health

  This tip sheet offers strategies to help you improve your eating and physical activity habits.  Whether you feel like change is a world away or just around the corner, the information here can help you get started.

  Weight-Control Information Network (WIN)

• Cut Back on Sweet Treats

  This tip sheet gives ten tips for reducing your child's sugar intake by eating healthy foods instead of sweets.

  U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

• Cut Down on Salt and Sodium!/¡Coma menos sal y sodio!

  This bilingual Spanish and English guide provides healthy tips for reducing salt and sodium in your diet to lower your blood pressure. En español

  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)