Afterschool programs play a key role in the health and well-being of children through activities that encourage healthy behaviors, a healthy environment that includes a healthy snack or meal, and a focus on parental involvement to reinforce healthy behaviors at home.

• What's New! - New resources, training, and grants
• Healthy Afterschool Nutrition Program
• Afterschool Planning and Policy
• Nutrition, Physical Activity and Food Activities
• Parent Outreach
  
  

Healthy Afterschool Nutrition Program

• Afterschool Care Snacks Program Fact Sheet, ISBE – Information on requirements, reimbursement and eligibility, as well as afterschool snack menu ideas.    
• Afterschool Care Snacks Program, ISBE
• Afterschool Snacking Toolkit– School Nutrition Association (SNA) and Kraft Foodservice. Available to SNA members only.
• Child and Adult Care Food Program, ISBE
• NEW! Healthy Kids Hub, ChildObesity180 and Tufts University
• FRAC Webinar – What You Need to Know About Afterschool Meals
• It's Afterschool Time - Dec 2012 Mealtime Minutes for Child Care staff, NFSMI
• Snack Sense  – Menu-planning tool adapted by ILNET

Afterschool Planning and Policy

• Afterschool and Health: Opportunities for Advocacy, Afterschool Alliance
• CANFIT : 99 Ways to Make Your After-School Program Even Healthier
• National Afterschool Association Standards for Healthy Eating and Physical Activity in Out-of-School time Programs, National Institute on Out-of-School Time
• Strategic Alliance: ENACT, Prevention Institute – A hands-on assessment and planning tool

Nutrition, Physical Activity and Food Activities

• Afterschool Fun Fitness Activities, FuelUptoPlay60
• Afterschool Junior Chef Club
• CANFIT (Communities, Adolescents, Nutrition and Fitness) - resources for afterschool programs
• CATCH Kids Club for Middle Schoolers! - After-School Nutrition and Physical Activity program for Grades 5-8 . Purchase at: www.flaghouse.com.
• Children's Nutrition Education Tools for Educators, Nourish Interactive - online nutrition games with lesson plans and downloadable activity sheets
• EmpowerME4Life Afterschool Curriculum, Alliance for a Healthier Generation - Healthy living lessons to equip kids ages 8-12
• NEW! Food & Fun Afterschool - Harvard College and YMCA
• Healthy Afterschool Program and Resource Chart, ILNET
• Let’s Move Schools Resources and Grants - see physical activity before- and after-school tools and support
• Teaching Kids to Eat Healthy and Get Moving Afterschool, ILNET - activity ideas that support healthy choices
• The Power of Choice, USDA Team Nutrition - after-school program for young adolescents
• Walking Works for Schools, Iowa Dept. of Public Hlth - how-to guide to setting up a walking club
• Y-Kids are Fit, YMCA

For more hands-on activities for K-12 visit: Healthy Schools Nutrition Education and Physical Activity

Parent Outreach Resources

• Eat Smart. Play Hard.™ Healthy Lifestyle! – Reproducible fact sheets with healthy eating and menu tip, and healthy recipes. English and Spanish
• Food & Fun Afterschool Family Engagement Tool , Harvard & YMCA - use parent handouts, emails and newsletters along with the Food & Fun lessons to engage parents - English and Spanish.
• Nibbles for Health – A reproducible newsletter for parents of young children. It contains easy-to-read, practical, and empowering messages about healthful eating and active living.
• Twenty Ways to Become a Fitter Family – a reproducible refrigerator checklist for families with a list of twenty tips for practicing healthy habits.

For more parent resources visit: Parents web page

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