This Physical Activity and Nutrition Training Manual is designed to provide Alaskan Head Start parents, teachers, and food service staff with tools they can use to become leaders in reversing the epidemic of childhood overweight.

Download the Entire Training Manual (PDF | 85 KB)

Cover and Introductory Materials (PDF | 383 KB)

• Acknowledgements
• Message from the Director
• Executive Summary

Section One: Training for Head Start Staff

• Weight Matters (PDF | 1.02 MB)
• Nutrition in the Classroom (PDF | 379 KB)
• Physical Activity in the Classroom (PDF | 346 KB)

Section Two: Training for Parents

• Setting the Table for Meals Together (PDF | 362 KB)
• Making Healthy Food Choices (PDF | 738 KB)
• Physical Activity at Home (PDF | 282 KB)

Section Three: Training for Food Service Staff

• Serving Healthy Food (PDF | 597 KB)
• Traditional Foods in Alaska's Head Starts (PDF | 429 KB)

Resources (download all; PDF | 548 KB)

• Nutrition in Your Classroom Self Assessment (PDF | 197 KB)
• Physical Activity in Your Classroom Self Assessment (PDF | 165 KB)
• Let’s Play Parachute Soup (PDF | 141 KB)
• Let’s Play Ghostbusters (PDF | 173 KB)
• Let’s Make Bean Soup (PDF | 143 KB)
• Nutrition in the News (PDF | 177 KB)
• The Meal Planning Parent (PDF | 197 KB)
• A Closer Look at Sugar (PDF | 171 KB)
• Let’s Be Active at Home (PDF | 150 KB)
• What’s on the Menu? (PDF | 212 KB)
• Serving Traditional Foods at Head Start Centers (PDF | 177 KB)