Here are some tools and links for families: Taking care of your family begins with taking care of yourself.
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Download and print these documents to take the next steps to a healthier life.
- BMI chart and personal goals English PDF | Spanish PDF
- Action plan for healthy eating English PDF | Spanish PDF
- Healthy eating progress tracking calendar English PDF | Spanish PDF
- Action plan for increasing physical activity English PDF | Spanish PDF
- Physical activity progress tracking calendar English PDF | Spanish PDF
Check Out These Websites
Use these seven resources to learn more ways to help you and your family eat healthier and increase physical activity.
ChooseMyPlate from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
ChooseMyPlate offers resources to help you improve your eating habits, such as tips for planning healthy menus and interactive tools to analyze your diet and create a personalized healthy eating plan.
Healthy Weight from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Healthy Weight contains information to help you take control of your weight, including how to enjoy eating healthfully, how much physical activity you need and tips for parents.
Small Step from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Small Step offers tips on how to incorporate healthy eating and physical activity into daily life—one small step at a time.
Let's Move!—America's Move to Raise A Healthier Generation of Kids
Let's Move! is an initiative launched by First Lady Michelle Obama, providing kids, their parents and caregivers with resources to help kids eat healthier and lead more active lives. Learn what an active lifestyle means, get simple strategies for success and find tools, including goal tracking for kids.
Getting Healthy from the American Heart Association
Getting Healthy provides a wide range of ideas and resources on healthy eating, physical activity, healthy kids, weight management, stress management and quitting smoking.
Eat Right from the American Dietetic Association
Eat Right and Kids Eat Right provide information including shopping and cooking tips, how to talk to your child about weight, and other tips and guidelines for healthy eating at all stages of life.
Obesity Action Coalition Education Tools
The Obesity Action Coalition's education tools include a variety of resources to help people meet their weight goals, including brochures, information about obesity and weight loss options, and lists of regional support organizations.
Healthy Youth for a Healthy Future from the Office of the Surgeon General
This childhood overweight and obesity prevention initiative provides checklists and other resources for parents, caregivers, schools, community leaders and other caring adults to help children stay active, eat well, and make other healthy choices.