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src="/files/images/external-link.png" alt="external disclaimer"></a> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div>  <div class="column" id="content"> <h1>Weight Management Tools and Resources</h1> <img src="/health/educational/wecan/images/header.tools-resources.jpg" alt="Four girls jumping rope" title="Four girls jumping rope" width="515" height="360" class="header-banner"> <p>Maintaining a healthy weight for life is important for everyone. These tools and resources help families and communities learn more about managing a healthy weight. Find additional tools and resources in the <a href="nutrition.htm" title="nutrition">nutrition</a>, <a href="physical-activity.htm" title="physical activity">physical activity</a>, and <a href="tools-reduce-screen-time.htm" title="screen time reduction">screen time reduction</a> sections.</p> <ul> <li><a href="#handbook" title="Parent Tips and Handbook">Parent Tips and Handbook</a></li> <li><a href="#tools" title="Tools">Tools</a> <img src="/health/educational/wecan/images/new.gif" alt="new item icon"></li> <li><a href="#stories" title="Stories">Weight Management News Stories</a></li> <li><a href="#resources" title="Additional Resources">Additional Resources</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="handbook">Parent Tips and Handbook</h2> <h3><a href="/health/educational/wecan/downloads/parent_hb_en.pdf" title="A Parent Handbook">Families Finding the Balance: A Parent Handbook<img src="/images/documenticons/pdf07.gif" border="none" alt="pdf document icon" class="pdflink"></a> (1.5 MB PDF)</h3> <p>Offers practical tips to help parents help their families find the right balance of eating well and being physically active to maintain a healthy weight.</p> <ul class="resource-list"> <li>Available in Spanish: <a href="/health/educational/wecan/downloads/parent_hb_sp.pdf" title="Manual para Padres">�Nosotros Podemos! Familias Encontrando el Balance: Manual para Padres<img src="/images/documenticons/pdf07.gif" border="none" alt="pdf document icon" class="pdflink"></a> <strong style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><em>(1.9 MB PDF)</em></strong>.</li> </ul> <h3><a href="/health/educational/wecan/downloads/calreqtips.pdf" title="Calories Needed Each Day">Calories Needed Each Day<img src="/images/documenticons/pdf07.gif" border="none" alt="pdf document icon" class="pdflink"></a> (165 KB PDF)</h3> <p>This tip sheet explains the calories needed each day for boys and men, and for girls and women by age and three levels of physical activity.</p> <h3><a href="/health/educational/wecan/downloads/energy-worksheet.pdf" title="Energy Balance Worksheet">Energy Balance: ENERGY IN & ENERGY OUT<img src="/images/documenticons/pdf07.gif" border="none" alt="pdf document icon" class="pdflink"></a> (786 KB PDF)</h3> <p>Use this worksheet to better understand how balancing energy in and energy out can help your family maintain a healthy weight.</p> <h3><a href="/health/educational/wecan/downloads/tips.pdf" title="Get Started! Eating Healthy and Moving More">Get Started! Eating Healthy and Moving More<img src="/images/documenticons/pdf07.gif" border="none" alt="pdf document icon" class="pdflink"></a> (91 KB PDF)</h3> <p>Try these tips from <span class="wordmark">We Can!</span><sup>®</sup> to eat well and move more and see how easy taking small steps toward a healthier life can be.</p> <h3><a href="/health/educational/wecan/tools-resources/back-to-school.htm" title="Healthy Back to School Habits ">Healthy Back to School Habits</a></h3> <p>Keep your kids on the right track during the school year with these tips for eating right, getting active, and reducing screen time.</p> <h3><a href="/health/educational/wecan/downloads/hundredcalories.pdf" title="Healthy Snacks-100 Calories or Less">Healthy Snacks�100 Calories or Less<img src="/images/documenticons/pdf07.gif" border="none" alt="pdf document icon" class="pdflink"></a> (81 KB PDF)</h3> <p>Find ideas for tasty and healthy snacks that will help you and your family stay at a healthy weight.</p> <h3><a href="/health/educational/wecan/downloads/yourweight.pdf" title="Knowing What Your Weight Means">Knowing What Your Weight Means<img src="/images/documenticons/pdf07.gif" border="none" alt="pdf document icon" class="pdflink"></a> (98 KB PDF)</h3> <p>Body Mass Index�or BMI�and waist size are two numbers that can help you decide if your weight is healthy, or if you need to make some changes. This tip sheet explains how to find both and what they mean.</p> <h3><a href="/health/educational/wecan/downloads/tip-role-model.pdf" title="We Can! Parent Tips: Be a Good Health Role Model"><span class="wordmark">We Can!</span> Parent Tips: Be a Good Health Role Model<img src="/images/documenticons/pdf07.gif" border="none" alt="pdf document icon" class="pdflink"></a> (835 KB PDF)</h3> <p>Find tips for using your power as a role model to make your home a healthy eating zone, get your family moving, and limit screen time.</p> <h3><a href="/health/educational/wecan/downloads/physician2.pdf" title="Parent Tip Sheet: Healthy Families, Healthy Weight"><span class="wordmark">We Can!</span> Parent Tips: Healthy Families, Healthy Weight<img src="/images/documenticons/pdf07.gif" border="none" alt="pdf document icon" class="pdflink"></a> (88 KB PDF)</h3> <p>This tip sheet provides an overview of the <span class="wordmark">We Can!</span> program and tips for living a healthier lifestyle with your kids.</p> <h3><a href="/health/educational/wecan/downloads/tip-words-to-know.pdf" title="Words You Should Know">Words You Should Know<img src="/images/documenticons/pdf07.gif" border="none" alt="pdf document icon" class="pdflink"></a> (97 KB PDF)</h3> <p>Learn the meaning of words related to maintaining a healthy weight, such as calorie balance, overweight, and portion size.</p> <p class="backtop"><a href="#content">Back to Top</a></p> <h2 id="tools">Tools</h2> <h3><a href="/health/educational/wecan/downloads/healthy-adventure.pdf" title="Healthy Adventure Infographic">Healthy Adventure Infographic<img src="/images/documenticons/pdf07.gif" border="none" alt="pdf document icon" class="pdflink"></a> (572 KB PDF) <img src="/health/educational/wecan/images/new.gif" alt="new item icon"></h3> <p>This infographic illustrates some options that parents and caregivers have in the steps they can take to help their families be healthier.</p> <ul class="resource-list"> <li><a href="/health/educational/wecan/downloads/healthy-adventure-sp.pdf" title="Spanish-Language Healthy Adventure Infographic">Available in Spanish<img src="/images/documenticons/pdf07.gif" border="none" alt="pdf document icon" class="pdflink"></a> <strong style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><em>(1.3 MB PDF)</em></strong></li> </ul> <h3><a href="/health/educational/wecan/flash/default.htm" title="Animation for Parents"><span class="wordmark">We Can!</span> Animation for Parents</a></h3> <p>This 60-second animation highlights the importance of preventing overweight and obesity for families.</p> <h3><a href="/health/educational/lose_wt/BMI/bmicalc.htm" title="Body Mass Index Calculator">Body Mass Index Calculator</a></h3> <p>Use this calculator from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) to determine your Body Mass Index (BMI) according to height and weight.</p> <p class="backtop"><a href="#content">Back to Top</a></p> <h2 id="stories">Weight Management News Stories</h2> <h3><a href="/health/educational/wecan/news-events/matte2.htm" title="Your Child's BMI Could Signal Weight Problems">Your Child's BMI Could Signal Weight Problems</a> | <img src="/images/documenticons/pdf07.gif" border="none" alt="pdf document icon" class="pdflink"> (<a href="/health/educational/wecan/downloads/matte2.pdf" title="Your Child's BMI Could Signal Weight Problems PDF">719 KB PDF</a>)</h3> <p>This short community news feature explains how BMI relates to weight problems. Community news features are great for for print media distribution, newsletters, and hand-outs.</p> <p class="backtop"><a href="#content">Back to Top</a></p> <h2 id="resources">Additional Resources</h2> <h3><a href="/health/educational/lose_wt/index.htm" title="Aim for a Healthy Weight">Aim for a Healthy Weight</a></h3> <p>This website from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Obesity Education Initiative has information to help reduce the prevalence of overweight along with the prevalence of physical inactivity in order to reduce the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) and overall morbidity and mortality from CHD.</p> <h3><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/obesity/" title="CDC Childhood Obesity Web Page">CDC Childhood Obesity Web Page<img src="/files/images/external-link.png" alt="external disclaimer"></a></h3> <p>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Division of Adolescent and School Health provides online information about healthy youth, including childhood obesity.</p> <h3><a href="/health/health-topics/topics/obe/" title="NHLBI Health Topics: What are Overweight and Obesity">NHLBI Health Topics: What Are Overweight and Obesity?</a></h3> <p>The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Health Topics website gives you a quick and easy way to get complete and dependable information. It includes information on overweight and obesity, as well as information about heart, lung, and blood diseases and sleep disorders.</p> <h3><a href="http://win.niddk.nih.gov/" title="Weight-Control Information Network">Weight-Control Information Network<img src="/files/images/external-link.png" alt="external disclaimer"></a></h3> <p>An information service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, this website provides the general public, health professionals, the media, and Congress with up-to-date, science-based information on weight control, obesity, physical activity, and related nutritional issues.</p> <p><em>Note: Documents in PDF format require the <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html" target="_blank">Adobe Acrobat Reader<img src="/files/images/external-link.png" alt="external disclaimer"></a>. 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