PROVIDER SERVICES
“Illinois Action for Children helps me maintain quality services for parents and helps me give children the skills they need to advance and achieve more in education and in life.” — LaTonia
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Healthy Food Program Links
- Head Start Body Start National Center for Physical Development and Outdoor Play (HSBS), is dedicated to promoting physical activity, outdoor play, nature-based learning and development, and healthy lifestyles for young children and their families. The Activity Resources page has a daily calendar of activities for children to do each day of the month called “Get Moving Today Calendar”.
- The Healthy Meals Resource System has recipes, resources, and links for day care providers participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).
- ChooseMyPlate is promoted by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to improve the nutrition and well being of Americans. This site includes lesson plans and activity sheets for school age children.
- Kidseatwell is an extensive, complete resource for any program working in the field of child nutrition.
- The Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children (CLOCC) is a nationally recognized consortium that brings together hundreds of organizations and individuals to confront childhood obesity in Chicago. CLOCC fosters and facilitates connections between researchers; public health advocates and practitioners; corporations; policymakers; and children, families, and communities.
- Meals For You has more than 8000 recipes.
- The USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center has been dedicated to defining the nutrient needs of children, from conception through the teen years, and the needs of pregnant women and nursing mothers for the past 30 years.
- The federal website for the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP).
- The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) manages the Child and Adult Care Food Program in the state of Illinois.
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