Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity: Initiatives and Materials

We offer a wealth of resources to prevent and control obesity in your community setting. These tools can help you build or improve nutrition and physical activity programs.

Program materials

Program Resources (PDF)—Find general resources and those on specific topics.

Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity—Access links to tools and resources for a variety of settings, such as:

Active communities
Early care and education
Food systems, including growing, processing, distributing, and consuming foods

Health care
Schools
Worksites

Obesity Report Cover showing two dumbbells and an apple wrapped in a measuring tape. The title reads: Obesity, Nutrition, and Physical Activity in Wisconsin

Reports and Data—Access state and national data on adults and youth. Understand the problem and effects from overweight and obesity.

Healthy Bites Cover showing 8 forks holding various vegetables. The title reads, Healthy Bites

Healthy Bites (PDF)—This resource kit focuses on nutrition. It supports good health for children in early care and education settings. Access the Spanish version of Bocados saludables (PDF).

Active Early publication cover showing a drawing of children running, jumping and riding a bike. The title reads, Active Early

Active Early, P-00280 —This kit focuses on physical activity. It supports good physical health for children in early care and education settings. Available in English and Spanish.

Got Access Cover showing a drawing of green peppers, mushrooms and tomatoes. The title reads: Got Access? A guide for improving fruit and vegetable access in Wisconsin communities

Got Access? P-00341 (PDF)—A guide for improving access to fruits and vegetables in local communities. Local coalitions, community groups, and others can use this guide. Help your community make fruits and vegetables for more available and accessible.

Got Veggies publication cover shows a drawing of an eggplant, an onion, and a zucchini. The title reads: Got Veggies

Got Veggies? P-00228—This curriculum is garden-based. The toolkit offers nutrition education to get children to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables. Available in English and Spanish.

Got Dirt publication cover showing dirt and a spade with the title: Got Dirt?

Got Dirt? P-40112—Provides simple, step-by-step plans for starting a garden. The toolkit can be used in school, community, and child care settings. Never gardened? Don’t worry, the kit contains plenty of tips from garden experts. It also shares success stories from around the state. Available in English and Spanish.

Order Up Healthy publication cover showing a drawing of a hand holding a plate of vegetables. The title reads: Order Up: A Wisconsin resource for healthier foods and beverages in restaurants

Order Up Healthy, P-00562 (PDF)—This toolkit addresses the food environments in and around restaurants in Wisconsin. For use by local coalitions, community leaders, and other public health practitioners. This tool can help you make healthier food and drinks more available and accessible.

Check Out Healthy publication cover shows a drawing of a hand holding a strawberry over a shopping bag of vegetables. The title reads: Check Out: A Wisconsin resource for healthier foods and beverages in food stores

Check Out Healthy, P-00566 (PDF)—A toolkit to address the food environments in and around food stores. Local coalitions, local community leaders and other public health practitioners can use this guide. It can help make healthier food and drinks more available and accessible.

Breastfeeding Childcare publication cover showing a parent holding a baby. The title reads: Ten Steps to Breastfeeding Friendly Child Care Programs Resource Kit

Ten Steps to Breastfeeding Friendly Child Care Centers, P-00022—A resource kit for child care providers and community groups. Offers strategies to promote, protect, and support those who breastfeed. Child care center staff can earn continuing education units. Available in English and Spanish.

Physical Education—Access the Active Schools Core 4+ toolkit. It can help you assess your school’s physical activity offerings. It includes five key strategies to help reach the goal of 60 minutes of physical activity per day for students.

Active Community Toolkit publication cover showing the Wisconsin State Capitol building in the background with a street sign reading: Active Community Toolkit.

Active Community Toolkit, P-00036—Helps communities use proven strategies to create environments that encourage physical activity. The kit walks you through a six-step process. Also available in a print-friendly version.

Wisconsin Worksite Wellness publication cover showing a person wearing a dress shirt and tie with a label on the tie that reads: Resource Kit.

Worksite Wellness Resource Kit—Build effective strategies to improve your employees’ health. The kit walks you through the process to start or enhance a worksite wellness program.

What Works in Early Care and Education Cover showing a picture of children playing outdoors.

What Works in Worksites, P-40133 (PDF)—This series of two- to four-page papers gives strategy summaries. Includes evidence-based and promising ideas to help people eat healthier and be more active.