Additional Resources

Selected additional links related to ReCharge! Energizing After-School are included below.

General health and nutrition

• American Academy of Pediatrics
• American Dietetic Association
• American School Health Association
• Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005
• HealthierUS.gov (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
• Milk Matters Calcium Education Campaign (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
• MyPyramid Food Guidance System (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
• National Dairy Council
• Nutrition Explorations

Physical activity

• NEA SmartBody Fitness Information Center

• NFL Youth Football

• National Association for Sport and Physical Education

• President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sport

• VERB, Youth Media Campaign, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Parent/family involvement

• National PTA
• National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education
• We Can! (Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition) National Institutes of Health

Mentoring/service learning

• Advocates for Youth
• National Mentoring Partnership
• National Youth Leadership Council
• Youth Service America

School wellness

• Fit, Healthy and Ready to Learn: A School Health Policy Guide (National Association of State Boards of Education)
• Team Nutrition (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
• Action for Healthy Kids

After-School /extended-day learning

• Afterschool Alliance
• Afterschool.gov
• National School Boards Association Extended-Day Learning Opportunities (EDLO) Program
• Promising Practices in Afterschool

After-School snacks

• Funding Resources
  • Food Research and Action Center (FRAC)
  • Afterschool.gov
  • Afterschool Alliance
  • 21st Century Community Learning Center Grants
  • The Finance Project
• Nutrition Program Resources
  • USDA's Team Nutrition
  • FRAC Afterschool Guide (PDF)
  • School Nutrition Association (PDF)
• Healthy Snack Resources
  • USDA
  • Nutrition Explorations
  • Parents Magazine