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Nutrition During Pregnancy to Support a Healthy Mom and Baby

Posted on February 16, 2022 by ODPHP

By Dennis Anderson-Villaluz, MBA, RD, LDN, FAND, nutrition advisor, and Julia Quam, MSPH, RDN, ORISE health policy fellow, of the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Good nutrition before, during, and after pregnancy is essential for a healthy mom and baby. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025 dedicates a chapter to women who are pregnant and breastfeeding...

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Collaborating to Improve Youth Sports Across the United States

Posted on February 14, 2022 by ODPHP

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The benefits of youth sports are wide reaching and go well beyond those associated with physical activity. In addition to helping youth achieve their 60 minutes of daily physical activity, participation in sports can help kids learn the vital skills they need to succeed in life, like teamwork and leadership...

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Equity and Enhanced Individual and Community Resilience Are Integral to a Meaningful Recovery

Posted on January 27, 2022 by ODPHP

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Health and well-being are essential to individual and community resilience and thriving. Promoting enhanced individual and community resilience is foundational to equitable long-term recovery and resilience for the nation. It is also central to ODPHP’s mission of encouraging all Americans to lead healthy and active lives.

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Reaching Kids Where They Are — Classroom-Based Interventions to Increase Physical Activity

Posted on January 24, 2022 by ODPHP

In this post, the author describes recommendations from the Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) for classroom- and school-based interventions to increase physical activity.

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