Childhood Obesity is Growing at an Alarming Rate—The Horizon Student Nutrition Guide is an Effective Obesity Prevention Resource

The Horizon Student Nutrition Guide is an easy and effective way to integrate nutrition education into your curriculum.

It is a well-known fact that obesity among young people in the U.S. is growing rapidly. In fact, it has more than tripled in the past 25 years. Obesity is not just a matter of serious health issues; improper nutrition and lack of exercise are directly tied to poor academic achievement. By signing the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 into law, the U.S. government recognized that schools need to address the poor nutrition habits and sedentary lifestyles of young people. The Horizon Student Nutrition Guide is a proven-effective obesity prevention resource that you can immediately integrate into your curriculum and is a perfect tool for your Wellness program.

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Now is the time to take action in the fight against childhood obesity.

• Utilize the Horizon Student Nutrition Guide as an effective obesity prevention resource.
• Rely on this resource because it is based on CDC National Health Education Standards. Also, the learning objectives were developed using standards from all 50 states.
• Implement with confidence because the Horizon Student Nutrition Guide comes highly recommended. In fact, the student resource CDs were reviewed by USDA and received the USDA’s “Conference Choice” award. The NEHA reviewed the student resource CDs and stated they are “highly recommended.”
• Get results with this proven-effective resource with documented increases in knowledge. In seven pilots conducted in the spring of 2005, students improved their nutrition knowledge by an average of over 30%.
• Rest assured that the Horizon Student Nutrition Guide is affordably priced.

Easily integrate nutrition education into your school’s curriculum.

• Make learning fun for kids and easy for teachers with this computer-based curriculum.
• Simplify the process for teachers with computer-based lesson plans, discussion guides with questions and answers to stimulate discussions.

• Provide flexible teaching plans that work with existing schedules. Teachers can choose Daily: 30-45 minutes a day for three weeks or Weekly: 30-45 minutes a week for fifteen weeks. Plans can be adjusted and customized by the teacher.
• Measure student success with testing materials that document student progress.
• Integrate nutrition education into core curriculum with connections to core subject areas.
• Appeal to students because the worksheets are educational and fun – students learn while they play.
• Offer a flexible, fun and easy way to learn. Student resource CDS can be used in class, at home or in the computer lab.
• Involve the family as well with tools for family learning.

Experts Agree – Education Is the Key
“The task force strongly recommends that school districts elect to include formal curriculum on nutrition and dietary instruction…”
– Obesity in Florida: Report of the governor’s Task Force on the Obesity Epidemic

“The key to good health is in making healthier choices. I believe that government can and should help educate Texans to make better choices.”
– Governor’s Conference on Children’s Obesity in Texas

“Early education leads to early prevention.”
– Dr. Rex Law, DDS