Worksite Alphabetical Listing of Topics

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You can use this feature to find information on this Web site by topic.  Select one of the letter ranges below to view topics starting with that letter. The full list of topics for all sites can be found on the Nutrition and Physical Activity Program home page.

A

• Activity Logs – Samples of how to record and track your physical activity
  • 8 Week Activity Log (PDF, 13 KB)
  • Children's Physical Activity Chart (PDF, 20 KB)
  • Monthly Physical Activity Sheet (PDF, 17 KB)
  • Annual Physical Activity Record (PDF, 25 KB)
• Activity Zone - A handy form to identify nearby places that you can walk or bike to be more active.
• American Dietetic Association: Accurate and up-to-date nutrition information and tips, including how to locate a Registered Dietitian in your area
• American Obesity Association: Comprehensive site that includes information on advocacy issues, news updates, and fact sheets on overweight and obesity

B

• Benefits of Physical Activity 

• Bikeability checklist – checklist to rate how friendly your community is for biking

• Biking maps - County road maps of Wisconsin.

• Biking route - Map and measure your own route.  Use this tool to view a map and create your own biking route.  The tool lets you choose the route and automatically calculates the distance.

• Bicycle Federation of Wisconsin - Information on bicycling events and opportunities in Wisconsin.

• BMI (Body Mass Index) calculator = Calculate your BMI

• BMI-for-Age (Body Mass Index) Charts; BMI-for-age charts are recommended to assess weight in relation to stature for children ages 2 to 20 years; used to determine childhood overweight
  • BMI Calculator for Children - Automatically figures and plots BMI for children
  • BMI for boys  (PDF, 63 KB)
  • BMI for girls (PDF, 68 KB)

• BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate) calculator = Calculate how many calories you burn per day

• Breastfeeding - Information and materials

C

• Calories burned per hour - A list of calories burned per hour for common sports and daily activities. (PDF, 197 KB)

• Cardiovascular Health Program - Link to information on the State of  Wisconsin Cardiovascular Health Program.

• Costs of Inactivity - An easy-to-use tool developed by East Carolina University that provides an estimate of the financial cost of physically inactive people to a particular community, city, state or business.

D

• Data – Basic facts on US and WI physical activity and obesity data:

  • CDC – Physical activity data

  • CDC – Weight data (normal weight, overweight and obesity data)

• Diabetes Prevention and Control Program - Link to the State of Wisconsin Diabetes Prevention and Control Program

• Diet Analysis - The online dietary assessment provides information on your diet quality, related nutrition messages, and links to nutrient information.
• Dietary Guidelines 2005: Full report on federal dietary recommendations including adequate nutrients, weight management, physical activity, food groups to encourage, fats, carbohydrates, sodium and potassium, alcoholic beverages and food safety.  The report also includes key recommendations for specific population groups.
• Dietary Guidelines 2005 - Consumer Brochure: (PDF, 264 KB)  Federal recommendations for food choices that promote health and prevent disease.
• Disability: The National Center of Physical Activity and Disability - Information center concerned with physical activity and disability. Find descriptions of research projects, programs, newsletter, articles, and photos.

E

• Environment – tips and tools on how to create a good environment for physical activity, particularly walking & biking:

  • Tips and tools (Active Living Leadership)

F

• Fad Diets - A reference guide from the Federal Trade Commission on evaluating weight loss claims 

• Family Physical Activity Brochure

  • English - PDF version (856 KB)

  • Spanish - PDF version (880 KB)

• Farmer's Market Worksite Toolkit: A resource guide that describes how to set up a worksite farmer's market (PDF, 300 KB)

• Fitness Facility, How to select and use (PDF, 818 KB)

• Free Weights, How to select and use (PDF, 611 KB)

• Food and Nutrition Information Center: Useful and accurate information for health professionals, teachers, and parents
• Food Guide Pyramid (MyPyramid.Gov): Find a personalized plan that provides you with recommendations for healthier eating. Released in April 2005 by the USDA, this new dietary guidance system, called MyPyramid: Steps to a Healthier You, has replaced the Food Guide Pyramid. Visit this interactive website for a personal plan, as well as tips and suggestions for eating healthier and being physically active.
• Food Labels: General information and education tools 

G

• Graphs – Basic graphs on US and WI physical activity and obesity data

H

• Health Risk Assessment - Real Age is an interactive web tool that assesses your health based on an extensive interview and then provides you with a personalized plan to feel younger and a list of what’s making you younger or older.
• Healthy Foods at Meetings - The University of Minnesota's "Guidelines for Offering Healthy Foods at Meetings, Seminars and Catered Events".
• Healthy People 2010: National health goals set to prevent and/or reduce threats to health
• Healthfinder - Guide to reliable health information on prevention, wellness, diseases and conditions, and access to a medical dictionary. (In Spanish and English)
• Heart Healthy Recipes

• How to select and use free weights (PDF, 612 KB)

• How to select and use a fitness facility (PDF, 818 KB)

• How to select and use home weights (PDF, 43 KB)

• How to select and use a home treadmill (PDF, 177 KB)

• How to select and use an elliptical trainer (PDF, 88 KB)

• How to select and use a personal trainer (PDF, 924 KB)

• How to select and use a stationary bicycle (PDF, 82 KB)

• How to select and use a stair stepper/stair climber (PDF, 72 KB)

K

L

• Legislation database.  The nutrition and physical activity legislative database is a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) site that allows users to search for state-level bills related to nutrition and physical activity topics.

• Lighten' Up Wisconsin 

  Lighten' Up Wisconsin is a five-month team challenge that encourages team members to make small, realistic and permanent changes in their dietary and exercise habits that will last a lifetime.  The challenge runs form January 9, 2006 to June 9, 2006.

M

• Make Your Calories Count - Make Your Calories Count is an interactive learning program that provides consumers with information to help plan a healthful diet while managing calorie intake. The exercises will help consumers use the food label to make decisions about which food choice is right for them.

• Menu Planner - An interactive menu planner designed to guide daily food and meal choices based on your daily calorie allowance. For directions on how to use the Menu Planner, click on About the Menu Planner.

• MyPyramid.Gov (Food Guide Pyramid): Interested in a plan that provides you with recommendations for healthier eating? Released in April 2005 by the USDA, this new dietary guidance system, called MyPyramid: Steps to a Healthier You, has replaced the Food Guide Pyramid. Visit this interactive website for a personal plan, as well as tips and suggestions for eating healthier and being physically active.

N

• National Eating Disorder Association: Provide information on detecting eating disorders such as anorexia, binge eating, and bulimia

• Nutrition – CDC Nutrition Home Page

• Nutrition Facts Label Brochure (PDF, 342 KB) - A color brochure with information about how to read and what to look for in food labels.

• Nutrition.gov  - Link to federal government clearinghouse with nutrition  information from multiple government agencies

O

• Obesity trends – CDC overview of obesity trends including a Powerpoint presentation showing visual evidence of the increase in obesity 1985-2002

• Older adults – Recommendations for physical activity for those over 50

• Overweight and Obesity – CDC Home Page

P

• Pedometers -- How to Use Pedometers as Part of a Walking Program (PDF, 28 KB)

• Personal Trainer - How to select and use a (PDF, 924 KB)

• Physical Activity – CDC Home page

• Physical Activity Recommendations

• Pilot Programs - Two summary documents of worksite strategies being piloted in local communities.  The pilot initiatives are funded by a Healthy Lifestyles (Cancer) grant and a Healthier Wisconsin Worksite Initiative (National Governor's Association) grant. 

• Policies - F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies are Failing in America - A report from Trust for America's Health finds that national and state policies are falling far short of obesity control and reduction goals.

• Portion Distortion Quiz: Learn how portion sizes have changed over the years, which may be a contributing factor to the current rise of overweight and obesity

• Prescription for a Healthier You (PDF, 18 KB) - A "prescription" sheet that can be used by health care providers to prescribe healthy lifestyle changes for their patients.

• Produce for Better Health Foundation: Information on increasing fruit and vegetable consumption; 5 A Day fruits and vegetables promotion

R

• Restaurants - A searchable list of restaurants in Wisconsin that have healthy menu options.

• Return on Investment Calculator for Worksite Wellness - Use the calculator to project the impact of evidence-based wellness programs on health care costs, productivity, and absenteeism at your worksite. 

• Return on Investment Summary (PDF, 72 KB)- An issue brief summarizing  Employee Health Promotion Programs: What is the Return on Investment?

S

• Stationary Bicycle - How to select and use a (PDF, 82 KB)

• Stair Stepper/Stair Climber - How to select and use (PDF, 72 KB)

T

• Treadmill, How to select and use a home (PDF, 177 KB)

W

• Walkability checklist – Checklist to rate how friendly your community is for walking

• Walking / Pedometer Program – How to Use Pedometers as Part of a Walking Program (PDF, 28 KB)

• Walking route - Map and measure your own route.  Use this tool to view a map and create your own walking route.  The tool lets you choose the route and automatically calculates the distance.

• Weight Control Information Network: Provides health professionals and consumers with evidence-based information on obesity, weight control, and nutrition

• Weight Training - This site contains animated demonstrations of how to use free weight equipment and provides sample workout sheets to record your weight lifting activities.
• What Works in Worksites (PDF, 480 KB) - A two-page summary of evidence-based and promising strategies that focus on helping people eat healthier and be more active in the work place.  
• The Worksite Wellness Resource Kit is a tool to assist worksites with implementing strategies that have been proven to be effective.  The kit walks you through the process of developing a worksite wellness program. 

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Last Updated: October 30, 2009