Healthy Weight Commitment

Websites

Energy Balance: 101

Energy Balance: 101 is a free wellness resource for teachers, students, families and communities. Funded by the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation, and brought to you in partnership with Discovery Education, the global leader in nonfiction media, this website empowers teachers, students, parents and community leaders to strengthen the connections between healthy schools, healthy homes, healthy communities and healthy kids. This partnership will give educators and parents the tools they need to help combat childhood obesity.

• Teachers: Standards-Based Lessons, Hands-On Activities, Healthy Schools
       Partnership: www.energybalance101.com/teachers
• Families: Fun Activities, Interactive Tools, Simple Tips
• Community: Summer Activities, Healthy Habits, Partner Resources

Balancing calories in and calories out has a positive impact on the mind and body for overall wellness and student achievement. Visit Energy Balance: 101 to learn more about the connection between active kids and academics.

Parents Magazine Family Wellness Guide (www.parents.com/hwcf)

The Parents magazine Family Wellness Guide is a free online resource for parents dedicated to happy kids and healthy families. Funded by the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation, and brought to you in partnership with Meredith Media, this website features:

• Parents Community Discussion Forum
• Energy Balance
• Childhood Obesity
• Family Fitness
• Healthy Habits: Food & Nutrition
• Smart School Lunches and Snacks
• Playground Fun & Activities
• Outdoor Games

Parents and educators are concerned about the threat of childhood obesity, and interested in practical ideas about how to help kids take in fewer calories in and burn off more. Get the lowdown on fun ways you can help your family stay healthy and fit by balancing calories consumed with physical activities. Visit the Family Wellness Guide  to learn more about helping your kids achieve their healthy weight by finding their energy balance.

Your Wellness Advantage

Your Wellness Advantage is a free resource with everything that small to medium-size companies need to launch, manage and maintain a Workplace Wellness Program. Funded by the Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation, and brought to you in partnership with the National Business Group on Health, this website features tips and strategies for turning Workplace Wellness into a competitive advantage, including:

• Business Advantages
• Getting Started
• Employee Communications
• A Healthier Workplace
• Benefits Connection
• Measuring Success
• Workplace Wellness Program Answer Center

Your Wellness Advantage also links to the ICount Corporate Wellness Program, designed for small companies looking for an easy turnkey solution to help employees live a healthier lifestyle.

Large business or small, you have a stake in the health and well-being of your employees. Workplace Wellness is for everyone, and this new website helps make the resources accessible to everyone.

Visit Your Wellness Advantage to learn more about how your Workplace Wellness Program can reduce medical costs, lower absenteeism, improve productivity, and boost your bottom line.