Health Education

The Children's Health Fund creates low-literacy health education materials to assist children and their families in learning about a variety of health related topics. Available in English and Spanish, these culturally relevant booklets and brochures are a resource appropriate for one-on-one teaching as well as instruction in a group or classroom setting. The materials make vital health information accessible to children, teenagers, parents and other care givers. They are created by clinicians within CHF's national network and undergo an extensive review process, which includes external topic experts and cultural anthropologists. English and Spanish materials adhere to low-literacy writing and design conventions and are tested for appropriate reading levels. Topics include promoting healthy behaviors, growth and development, preventing disease and managing chronic illness.

Read about and access our archives of health education materials and resources, below. For more information, please send e-mail to: healthed@childrenshealthfund.org

Healthy B.A.S.I.C.S.
Healthy K.I.D.S
Power of Play
Family Asthma Guide
Starting Right: Healthy Families Making Healthy Choices
Starting Right: Healthy & Fit - The Real Deal
Think Healthy!

Healthy B.A.S.I.C.S.

Supported by a grant from MetLife Foundation and developed by clinicians from The Children’s Health Fund’s National Children’s Health Project Network, Healthy B.A.S.I.C.S. provides simple, accurate and culturally relevant health education brochures, lesson plans, and parent’s guide suitable for children and families of all backgrounds.

Healthy B.A.S.I.C.S. materials are produced in accordance with low literacy writing and design conventions. Authors strive to incorporate ethnic and cultural diversity into all content and illustrations. Materials are field tested within CHF’s National Network and are reviewed by a medical anthropologist for cross-cultural appropriateness.

All Healthy B.A.S.I.C.S. materials are available below in Adobe Acrobat PDF format, and reproduce well in black and white. Click here if you need Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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Healthy B.A.S.I.C.S. Brochures:

Anger (English) | (Spanish)

Body Changes, Boys (English) | (Spanish)

Esteem, elementary (English) | (Spanish)

Esteem, middle school (English) | (Spanish)

Exercise (English) | Spanish)

Body Changes, Girls (English) | (Spanish)

Hand Washing (English) | (Spanish)

Nutrition (English) | (Spanish)

Healthy Teeth (English) | (Spanish)

Hygiene (English) | (Spanish)

Smart Choices (English) | (Spanish)

Healthy B.A.S.I.C.S. Lesson Plans:

Nutrition Activity Sheet

Healthy B.A.S.I.C.S. Parent's Guide:

Parent's Guide (English) | (Spanish)

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Healthy K.I.D.S

Supported by a grant from MetLife Foundation and developed by clinicians from The Children's Health Fund's National Children's Health Project Network, the Healthy K.I.D.S. program consists of newsletters and a parent guide in English and Spanish, as well as accompanying lesson plans. These materials provide simple, accurate and culturally relevant information on nutrition and fitness.

Healthy K.I.D.S. materials are produced in accordance with low literacy writing and design conventions. Authors strive to incorporate ethnic and cultural diversity into all content and illustrations. Materials are field tested within CHFs National Network and are reviewed by a medical anthropologist for cross cultural appropriateness, and an exercise physiologist for safety.

Healthy K.I.D.S. materials are available below in Adobe Acrobat PDF format, and reproduce well in black and white. Click here if you need Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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Healthy K.I.D.S Ready, Set, Go! Newsletters
Ready, Set, Go! is a new part of the Healthy K.I.D.S program - designed to bring nutrition and fitness messages to an elementary-school audience. Ready, Set, Go! newsletters provide relevant messages about nutrition and fitness with age appropriate information and fun activities to emphasize easily achievable steps to better health.

Ready, Set, Go! Issue 1
This issue highlights eating breakfast, drinking less soda, eating fruits and vegetables, portion size and being active outside.
(English) | (Spanish)

Ready, Set, Go! Issue 2
This issue highlights healthy snacks, watching less tv, drinking milk, hunger and satiety and being active inside.
(English) | (Spanish)

Middle School Newsletters
Each Healthy K.I.D.S. Newsletter features Food Group Fun, Liquid Lookout, Move Your Body, Activity Page, Grown Up Corner, Spotlight, and Fun Facts.

Newsletter No. 1
Issue 1 highlights carbohydrates, stretching and how to make the best choices with fast foods and vending machines.
(English) | (Spanish)

Newsletter No. 2
Issue 2 highlights fruits and vegetables, the activity pyramid and tips for healthy TV watching habits.
(English) | (Spanish)

Newsletter No. 3
Issue 3 highlights dairy products, calcium and fun exercise games.
(English) | (Spanish)

Newsletter No. 4
Issue 4 highlights proteins, drinking lots of water, and a healthy eating quiz
(English) | (Spanish)

Lesson Plans
Healthy K.I.D.S. Lesson Plans give teachers and health educators ready-to-use curricula designed to coordinate with each newsletter. Individual lesson plans center around a food group and fitness related activities.

Each Healthy K.I.D.S Lesson Plan features Objectives, Suggested Materials, Learning Activities, Optional Activities, Follow-Up and Additional Resources.

Lesson Plan - Newsletter No. 1

Lesson Plan - Newsletter No. 2

Lesson Plan - Newsletter No. 3

Lesson Plan - Newsletter No. 4

Parent Guide
The Healthy K.I.D.S. Parent Guide highlights important nutrition and fitness messages from the newsletters. Available in English and Spanish, the Parent Guide covers the four food groups, exercise topics and healthy lifestyles. The guide instructs parents in how to effectively use Healthy K.I.D.S. newsletters to help children make healthy choices.

The Healthy K.I.D.S Parent Guide features The Big Picture, Goals, Helpful Hints, Highlights from Each Issue, Things to Do Together and Things to Explore.

Healthy K.I.D.S Parent Guide:

(English) | (Spanish)

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Power of Play

Launched in 2002, the Power of Play Initiative brings joy into the lives of homeless and at-risk children by teaching parents how to foster healthy physical and cognitive development through play. The program engages homeless and other at-risk families in educational activities, interactive parent-child play, and provides anticipatory guidance to approximately 15,000 children each year.

To enhance the program, CHF has developed a Power of Play brochure in English and Spanish. Each year, the program distributes more than 20,000 brochures at all of the 21 sites in the CHF National Network.

The Power of Play brochure is available below in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. Click here if you need Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Power of Play Brochure (English) | (Spanish)

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2007-8 Family Asthma Guide

This increasingly popular guide is annually published by CHF and has earned its reputation as a valuable tool for health care providers as well as parents and families. The 2007-8 Guide has been updated and greatly expanded, and includes a two-year calendar and pocket folder in both in English and Spanish.

The Family Asthma Guide is produced in accordance with low literacy writing and design conventions. Authors strive to incorporate ethnic and cultural diversity into all content and illustrations. Materials are field tested within CHF's National Network and are reviewed by a medical anthropologist for cross-cultural appropriateness, and health care professionals for safety.

The Guide is available below in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
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2007-8 Family Asthma Guide (English) | (Spanish)

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Starting Right: Healthy Families Making Healthy Choices

This brochure is targeted to parents and caregivers. It is an indirect approach to weight management and describes realistic ways families can make healthy lifestyle, food and beverage choices. The brochure contains five illustrated cards, each describing a different health message: maintain a healthy weight, eat smaller portions, choose healthy drinks, eat more fruits and vegetables and be physically active. Health care providers can also use these materials with their patients at the medical visit. The brochure follows low literacy guidelines, is relevant for families of all backgrounds and is available in English and Spanish.

These materials are available below in Adobe Acrobat PDF format, and reproduce well in black and white. Click here if you need Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Starting Right: Healthy Families Making Healthy Choices (English) | Spanish

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Starting Right: Healthy & Fit - The Real Deal

This new brochure is targeted to teens and features practical ways to keep healthy and look good. It includes a health and fitness quiz, tips on portion control, and exercise suggestions and recommendations. Healthy & Fit is also a publication of The Starting Right Initiative, a partnership between The Picower Foundation and CHF, and received leadership support from Bristol-Meyers Squibb Company.

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Starting Right: Healthy & Fit - The Real Deal (English) | (Spanish)

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Think Healthy!

Supported by a grant from MetLife Foundation and developed by clinicians from The Children's Health Fund's National Network, Think Healthy! brings children and their families simple, kid-friendly information on the connection between eating well and feeling good.

Think Healthy! Middle School Brochure

Tri-panel brochures illustrate the cyclical nature of healthy eating and mental well-being in an accessible and appropriate way. This continuum of healthy eating and feeling better about oneself allows children to improve both their mental and physical well being. Brochures are available in both English and Spanish.

(English) | (Spanish)

Think Healthy! Caregiver Brochure

Tri-panel companion brochures emphasize a caregiver's role in promoting physical and mental health in children. The pieces encourage adults to act as a role model for the children they care for by choosing a healthy diet and appropriate portion sizes.

(English) | (Spanish)

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