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The following listing of online resources presented in alphabetical order provides additional information related to nutrition and National School Breakfast and Lunch programs.


Dietary Guidelines for Americans Dietary Guidelines for Americans - The Guidelines provide authoritative advice for people two years and older about how good dietary habits can promote health and reduce risk for major chronic diseases. They serve as the basis for Federal food and nutrition education programs.
The Florida Department of Citrus The Florida Department of Citrus - FloridaJuice.com serves as a resource to consumers, healthcare professionals and the citrus industry with user-friendly access to a wide range of interactive Florida citrus information such as health facts, recipes, Florida citrus varieties, seasonality, care, and handling. The site also focuses on children with a special section dedicated to coloring pages, kid-friendly recipes and activities that teachers can conduct in the classroom.
Kentucky Department of Education Kentucky Department of Education - The Kentucky Department of Education is a service agency of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The department provides resources and guidance to Kentucky's public schools and districts as they implement the state's K-12 education requirements. The department also serves as the state liaison for federal education requirements and funding opportunities.
KidsWalk-to-School KidsWalk-to-School - To support the national goal of better health through physical activity, CDC's Nutrition and Physical Activity Program has developed KidsWalk-to-School. This is a community-based program that aims to increase opportunities for daily physical activity by encouraging children to walk to and from school in groups accompanied by adults.
MyPyramid.gov MyPyramid.gov - One size doesn't fit all. MyPyramid.gov is your access point for the USDA food guidance system. Along with the new MyPyramid symbol, the system provides many options to help Americans make healthy food choices and to be active every day. The MyPyramid Plan can help you choose the foods and amounts that are right for you.
School Nutrition Association School Nutrition Association - Formerly the American School Food Service Association, the School Nutrition Association is "The Voice of Child Nutrition". ASFSA is a non-profit professional association representing 60,000 members of the school foodservice industry. ASFSA is the only national association dedicated to protecting and enhancing children's health and well-being though school meals and sound nutrition education.
Team Nutrition Team Nutrition - Team Nutrition is an initiative of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service to support the Child Nutrition Programs through training and technical assistance for foodservice, nutrition education for children and their caregivers, and school and community support for healthy eating and physical activity.
United States Department of Agriculture United States Department of Agriculture - USDA leads the Federal anti-hunger effort with the Food Stamp, School Lunch, School Breakfast, and the WIC Programs and is responsible for the safety of meat, poultry, and egg products along with its many other agricultural mandates.
Washington State Apple Commission Washington State Apple Commission - BestApples.com offers extensive educational information regarding apple varieties, care, health benefits, and recipes with access to industry information and educational resources. The site also includes a "Just For Kids" section with content geared specially for children.
Healthy-fundraising - Healthy Fundrasing offers a new informational website that focuses on childhood obesity prevention by promoting healthy fundraising activities in schools. We provide news, links, tips and commentary on childhood obesity, healthy trends in fundraising, school health legislation and nutritional issues concerning our children's schools. We are striving to become a leading online nutritional resource for parents, teachers, school administrators and children.
Nutrition and Health Services - The Division of Nutrition & Health Services provides technical assistance, training and reimbursement to some 1032 sponsors of the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program and the Summer Food Service Program for Children.

Contact & Mailing Information:

Cheryl Sturgeon, Director

E-Mail: cheryl.sturgeon@jefferson.kyschools.us
Telephone: (502) 485-3186
Fax: (502) 485-3910
Address:
C.B.Young, Jr., Service Center
Rm. 133
3001 Crittenden Drive
Louisville, Kentucky 40209-1104
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