Health and Nutrition

This Peer Education Portal is a webpage where students, leaders, peer educators, and student health advocates are invited to share their school’s prevention education program with campuses nationwide. Learn more. 

Application deadline: December 1, 2023, 11:59 pm ET  This opportunity aims to provide support for an intensive, supervised (mentored) career development experience in violence prevention research leading to research independence. Applicants must propose a research project that addresses one of these research priorities:   Cross-cutting violence prevention  Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)  Child abuse and neglect  Youth ...

This webpage features materials for CDC’s Empower Vape-Free Youth Campaign. The campaign encourages middle and high school educators to speak with students about the risks of e-cigarettes and nicotine addiction. The campaign also provides resources for educators to help students avoid or quit vaping. Materials include fact sheets, conversation cards, ...

This report identifies social, emotional, behavioral, educational, mental, physical, and economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The report examines strategies for addressing the challenges the pandemic introduced for children and families in marginalized communities, and provides recommendations for programs, supports, and interventions to counteract the negative effects of the pandemic ...

This webpage shares tips for parents on providing healthy snack options that give young people important nutrients and help satisfy hunger between meals. Learn more. 

This webpage shares how parents and caregivers can help their children develop healthy habits to last a lifetime. The webpage explores these questions:  Why is it important for my child to stay at a healthy weight?  How do I know if my child is at a healthy weight?  What if my child is ...

The Move Your Way® campaign provides free tools and resources to promote key messages from the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans — including fact sheets, posters, videos, and interactive tools. This webpage provides links to the following resources:  Campaign materials for young people, parents and caregivers, health care providers, and more  A ...

This webpage provides tips on healthy eating and physical activity. Parents, guardians, and teachers can help young people develop healthy habits with these tips:  Ensure adequate sleep  Reduce screen time   Develop healthy eating habits  Limit snacks with lots of salt, added sugar, and saturated fat  Help children and teens stay active  Additional resources on healthy eating, ...

This webpage describes the impacts of childhood obesity and explores prevention strategies. Prevention strategies include:  Obesity prevention standards in education settings  Model a healthy eating pattern as a family  Move more as a family  Set consistent sleep routines  Replace screen time with family time  Additional tips and resources are provided. Learn more.  ...

The 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data set is now available. The BRFSS is a system of ongoing health-related telephone surveys that collect data on health-related risk behaviors, chronic health conditions, health-care access, and use of preventive services from adults over 18 years old. This webpage contains survey ...