Browsing by Author "United States. Department of Health and Human Services."

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    Dietary Guidelines 2010: selected messages for consumers
    United States. Department of Agriculture. (United States. Department of Agriculture, 2011-06)
    This one-page document breaks down the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans into three categories: balancing calories, foods to increase, and foods to reduce. Two simple recommendations are made in each category.
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    Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010
    United States. Department of Agriculture.; United States. Department of Health and Human Services. (United States. Department of Agriculture, 2010-12)
    This publication represents the 7th edition of the Dietary Guidelines. The Dietary Guidelines are usually released every five years or so. The Guidelines provide science-based nutrition guidelines for all Americans aged 2 years and older.
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    Healthy People 2020 Objectives
    (United States. Department of Health and Human Services., 2012-05-03)
    Healthy People provides science-based, 10-year objectives for improving the health of all Americans. Healthy People 2020 launched on December 2, 2010, and focuses on 42 specific topic areas. Topic areas range from access to health services to vision.
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    Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, Section 204: Local School Wellness Policies. 5-Year Technical Assistance and Guidance Plan
    (United States. Department of Agriculture. Food and Nutrition Service, 2011-09-20)
    This document provides a 5-year technical assistance and guidance plan for schools to implement, locally, the federal requirements detailed by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA) of 2010 (Public Law 111-296, Section 204). The guidance plan details the difference between the 2004 requirements (as described by the Child Nutrition WIC Reauthorization Act) and the 2010 requirements (as described by HHFKA). This document sets the 5-year implementation period from March 2011-Fall 2014.
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    Let's eat: for the health of it
    (United States. Department of Health and Human Services, 2011-06)
    The MyPlate brochure is a consumer resource that offers four recommendations for becoming healthier: building a healthy plate, cutting back on foods high in solid fats, added sugars, and sat, eating the right amount of calories for you, and being physically active your way. In addition to using simple language, the brochure includes many colorful, explanatory graphics that supplement the information included in the brochure.