Resources
The Nutrition & Physical Activity (NPA) Program works to provide evidence-based information to support the mission and goals outlined in the Strategic Plans developed by the South Dakota Department of Health and our partners. Promoting and providing support for healthy eating and regular physical activity is foundational to the work the NPA program is doing to ensure all South Dakotans achieve optimal health to prevent and reduce chronic disease. This page contains useful state and national resources related to nutrition, physical activity, and health and wellness.
South Dakota Department of Health
Nutrition
South Dakota Resources
National Resources
- Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics: Eat Right
- Action for Healthy Kids
- American Heart Association
- CDC: Breastfeeding Report Card
- CDC: Nutrition
- CDC Overweight & Obesity: Data & Statistics
- CDC Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity & Obesity
- Ellyn Satter Institute: Child Feeding Ages & Stages
- Healthy Children Recipes
- Mealtime Memo
- Nourish Interactive
- NourishLife
- Produce for Better Health: Have A Plant
- Undeniably Dairy
- US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- US Department of Health & Human Services: Dietary Guidelines for Americans
- USDA: My Plate
- USDA: Recipes for Healthy Kids
- USDA Team Nutrition
- USDA: Two-Bite Club
Physical Activity
South Dakota Resources
National Resources
- Active Living Research
- Active Transportation Alliance
- America Walks
- American College of Sports Medicine
- American Council on Exercise
- CATCH Physical Education Program
- CDC: Access to Places for Physical Activity
- CDC: Physical Activity Basics
- CDC: Surgeon General’s Report on Physical Activity & Health
- CDC: Youth Physical Activity Guidelines Toolkit
- Exercise is Medicine
- Fuel Up to Play 60
- Giving Cities Legs—Ideas and Inspirations from Walk Friendly Communities
- National Complete Streets Coalition
- Park Rx
- Partnership for Active Transportation
- Physical Activity Alliance: National Physical Activity Plan
- Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans
- PE Central
- Pedestrian and Bicycling Information Center
- President’s Council for Physical Fitness and Sports
- Rails to Trails
- Safe Routes to School
- Steps to a Walkable Community
Health & Wellness
South Dakota Resources
- American Academy of Pediatrics: Healthy Children
- Avoid Opioid SD
- Be Free SD
- Find Your Power SD
- Helpline Center
- Rethink Tobacco
- Sanford fit
- South Dakota Department of Education: Child & Adult Care Food Program
- South Dakota Department of Social Services Behavioral Health
- South Dakota Department of Human Services Division of Long Term Services and Supports (LTSS)
- South Dakota Early Childhood Enrichment
- South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks: Outdoor Learning
- South Dakota Mental Health
- South Dakota QuitLine
- South Dakota Suicide Prevention
- South Dakota Youth Tobacco Survey (SD YTS)
National Resources
- Alliance for a Healthier Generation
- CATCH Kids Club—A Curriculum for Youth
- CDC: Adolescent and School Health
- CDC: Breastfeeding Report Card
- CDC: Mental Health Tools & Resources
- healthMpowers
- HealthyChildren.org
- KidsHealth
- National Institute on Aging
- National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
- PBS Kids: Healthy Habits for Life Child Care Resource Kit
- Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
- The Community Guide: What Works to Promote Health
- US Department of Health & Human Services: Healthy People 2030
- We Can! Ways to Enhance Children’s Activity & Nutrition