"If you're taking the time to visit GetFitTN.com, you are already concerned about the health of your family and other families in our state. GetFitTN is designed to give us all a chance to focus on becoming more active and on making lifestyle changes that will enhance the quality of life for our kids and their kids.
Let's put some real muscle behind the promotion of fun, healthy lifestyle choices and extend this initiative to all corners of our state. It's time to GetFitTN!"
Gov. Phil Bredesen

GetFitTN
KidsHealth
Steps to a Healthier You
One size doesn't fit all. MyPyramid Plan offers you a personal eating plan with the foods and amounts that are right for you. Click on the MyPyramid Plan box to get started.
National Heart Lung & Blood Institute
WE CAN!
NCEH Kids' Page
Healthy Bones
fruits & veggies
more
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Why Fruits & Veggies
Looking for a brighter future?  Try eating a diet rich in colorful fruits and vegetables.  The potential benefits associated with eating more fruits and vegetables stack up quickly:  Reducing your risk of certain chronic diseases is only the beginning.

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Helpful Links
TENNESSEE
DEPARTMENT OF
EDUCATION
O f f  i c e     o f    C o o r d i n a t e d    S c h o o l    H e a l t h 
Where Health and Academics Merge
CDC Center for Disease Control
                  Body Mass Index (BMI)
Body Mass Index (BMI) is a number calculated from a person's weight and height. BMI provides a reliable indicator of body fatness for most people and is used to screen for weight categories that may lead to health problems.
American Diabetes Association
               Cure  .  Care  .  Commitment
This is a great site for information on anything you wanted to know about Diabetes.  It contains links for background information, nutrition and recipes, weight loss and exercise, prevention and research just to name a few.  It includes a "Recipe of the Day" as well as a general "Tip of the Day".
TENNderCARE
    Tennessee's EPSDT Program
healthykids
                    Parent Resource Center  

Need information? Perhaps these web sites will help.

http://www.drugfree.org/Parent/UnderstandingTeens/
I. The Parent Toolkit
II. Articles
       1. "Who is this Kid?" (Teen Behaviors)
       2. "Why Does Your Teen Do That?"
       3. "What Can You Do?" (Skills, Tools, Tips)

http://www.tnblue.org/index.cfm:  
Signs of teen dating violence

http://www.stopitnow.org/