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Student/Youth-Focused Resources

• Jump Start Teens: Interactive, Cross-curricular lessons for high school teachers, school nutrition staff, and youth
  California Project LEAN
  These lesson plans cover topics such as The ABCs of Healthy Eating, Let's Get Physical, Teens Making a Difference, Advertising's Hidden Messages and Making News, which can be helpful as you form your coalition and train youth to work on nutrition and physical activity.
  Download: Jump Start Teens Lesson Plans
• Food on the Run: Lessons from a Youth Nutrition and Physical Activity Campaign
  California Project LEAN
  This guide outlines how to implement a youth advocacy program addressing nutrition and physical activity and provides lessons learned from programs conducted in 29 California public schools.
  Download: Food on the Run: Healthy Eating and Physical Activity for Your Teenager
• Playing the Policy Game: Preparing Teen Leaders to Take Action on Healthy Eating and Physical Activity
  California Project LEAN
  This guide outlines activities that drive the policy change process and includes materials that lead youth through a brainstorming session on identifying and prioritizing policy solutions to pursue.
  California Project LEAN provides training to support use of this tool.
  Download: Playing the Policy Game
• BAM! Body and Mind
  This website, geared to youth, has information about health and lifestyle issues. There is also a "teacher's corner" that has classroom activities to promote physical activity
  www.bam.gov