Sanford Health

Growing Healthy

Sanford Children’s Growing Healthy Project partners with community entities to design and implement services and programs that promote healthy, active lifestyles for children.

Kohl’s Classroom Connections Project

A health and wellness education program for children 4-18 years old. Provided in school and day care settings throughout Sioux Falls. A partnership program between Sanford Children’s and Kohl’s Cares for Kids.

Click here for an overview and report on this program

 

 

 

 

Healthy Kids Curriculum and Classes

 

Healthy Kids Childcare Curriculum

Childcare providers play a key role in influencing healthy habits in children ages 2-5 years old. To assist child care providers in helping children develop healthy lifestyle habits, the Healthy Kids Childcare Curriculum was developed

Click here program overview and research report on the benefits of this curriculum

Healthy Kids Parent Curriculum

Click here program overview

Healthy Kids Technical Assistance:

CHILD Staff are available to assist child care providers in developing programs to promote healthy lifestyle for children in the child care setting.

Materials:

Ace Cards of an Unhealthy Lifestyle
Healthy Kids Challenge
Just a Spoonful of Sugar "Adds Up"
Movement Cube
My Physical Activity Chart
What's In Your Child's Juice

Articles:

Active Start - Physical Activity Guidelines for Children Birth to Five Years
Kids and Exercise
Kids and Food: 10 Tips for Parents
Motivating Kids to Be Healthy
Snacks

To access services contact us at (605) 333-0698 email childsrv@sanfordhealth.org

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Growing Healthy Incentive Program for Child Care Providers

The Growing Healthy Incentive Program for Child Care Providers is a community sponsored program. The program offers child care providers opportunities to encourage a healthy lifestyle for children by participating in healthy lifestyle activities for children and encouraging families to participate as well. There is no cost to enroll or participate in the program.

Through this program your facility can earn points that can be redeemed for Growing Healthy prizes. Points can be earned through facility and family participation in Growing Healthy events and services. These Growing Healthy events and services will be offered by Growing Healthy partners throughout the community for easy access.

You choose your facility’s Growing Healthy prize once you have reached the qualifying point.

 

Fundraiser Option – Get Points Quicker
Have families in your facility enroll in the Growing Healthy Incentive Program for Families with their points designated to ‘count’ for your facility.

 

Growing Healthy Incentive Program for Child Care Provider Brochure 

Growing Healthy Incentive Program for Families Brochure
 

9/9/2008

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