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Website
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Childhood Obesity

For Students 9th - 10th
The concern over obesity in children in the United States is staggering. This site provides research and statistics along with suggesting ways to change the epidemic. Includes video.
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Website
US Department of Agriculture

Food and Nutrition Topics a to Z

For Students 9th - 10th
More than just food and nutrition links can be found in this index of health topics. The USDA's Food and Nutrition Information Center provides access to a world of health information.
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Lesson Plan
US National Archives

Docsteach: The School Lunch Program and the Federal Government

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will draw upon the visual and textual data presented in photographs and documents to gain an understanding of how the federal school lunch program is a direct result of the Great Depression, how it became a permanent part of the...