The Ounce of Prevention toolkit was introduced in 2007, updated and expanded to include ages birth to 18 years in 2010, to address the growing epidemic of childhood obesity. This preventive approach was designed to provide simple tools to educate parents about good nutrition and physical activity for their children. This toolkit includes evidence-based messages as recommended by the Expert Committee within the National Initiative for Children’s Healthcare Quality (NICHQ) and the American Academy of Pediatrics. Important If you have trouble accessing the documents on this page (and cannot update your Internet browser to IE 7 or higher, or Firefox), please follow the below steps:
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Physician Tools
Newborn to 12 months
15 months to 6 years
Anticipatory Guidance Tip Sheets: Newborn - 12 months
Color (Spanish) Black and White (English) Black and White (Spanish)
Anticipatory Guidance Tip Sheets: 15 months - 6 years
Color (Spanish) Black and White (English) Black and White (Spanish)
Parent Resources
Well-child visit information in addition to healthy serving sizes and snacks are available
The Ounce of Prevention toolkit was introduced in 2007, updated and expanded to include ages birth to 18 years in 2010, to address the growing epidemic of childhood obesity. This preventive approach was designed to provide simple tools to educate parents about good nutrition and physical activity for their children.
This toolkit includes evidence-based messages as recommended by the Expert Committee within the National Initiative for Children’s Healthcare Quality (NICHQ) and the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Important
If you have trouble accessing the documents on this page (and cannot update your Internet browser to IE 7 or higher, or Firefox), please follow the below steps:
- Right-click on appropriate link and select “Save”
- Save the document to your computer
- Access the document from where it is saved on your computer
Physician Tools
Newborn to 12 months
15 months to 6 years
Anticipatory Guidance Tip Sheets: Newborn - 12 months
Color (Spanish) Black and White (English) Black and White (Spanish)
Anticipatory Guidance Tip Sheets: 15 months - 6 years
Color (Spanish) Black and White (English) Black and White (Spanish)
Newborn to 12 months
15 months to 6 years
Anticipatory Guidance Tip Sheets: Newborn - 12 months
Color (Spanish) Black and White (English) Black and White (Spanish)
Anticipatory Guidance Tip Sheets: 15 months - 6 years
Color (Spanish) Black and White (English) Black and White (Spanish)
Newborn to 12 months
15 months to 6 years
Anticipatory Guidance Tip Sheets: Newborn - 12 months
Color (Spanish) Black and White (English) Black and White (Spanish)
Anticipatory Guidance Tip Sheets: 15 months - 6 years
Color (Spanish) Black and White (English) Black and White (Spanish)
Newborn to 12 months
15 months to 6 years
Newborn to 12 months
15 months to 6 years
Anticipatory Guidance Tip Sheets: Newborn - 12 months
Color (Spanish) Black and White (English) Black and White (Spanish)
Anticipatory Guidance Tip Sheets: 15 months - 6 years
Color (Spanish) Black and White (English) Black and White (Spanish)
Anticipatory Guidance Tip Sheets: Newborn - 12 months
Color (Spanish) Black and White (English) Black and White (Spanish)
Anticipatory Guidance Tip Sheets: 15 months - 6 years
Color (Spanish) Black and White (English) Black and White (Spanish)
Anticipatory Guidance Tip Sheets: Newborn - 12 months
- Color (Spanish)
- Black and White (English)
- Black and White (Spanish)
Anticipatory Guidance Tip Sheets: 15 months - 6 years
Parent Resources
Well-child visit information in addition to healthy serving sizes and snacks are available
