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Celebrate Healthy Eating www.celebratehealthyeating.org is an online pre-school nutrition education curriculum that provides educators with lesson plans and classroom activities focusing on the food groups. Families can also find nutrition news and tips, child-friendly recipes, and other activities to learn about healthy eating. The nine modules are available to be downloaded at no charge in both English and Spanish |
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Community Nutritionary On-Line highlights successful, community-based nutrition programs and offers ideas and insights for nutrition educators. Through this on-line, searchable database, (available at www.dannon-institute.org), the Dannon Institute encourages healthy eating habits for children by providing outstanding examples of successful best practices. |
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Growing Leaps and Bounds is a pediatric nutrition and physical activity program delivered in a series of twelve brochures targeting children from one month to five years of age. Currently under development, these brochures will be a tool for pediatricians to share with parents of their patients during well-child visits to promote a healthy lifestyle. |
| In 2006, the Dannon Institute also began working with the American Association of School Administrators to provide nutrition and physical activity information to school superintendents. The Dannon Institute is exploring new ways to help school districts nationwide in effectively understanding and implementing their wellness policies. |
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The Nutrition Leadership Institute is an intensive training program designed to provide the country's most talented doctoral graduates and medical doctors, from nutrition and related fields, with the global perspective and skills essential to help them become more effective leaders in academia, government, and industry. The program has trained more than 100 future leaders. |
| With financial support from the Dannon Institute, the American Society for Nutrition also awards the Roland L. Weinsier Award for Excellence in Medical/Dental Nutrition Education and the Dannon Institute Mentorship Award annually to outstanding nutrition educators. |
| The Dannon Institute in the United States is one of sixteen Danone Institutes supported worldwide by Groupe Danone, the parent company of The Dannon Company, Inc. Danone Institutes are unified by a common mission of nutrition and health, which is customized to serve the local people and issues of each individual country. For additional information about the Dannon Institute, please visit www.dannon-institute.org. |