Contents
- How to Add Funds to JMC Lunch Accounts
- Healthy Snack and Meal Planning
- Exercise & Fitness
- Health & Safety
- New Teen Driver Information
How to Add Funds to Your JMC Lunch Account
Healthy Snack and Meal Planning
Pick a Better Snack: Provides recipes, activities, seasonal links, and a recipe of the month from Iowa State University Extension and Iowa Department of Public Health. Great resources for both school and home use!
http://idph.iowa.gov/
Menu Planning Guide for Child Care: This booklet provides information on the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Meal Pattern requirements, serving quality meals and snacks, and tips on menu planning and grocery shopping.
http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/resources/menu_magic.pdf
Healthy Eating for Children 2 Through 5 Years Old: A Guide for Parents and Childcare Providers: a concise, informative article about kids’ nutrition at preschool age.
http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/348/348-150/348-150.html
Exercise and Fitness
Let’s Move! A new effort to help our youngest children get off to a healthy start. Part of Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move campaign, the site includes tools for families, preschools, and daycare providers.
Let’s Move! Website
Health & Safety
Safe Kids & Automobiles: Leaving children unattended in a vehicle can pose a great danger to their well-being and safety. Make it a point to never leave your child alone in a car. Follow these links for more information on efforts to spread the word about this important issue! Safe Kids USA!
http://www.dps.state.ok.us/psa or http://www.safekids.org/nlyca
Johnson County’s Informative Website on Communicable Diseases: With many emerging public health issues, it is more important than ever to stay up to date on health issues facing the community.
http://www.johnson-county.com/dept_health.aspx?id=5895
New Teen Driver Information
For new drivers, these guides include how to prevent risky behaviors — like texting and driving — and practical considerations for parents, like what to expect when adding a teen driver to an auto insurance policy.
Insurance Guide to Teen Driving in Iowa
Crashes, Car Insurance, and Beyond: The High Toll of Distracted Driving
Car Insurance Guide for New Drivers & Their Parents
For this series, our editors and data analysts put together some information that’s pretty hard to come by on the web. Features include:
- Iowa teen car insurance premium pricing information
- Advice for Iowa drivers from policy experts such as state insurance commissioners, highway safety officials, and the AAA
- Extensive car insurance premium info in Iowa
- Tips for parents on how much it’ll cost on average to add a teen driver to their policy, what teen driver behaviors will trigger steep rate hikes, and how a car’s make and model can greatly influence what they pay in insurance
