Obesity Prevention

Helpful Tools

Would you like a walking trail in your neighborhood?
Click here to download a pdf checklist to help guide you through the process of coordinating your neighborhood's effort to develop a local walking course.
Click here to download a pdf to petition for a local walking course.

Wilmington Walks Downtown Loop
Click here to download the brochure complete with the downtown loop map, a calorie calculator and a walking log.

Wilmington Walks Forest Hills Loop
Click here to download the brochure complete with the Forest Hills loop map, a calorie calculator and a walking log.

Wilmington Walks Holly Tree Loop
Click here to download the brochure complete with the Holly Tree loop map, a calorie calculator and a walking log.

Helpful Links

Color Me Healthy
Want to help your family eat smart and move more? Then this website is for you. Here you will find simple tips to help you and your family.

Eat Smart, Move More
A statewide initiative that promotes increased opportunities for physical activity and healthy eating through policy and environmental change.

NC 5 a Day
Promoting better health for all North Carolinians by increasing their fruit and vegetable consumption to 5 or more servings each day.

NC Fit Together
Linking North Carolinians to tools for healthier weight and lifestyles.

NC Healthy Weight
Shaping the eating and physical activity patterns of North Carolina children and youth in ways that lead to healthy weight and reduce the risk for chronic disease.

Winners Circle
A national healthy dining initiative designed to create and promote healthy eating environments through free and voluntary partnerships between local venues and health agencies.

Daily Menu Planner
This website developed and monitored by Department of Health and Human Services allows you to count your calories during a given day.

CalorieKing.com
Nutritional information for over 50,000 American generic and brand name foods (including over 260 fast-food chains). There is a wide range of nutrient data and information available including calorie count charts, fat content, fiber content, protein content and much, much more.

Healthy Body Calculator
This website allows you to enter information to determine your ideal body weight.

Rate Your Plate
Analyzes food intake based on the Food Guide Pyramid and Dietary Guidelines, along with information on food labels and portion sizes.