HealthPartners PowerUp makes it easy and fun for your family and kids to eat better, move more and feel good. PowerUp has helpful programs, recipes and resources to support family health, and helps kids grow up healthy at PowerUpWellBeing.com.

These handouts are focused on helping families establish a positive approach to food and physical activity behaviors that can last a lifetime.

Nutrition Services, comprised of a team of clinic-based dietitians who are registered by the American Dietetic Association and licensed by the state of Minnesota, provides one-to-one nutrition assessment and education, and offers classes on select subjects.

Nutrition Services providers also serve on numerous multidisciplinary teams to provide the best care for our members. These teams include cancer, diabetes, eating disorders, heart disease and weight management, including bariatric surgery.

Appointments can be made at several locations, including:

• HealthPartners Clinic locations by calling 952-967-7616 (TTY 711)
• Park Nicollet Clinic locations by calling 952-993-3333 (TTY 711)
• Stillwater Medical Group, Westfields Hospital and Clinic, Hudson Hospital and Amery Hospital by calling 651-430-8715 (TTY 711)
  

Several nutrition-related classes are available on topics such as weight loss, diabetes prevention and heart-healthy eating. Find more information on classes at HealthPartners:

• Minnesota locations by calling 952-967-7616 (TTY 711)
• Stillwater and western Wisconsin locations by calling 651-430-8715 (TTY 711)
  

The PowerUp initiative makes it easy and fun for everyone to eat better, move more and live healthier lives. We do this important work in partnership with our members, patients, colleagues and communities through programs, tools and resources that support and inspire change.

The School Challenge focuses on eating better, moving more and feeling good, and the connection between them. With flexible tools, resources and lesson plans, teachers can choose when, where and how to bring the challenge to life for their class. The challenge is adaptable for any learning platform, whether inside a classroom or virtually from home. Teachers can participate as an individual classroom or together with their entire school.

PowerUp is a community-wide initiative to make it easy and fun for kids and families to eat better and move more in the St. Croix Valley area. Launched in 2013, PowerUp works with community advisors and partners across the St. Croix Valley to create positive community change. PowerUp helps kids grow up healthy through kids cooking classes, open gyms and outdoor activities, stronger school wellness guidelines, and more healthy foods at food shelves, community events and concessions.

Fruit and veggie prescriptions are $10 vouchers that can be redeemed for fresh produce at participating grocery stores. The prescriptions are given at all well-child exam appointments at all HealthPartners, Park Nicollet and Lakeview primary care clinics during June and July each year. The fruit and veggie Rx program encourages clinicians to get kids excited about trying fruits and vegetables.

More HealthPartners PowerUp resources to share with families:

Families are a source of information and modeling for kids, and they play an important role in prevention and treatment of childhood obesity and chronic disease. Explore more health resources to share with families:

• Be tobacco free
• Rethinking drinking
• National Institute of Mental Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health (nih.gov)

Additional information on childhood obesity is available at the Minnesota chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

HealthPartners promotes better-for-you eating through a variety of resources. Check out our recipes below and learn more about we help our patients, members and communities stay healthy.