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PHYSICAL ACTIVITY KIT (PAK)

Staying on the active path in native communities... a lifespan approach! If any content on this page is not accessible, please contact the web coordinator at: 520-670-4805
OVERVIEW   ::   RESOURCES    ::    TRAINING

PAK BOOKS:

  		•  YOUNG PEOPLE - BOOK #1 Exit disclaimer icon
    Book #1, or the PAK Young Poeple Book, contains fun an interactive physical activities for school-age children that can be used in the classroom or group settings. The physical activities include individual, partner, and group activity.
  		• MT. PATHWAYS CHALLENGE - BOOK #2 Exit disclaimer icon
    Book #2, or the Mt. Pathways Callenge Book, focuses on participant's progress through five trails with increasing levels of physical activity.
  		• MODIFIED AMERICAN INDIAN GAMES - BOOK #3 Exit disclaimer icon
    Book #3, or the Modified American Indian Games Book, contains traditional games that have been modified to provide more opportunity for activity while retaining the original nature of the games.
  		• EXERCISE BREAKS - BOOK #4 Exit disclaimer icon
    Book #4, or the Exercise Breaks Book, contains simple and short duration (2-10 minutes) activity breaks that can be done in a small space with no equipment and set-up.
  		• YOUNG CHILDREN - BOOK #5 Exit disclaimer icon
    Book #5, or the Young Children Book, contains phyiscal activities and movement for infants, toddlers, and preschool children.
  		• ADULTS/FAMILY - BOOK #6 Exit disclaimer icon
    Book #6, or the Adults/Family Book, contains a variety of physical activities tha can be done as a family. Activities include a community event which evolves around the Great Race as participants learn about the race between the two- and four-legged.
  		• OLDER ADULTS - BOOK #7 Exit disclaimer icon
    Book #7, or the Older Adults Book, contains physical activities from the Ats' iis' Baa' a' hwon dzin (English translation - Healthy Body Awareness), a physical activity and nutrition education program for Navajo elders.
  		• RESOURCES- BOOK #8 Exit disclaimer icon
    Book #8, or the Resources Book, contains titles, descriptions and web links for physical activities and resources.


    OTHER RESOURCES:

  		•  DOWNLOADABLE BROCHURE PDF icon (1.6 MB) :: ACCESSIBLE VERSION PDF icon (29 KB)
    Printable Brochure to market the Physical Activity Kit in communities and among families and individuals.
  		• THE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY KIT WORKSTATION Exit disclaimer icon
    The Physical Activity Kit workstation is hosted by the Healthy Natives Community Fellowship, a partner of the IHS Health Promotion Disease Prevention program, and was developed to support the PAK creation and pilot testing in communities. Additional PAK resources are still located at this site; however, this workstation might not be available on Mac OS X platforms.
  		• UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER Exit disclaimer icon
    The mission of the New Mexico Prevention Research Center (a PAK collaborator) is to address the health promotion and disease prevention needs of New Mexican communities through participatory, science-based, health promotion and disease prevention research. We fulfill this mission through collaboration, training, dissemination and evaluation activities.
  		• THE PRESIDENT'S FITNESS CHALLENGE Exit disclaimer icon
    The President's Challenge is a program that encourages all Americans to make being active part of their everyday lives. No matter what your activity and fitness level, the President's Challenge can help motivate you to improve.