Examples
Examples of the types of programs that meet one or more of the health results sought by this focus area:
- Creation of a community garden to be utilized for providing fresh produce for specified vulnerable populations as well as for nutrition education programs designed to increase access to and consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables.
- Implementation of a school-based physical activity challenge that rewards students for physical activity, healthy eating and parent/guardian participation. In addition, the school implements healthy eating and physical activity policy and/environmental changes that make the school environment more conducive to healthy living.
- Implementation of a faith-based wellness program designed to increase the physical activity levels of church members through church-sponsored physical activity programs and to implement healthy eating policies for church-sponsored functions.
- Creation of a system-wide comprehensive parks and recreation master plan designed to increase access to physical activity with a detailed description of implementation.
- Purchase of Active Steps Youth kits to be utilized in an after-school program in order to increase physical activity levels of program participants.