Increasing physical activity and access to healthy food for North Carolinians.

Vision

North Carolinians of all ages have access to safe, inviting places to play and be active, as well as access to healthy, local food.

Target Population

Eligible target populations must either be located in a rural county or be a high-risk, low-income population in an urban county. We prioritize our work to focus on the following categories:

• Early childhood
• Schools (K-12 as well as before – and after – school programs)
• Faith community
• Community (municipal, county or regional)
• Senior citizens

Measurable Results

We invest in projects that achieve at least one of the following results. The most competitive projects will integrate a number of different strategies to achieve results, with highest priority given to those applicants using strategies to affect both the built and policy environments in their projects:

1. Increase physical activity

• Enhance the physical environment to create spaces and places for physical activity
• Create and implement organizational/institutional policies that support increased physical activity
• Design programs that increase physical activity both during and upon completion of the program

2. Increase access to and consumption of healthy, local food

• Enhance the physical environment to create spaces and places that offer healthy, local food options
• Create and implement organizational/institutional policies that support healthy eating
• Design programs that increase knowledge of and exposure to healthy, local foods both within and outside of the program