Educate parents/families on healthy eating and active living.

Sample Activities:

• Provide families with tools and resources for healthy eating and active living.
• Provide information to families on food assistance programs.
• Promote awareness of the link between healthy eating and physical activity and improved school readiness skills.
• Integrate the topics of physical activity and nutrition, to include breastfeeding, into existing parenting programs and other community resources.
• Plan health-promotion activities for students and parents that encourage healthy eating and active living, such as cooking demonstrations, school gardens, family fun runs, and guest speakers.
• Include information in school communications, such as monthly meal calendars, newsletters, back-to-school nights, and health fairs.

Tools:

South Carolina Healthy Options

SC Breastfeeding Resource Guide

Safe Routes to School

SC Walk to School Day

Cooking with a Chef

America On the Move

The Learning Connection: The Value of Improving Nutrition and Physical Activity in Our Schools

We Can! Energize our Community: Toolkit for Action

Healthy Helpings – Family Nutrition Programs

Families Eating Smart Moving More

Team Up at Home

Healthy Habits for Healthy Kids: A Nutrition and Activity Guide for Parents

Center for SCREEN-TIME Awareness

SC Women, Infants and Children Program