School - Objective 4
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
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
Healthy Habits for Healthy Kids: A Nutrition and Activity Guide for Parents