Physical Activity and Healthy Eating Policy
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Who is it for?
Any organization wanting to create more opportunities for healthy eating and physical activity.
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How do you get it?
This resource is distributed electronically and can be downloaded on this page.
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How is it used?
Organizations can use the sample as a template to create their own healthy eating and physical activity policy.
A policy establishing an organization’s support for physical activity and healthy eating is one of the simple organizational policy changes that can be made to help us all eat smart and move more.
The NC Division of Public Health’s landmark Physical Activity and Healthy Eating Policy proclaims that meetings will include physical activity breaks as well as healthy foods and beverages, and participation in Division worksite wellness activities and facilities on the main campus will be supported by Division management.
A Hot Topic was published on the Eat Smart, Move More…NC website in December, 2006, Physical Activity and Healthy Eating Proclamation Presented to State Health Directory. Please refer to this article for more information about the policy, as well as a PDF of the proclamation you can download and use as a guide to create your own Physical Activity and Healthy Eating Policy.
