Resource Category: Education

Healthy Meeting Guide

Serve healthier foods at meetings and events.

Eat Smart North Carolina: Guidelines for Healthy Foods and Beverages at Meetings, Gatherings and Events(Eat Smart Healthy Meeting Guide) is a planning tool that provides practical guidelines for anyone who is in charge of the food served at events. Whether planning a morning business meeting, all-day statewide conference, afternoon work celebration, community supper or another… Read more »

Healthy Kids, Healthy Future

Access tools and resources to make a child obesity prevention program in family child care or early care and education settings.

Visit the Healthy Kids Healthy Future website.

Healthy Celebrations and Events Guide

Serve healthier, kid-friendly options during any food-related event or celebration.

The Eat Smart North Carolina: Healthy Celebrations and Event Guide provides tips on serving healthier, kid-friendly options during any food-related event or celebration. Sample checklists are provided to assist individuals as they shop for food items or order catered meals from restaurants. Tips for approaching your local grocery store or restaurant manager about donating healthier food… Read more »

Healthy Active Children Policy Module

Review the history, rationale and guidelines for implementing the Healthy Active Children Policy in your school.

Healthy Active Children Policy Module

Head Start: Nutrition

Access resources to support healthy eating habits and find nutrition assistance information to share with families

Visit the Head Start: Nutrition web page.

Guide to Making Physical Activity a Part of Meetings, Conference and Events

Include physical activity in meetings, conferences and other events.

The Move More North Carolina: A Guide to Making Physical Activity a Part of Meetings, Conferences and Events provides tips and resources for including physical activity in meetings, conferences and other events. Move More North Carolina: A Guide to Making Physical Activity a Part of Meetings, Conference and Events (Low-Ink Version) Move More North Carolina: A Guide to… Read more »

Growing Communities through Gardens Guide

Start a community garden.

Eat Smart, Move More North Carolina: Growing Communities through Gardens is a planning and resource guide for anyone who is thinking about starting a community garden. The guide describes a community garden, its benefits, how to find or start a garden and tips for growing, storing, preparing and enjoying fruits and vegetables. In addition it highlights… Read more »

Energizers for Schools

Integrate classroom physical activities with academic concepts.

Elementary and middle school energizers are classroom-based physical activities that help teachers integrate physical activity with academic concepts. These are short (about 10 minute) activities that classroom teachers can use to provide physical activity to children in accordance with the North Carolina State Board of Education’s Healthy Active Children Policy. In addition, energizers have been… Read more »

EFNEP’s Families Resource

Provide nutrition education to limited-resource families. Handouts are available in Spanish and English.

EFNEP, the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program, is a federally funded educational program conducted through the Cooperative Extension Service in every state and U.S. territory. In North Carolina, EFNEP is administered through NC State University and NC A&T State University. For decades, EFNEP has been helping limited resource youth and families with children learn how… Read more »

Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less Program

Participate in a 15-week group weight management program.

Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less is a weight-management program that uses strategies proven to work. Each lesson informs, empowers and motivates participants to live mindfully as they make choices about eating and physical activity. The program provides opportunities for participants to track their progress and keep a journal of healthy eating and physical activity… Read more »