Healthy Active Schools is a school program of Ottawa Public Health enabling children to make healthy choices about food and physical activity on a daily basis, which will reduce their risk for developing chronic diseases and provide them with the skills to develop healthy food and activity behaviors for life. A comprehensive school health approach is used and incorporates multiple strategies to implement in the curriculum, school environment and community.
For more information please contact the School Health Intake Line at 613-580-6744 ext. 24242 or healthy.schools@ottawa.ca.
Le programme Écoles actives et en santé a pour but de permettre aux enfants de faire chaque jour des choix sains dans les domaines de l’alimentation et de l’activité physique, ce qui réduirait chez eux le risque de développer des maladies chroniques et leur fournirait les compétences nécessaires pour développer – pour la vie – de saines habitudes en ce qui a trait à l’alimentation et à l’activité physique. Nous avons une approche globale et utilisons plusieurs stratégies de promotion de la santé en milieu scolaire qui s’intègre au programme d’études, au milieu scolaire et à la collectivité.
Pour plus d’information, veuillez appeler la Ligne d’information École en santé au 613-580-6744, poste 24242, ou envoyer un courriel à ecole.sante@ottawa.ca.
Contact
School Health Intake Line - Ligne d’information École en santé
Phone: 613-580-6744 (24242)
Nutrition Tools for School is a manual developed by public health dietitians outlining a step-by-step process to guide schools and provides practical tools to help make healthy eating environments a reality.
For more information you can contact the Nutrition Line at 613-580-6744 ext. 23403 or nutrition@ottawa.ca.
Contact
Nutrition Line - Ottawa Public Health
Phone: 613-580-6744 ext. 23403
In June of 2004, the City of Greater Sudbury passed a food charter that stated that:
…The Food Security Network of the Sudbury and Manitoulin Districts, including The City of Greater Sudbury, the Social Planning Council of Sudbury, and the Sudbury & District Health Unit, will work towards the development and implementation of a community food security mandate that supports research, policies, and programs that will endorse:
1) Population Health and Wellness:
- Individual and household food security as a determinant of health;
- Adequate income, employment, housing, and transportation policies that ensure food accessibility and availability to all citizens; and
- Nutritional education and healthy food choices in schools, businesses and public places.
2) Community Development:
- An annual community food security report card;
- Food self-reliance through community-based food programs, such as community gardens, fresh food box programs and collective kitchens;
- Multi-cultural food festivals and cultural events;
- An emergency food preparedness plan; and
- The involvement of the community in developing food security solutions.
3) Investment in the Regional Food System:
- A regionally-based and community-driven food system;
- The viability of agricultural and rural communities;
- The development of regional value-added agricultural production, food processing and distribution systems; and
- The promotion of regional food products at farmer’s markets, farm-gate sales and local food outlets.
4) The Development of a Sustainable Food System:
- Public and institutional education on the interdependence between the food system and a sustainable environment;
- Scientifically proven best management agricultural practices and regional crop varieties;
- The development and implementation of renewable technologies in the expansion of the regional food system;
- The reduction of persistent toxic chemicals that can accumulate within the food chain;
- Sustainable waste management practices; and
- Support for initiatives that minimize the loss of bio-diversity, resource depletion, and climate change, and that raise the awareness of global environmental issues.
For more information about this initiative, and the types of actions that have taken place since passing the Food Charter, you can visit the Sudbury District Health Unit website.
The Nutritious Food Basket (NFB) is a survey tool that is a measure of the cost of basic healthy eating for people in various age and gender groups
The NFB is calculated from the costing of foods that are reflective of Canadian eating patterns and buying habits. It also represents current nutrition recommendations from Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide.
Food staples such as flour, spreads and oils are included as well as costs for spices, seasonings and beverages. The basket does not include other necessities such as cleaning supplies, toothpaste or shampoo.
The NFB is an underestimation of the needs of people who require a special medical diet. Their food costs and nutritional needs are higher. The cost of feeding babies under one year of age is not included in the NFB and would be an additional food cost for households. The costs for meals purchased away from home would also need to be added to the basic food basket cost for households.
In May 2011, the cost of a nutritious food basket was priced for Ottawa according to the protocol and the Nutritious Food Basket Guidance Document in the Ontario Public Health Standards.
