Healthier weights for Inuit people in Nunavut
The Government of Canada is funding an innovative, community-based project in Nunavut entitled Atii! Let’s Do it! which will help children, youth and their families achieve and maintain healthier weights and healthier lifestyles.
CHEFS! program: teaching young people healthy eating and cooking skills
The Healthy Eating Physical Activity Coalition of New Brunswick (HEPAC) has developed the CHEFS! toolkit to help organizations, teachers, parents and other facilitators teach nutrition and cooking skills to children from 8 to 12 years.
Tools to measure physical literacy
New tools have been developed to measure kids’ level of literacy in physical skills, in much the same way as reading, writing and mathematical literacy are evaluated.
France launches nutrition campaign and new meal planning tool
As part of its new nutrition campaign, France has launched a meal planning tool called “La Fabrique à menus” (the menu factory) to make it easier and enjoyable for its citizens to eat healthy food.
Multi-sectoral Partnerships to Promote Healthy Living and Prevent Chronic Disease
In funding initiatives to promote healthy living, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) will now emphasize projects involving broadly based, multi-sectoral partnerships.
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