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Healthy Eating Made Easier Amy Ellings, WA State DOH Focus on policies… Structures, Policies, Systems Local, state, federal policies and laws to regulate/support healthy actions Institutions Rules, regulations, policies & informal structures Community Social Networks, Norms, Standards Interpersonal Family, peers, social networks, associations Individual Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and environments. “Health and well being are affected by a dynamic interaction between biology, behavior, and the environment, an interaction that unfolds over the life course of individuals, families, and communities.” Biology Health & Well Being Behavior Institute of Medicine. Promoting Health: Intervention Strategies from Social and Behavioral Research. Washington D.C.: National Academy Press, 2000 Nutrition strategies • Increase access to healthy foods • Decrease access to unhealthy foods • Increase support for breastfeeding Activities from NPA State Plan • • • • Community gardens Food bank Farmers’ market Dining out/ Restaurants • Retail • Community centers • After-school programs • Childcare • Worksites • School Wellness Policies • School gardens • Farm to school • Community breastfeeding Keep in mind… • • • • • • • • Low hanging fruit (at first) Needs Community support Political support Partners Start small Bang for the buck Social justice Ellensburg Food Bank Moses Lake Community Gardens Worksites Thurston County Breastfeeding Clark County Fit Pick Delridge Healthy Corner Stores Mt. Vernon Farmers Market Other • Healthy choices at community centers • Childcare screen time reduction • Pierce County SMART menu Partners in Action Website www.wapartnersinaction.org