Healthy Eating

Unhealthy eating is one of the major preventable risk factors contributing to the development of chronic disease. In 2005, British Columbia launched ActNow BC, a health and wellness initiative aimed at making BC the healthiest jurisdiction to host an Olympic and Paralympic Games. One of the goals of ActNow BC is to improve healthy eating, with the specific target of increasing fruit and vegetable consumption.

Healthy eating is also a common area of focus for comprehensive school health initiatives. B.C.’s Healthy Schools includes several key initiatives and resources to promote healthy eating:

• Guidelines for Food and Beverage Sales in BC Schools

• H1N1
• Daily Physical Activity
• Food and Beverage Guidelines
• Healthy Schools Network
• Healthy Living Performance Standards
• Tobacco-Free Schools
• Anaphylaxis
• School Fruit and Vegetable Nutritional Program
• Action Schools! BC