Increased numbers of employees participating in wellness programs Objective: Increase consumption of fruits and vegetables in all Montgomery County residents. Key Actions: Desirable Outcomes Support SNAP/EBT benefits at all Montgomery County Increased number of people Farmers Markets consuming 5+ servings of fruits and vegetables daily Support policy changes for healthy vending in all county spaces Increased number of people using SNAP/EBT at Educate residents on nutritional value of food (Food is Medicine) Farmers Markets Increased number of Encourage smaller food business to follow food labeling restaurants using nutrition guidelines labels on menus Goal 3: Enhance the built and social environment to support optimal health and well-being of community residents. Increase safe and active transportation environments that support physical activity. Objective: Key Actions: Desirable Outcomes Convene diverse partners and promote strong cross-sector Increased access to safe participation in planning, implementing and evaluating public spaces and community health efforts environments Include training on assessing health impact within fields Increased use of public related to community planning and development (e.g., urban transportation planning, architecture and design, transportation, civil Increase number of engineering) and encourage innovation in designing livable, individuals trained on sustainable communities. assessing health impact in Create healthy environments that support ability to community planning and people’s make healthy choices (e.g., smoke-free buildings, attractive community development stairwells, cafeterias with healthy options) fields Use of health impact assessments in community planning and development fields Objective: Increase use of nutrition standards for food and beverages and physical activity opportunities in early childcare settings. Key Actions: Desirable Outcomes Provide health education and advice to childcare providers Increased number of children entering Leverage existing childcare resources kindergarten with normal Provide center based early childhood education programs to BMI improve educational outcomes that are associated with Increased number of early health and improved social and health related outcomes childhood centers that made systems change to improve
Increased numbers of employees participating in wellness programs Objective: Increase consumption of fruits and vegetables in all Montgomery County residents. Key Actions: Support SNAP/EBT benefits at all Montgomery County Farmers Markets Support policy changes for healthy vending in all county spaces Educate residents on nutritional value of food (Food is Medicine) Encourage smaller food business to follow food labeling guidelines Desirable Outcomes Increased number of people consuming 5+ servings of fruits and vegetables daily Increased number of people using SNAP/EBT at Farmers Markets Increased number of restaurants using nutrition labels on menus Goal 3: Enhance the built and social environment to support optimal health and well-being of community residents. Objective: Increase safe and active transportation environments that support physical activity. Key Actions: Convene diverse partners and promote strong cross-sector participation in planning, implementing and evaluating community health efforts Include training on assessing health impact within fields related to community planning and development (e.g., urban planning, architecture and design, transportation, civil engineering) and encourage innovation in designing livable, sustainable communities. Create healthy environments that support people’s ability to make healthy choices (e.g., smoke-free buildings, attractive stairwells, cafeterias with healthy options) Desirable Outcomes Increased access to safe public spaces and environments Increased use of public transportation Increase number of individuals trained on assessing health impact in community planning and community development fields Use of health impact assessments in community planning and development fields Objective: Increase use of nutrition standards for food and beverages and physical activity opportunities in early childcare settings. Key Actions: Provide health education and advice to childcare providers Leverage existing childcare resources Provide center based early childhood education programs to improve educational outcomes that are associated with health and improved social and health related outcomes Desirable Outcomes Increased number of children entering kindergarten with normal BMI Increased number of early childhood centers that made systems change to improve