Food distribution sites offer Housing Authority weigh-in and blood pressure Changes in eating habits checks (McIntosh SEED) Schools Twice a month; develop Businesses encourage healthy 4-H offer nutrition education curriculum habits CMAP and share with others Distribute 30 copies per Coastal Georgia Community Extension Service continues month Action Authority health promotion newsletters Fire departments should have Fire departments Weight/scales available at 2 weight/scales fire departments Grocery stores At 10 churches are visited Health laypersons visit each year about layperson to College of Coastal Georgia churches to check blood talk about nutrition and do Culinary Program pressure/take weights, offer blood pressure checks, nutrition classes (dependent cooking demonstrations Grant funds for training on grant funding) Distribute quarterly reports to laypersons to visit churches parents and school board Schools will collect BMI from officials FitnessGram® data for trending Recruit 2 businesses per month More businesses will provide incentives for healthy eating habits (Chamber promotion) Develop partnerships Establish community gardens program (need partner, schools and Extension) Policy changes needed: Remove sugary snacks from schools; Add healthy snacks to schools; and Remove unhealthy alternatives from business vending machines and replace with better alternatives.
Housing Authority Schools CMAP Coastal Georgia Community Action Authority Fire departments Grocery stores College of Coastal Georgia Culinary Program Grant funds for training laypersons to visit churches Food distribution sites offer weigh-in and blood pressure checks (McIntosh SEED) 4-H offer nutrition education and share with others Extension Service continues health promotion newsletters Weight/scales available at fire departments Health laypersons visit churches to check blood pressure/take weights, offer nutrition classes (dependent on grant funding) Schools will collect BMI from FitnessGram® data for trending More businesses will provide incentives for healthy eating habits (Chamber promotion) Establish community gardens program (need partner, schools and Extension) Twice a month; develop curriculum Distribute 30 copies per month Fire departments should have 2 weight/scales At 10 churches are visited each year about layperson to talk about nutrition and do blood pressure checks, cooking demonstrations Distribute quarterly reports to parents and school board officials Recruit 2 businesses per month Develop partnerships Changes in eating habits Businesses encourage healthy habits Policy changes needed: Remove sugary snacks from schools; Add healthy snacks to schools; and Remove unhealthy alternatives from business vending machines and replace with better alternatives.