1. C.Richards Ottawa 4/081 BC School Nutrition Initiatives Cathy Richards, Registered Dietitian Community Nutritionist, Interior Health 250-980-5049 cathy.richards@interiorhealth.ca Apr 21, 2008 National School Health Conference, Ottawa Nutrition Symposium

2. C.Richards Ottawa 4/082 Who am I? Registered Dietitian Community Nutritionist, Interior Health, since 1989 Co-Founder of SD23 Central Okanagan Healthy Promoting Schools Committee, 2003 Seconded to MOH/MOE 2005-2007 to develop “Guidelines for Food and Beverage Sales in BC Schools” & “Healthier Choices for Vending in BC Public Buildings” 2007 Contracted with DC to help develop BC’s www.brandnamefoodlist.cawww.brandnamefoodlist.ca

3. C.Richards Ottawa 4/083 An Ounce of Prevention – a Public Rationale for the School as the Setting for Health Promotion...“It is clear from the global experience that opportunities exist within the school setting from (K-12) to significantly and positively influence many domains of youth health. ……This [is] a time of significant public concern over certain aspects of youth health (for example, obesity)…” BC PHO Report, October 2003

4. C.Richards Ottawa 4/084 Waiting for the perfect, evidence-based, no-harm-no- foul, inexpensive, easy-to-implement-in-schools childhood obesity prevention program?

5. C.Richards Ottawa 4/085 Vernon, BC Cadet Camp 1954 1980 2007 2010 ??

6. C.Richards Ottawa 4/086 http://www.actnowbc.ca/

7. C.Richards Ottawa 4/087 School Environment Scheduled Physical Education Classroom Action Family & Community Extra-curricular School Spirit http://www.actionschoolsbc.ca/Content/Evalua tion/ASBC%20Healthy%20Eating.asp

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9. 9 How Healthy Eating can fit into the Action Schools!BC framework School Environment -School gardens -Making healthier choices the easier choices (Guidelines) -Modeling healthier eating habits Nutrition Education -Routine nutrition education Classroom Action -Encorporating nutrition into variety of lesson plans. (AS!BC Healthy Eating) Family & Community -develop partnerships with families, community groups, & farmers -newsletters -veg & fruit in classroom (http://www.aitc.ca/bc/snacks/ ), etchttp://www.aitc.ca/bc/snacks/ Extra Curricular -recess, lunch, before/after school programs School Spirit-celebrating successes http://www.actionschoolsbc.ca/Cont ent/Evaluation/ASBC%20Healthy%2 0Eating.asp

10. C.Richards Ottawa 4/0810 http://www.educ.uvic.ca/phed/iapahr/p df/FVnewsletterjan21.pdf http://www.aitc.ca/bc /snacks/

11. C.Richards Ottawa 4/0811 http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/health/health_publications.htm Guidelines for Food and Beverage Sales in BC Schools …fully eliminate the sale of unhealthy foods and beverages in BC schools

12. C.Richards Ottawa 4/0812 http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/health/health_publications.htm

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15. C.Richards Ottawa 4/0815 www.bchealthyliving.ca

16. C.Richards Ottawa 4/0816 www.brandnamefoodlist.ca

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20. C.Richards Ottawa 4/0820 http://www.childhoodobesityfoundation.ca/healthyschools.html Check out their “Site Index”

21. C.Richards Ottawa 4/0821 June 2006 BC School District 82% of vended snacks in Middle schools were Choose Least or Not Recommended Okanagan Vending Ltd, 87% Compliant snack machine in school setting, Nov 2007

22. C.Richards Ottawa 4/0822 June 2006 in one BC school district: 79% of non-milk beverage choices in middle schools were Choose Least and Not Recommended Okanagan Vending Ltd 100% Compliant beverage machine in middle school setting, Aug 2007