Health Promotions Schools

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School environment promotes health and wellbeing messages consistent with what is taught in the classroom
Collaboration between schools, families and the wider community
Support and involvement of school community members (including teachers and principals) in health programs and policies
Working with food industry and local businesses and suppliers to develop and promote healthy food choices in school canteens

Schools are ideally placed to deliver healthy lifestyle messages to children. Health promoting schools ‘practice what they preach’ by ensuring food and drink supplied by the school canteen is consistent with and supports the health and wellbeing messages promoted in class. The aim is to create an environment where the healthy choice is the easy choice.

Programs and policies that promote healthy environments require the support of all school community members, including parents, teachers and principals, in order to be successfully adopted. The food industry, especially local suppliers, is encouraged to work with school canteens to develop and promote healthy food choices in school canteens.

To ensure the message is not only received but acted on, the message that is taught should be consistent with the school environment and supported by both the school and local community.

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