Becoming a Health Promoting School

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Welcome to Tri-County Health Promoting School

This website was created to act as a resource for schools to become Health Promoting Schools.  As you explore this website, you will find:

  • Information on how to become a health promoting school
  • What other schools are doing and their success stories
  • Reliable health and education websites, tools and other resources for your school and classroom
  • The latest health and education news
  • Upcoming professional development opportunities

Join us on Wednesday, April 11th for the first Tri-County School Garden Workshop at the Lake Milo Boathouse in Yarmouth!

The purpose of this workshop is to give school administrators, staff, parents and community members the opportunity to network and learn from each other. This session is open to all schools that are interested in learning more about school gardening – whether you currently have a garden or not. Those who attend the session will walk away with a kit of resources to support your school garden.

Click here for agenda/invite information

Our Vision

To have and maintain active healthy school communities.

Quickfacts

"We know that one of the major contributors to the childhood obesity epidemic is the over consumption of sugar sweetened beverages (SSB's). Examples of SSB's are soft drinks (pop), fruit "beverages" , "punches" or "cocktails" (bought or homemade), flavoured milk, sports drinks and flavoured coffees. These beverages are liquid candy and should rarely be served. 100% pure fruit juice does not contain added sugar but may well contribute to excess weight gain and portions should be limited. Aside from weight gain, a child who drinks too many SSB's may also have tooth decay, a small or picky appetite due to fullness from SSB's, and loose bowels or diarrhea due to problems digesting the sugars in the drinks."

http://www.childhoodobesityfoundation.ca/communities