Why recognize Action Heroes?
We are all influenced by our surroundings... and often too busy to go out of our way to eat healthy and be physically active. Healthy Shasta wants to recognize and celebrate those who make healthy eating and physical activity choices convenient, enjoyable, affordable, more enticing or easier for others.
Make the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice!
There are many ways you or your organization can make healthy living easier for the people you have contact with. Simple changes include sending healthier snacks when your child brings items to share at a school or sports party, or offering fresh fruit as an alternative to doughnuts at staff meetings. More permanent changes might include installing bicycle racks, promoting the use of stairwells, or setting nutrition guidelines for foods purchased with your organization's money. For more ideas:
- See Healthy Shasta's Make the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice
- Use the ENACT Tool for checklists and models specific to schools, work sites, government, communities, childcare and more.
- Improve your employee's health with the Fit Business Kit or offer Take Action
- Visit Active Living by Design's website
- Review the Promising Strategies for Creating Healthy Eating and Active Living Environments, which outlines research proven strategies.
