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Promoting Healthy Eating in Recreational Facilities

Project Highlights

Program Goals

The purpose of this coalition is to help create an environment that promotes and supports healthy eating in arenas. Arenas have been targeted because they include one of the largest populations of youth outside of school. At the same time the arena is the cornerstone of many communities with people of all ages visiting as participants and spectators.

Creating Healthy Environments for Youth Coalition

Creating Healthy Environments for Youth is an initiative of the DurhamLives! Coalition. The partners involved include: Durham Region Health Department, Canadian Cancer Society, Canadian Diabetes Association, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario, Ontario Recreation Facilities Association and Durham Region recreational facilities.

Arena Survey Report 2005

The Creating Healthy Environments For Youth coalition implemented a survey on healthy eating throughout arenas across Durham Region. The purpose of the survey was to identify the foods that arena patrons are currently purchasing from concessions, the healthy food choices they would like to see available and the price they would be willing to pay for the healthy food choices. Survey results showed strong support for the inclusion of healthy food choices in arenas.

Promoting Healthy Eating in Recreational Facilities

Five municipalities and seven arenas are participating in a Healthy Eating in Arenas Pilot Project to implement healthier food choices in their concession stands.

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