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Creating Healthy Schools and Communities is a NYS Department of Health grant initiative awarded to Erie 1 BOCES to reduce the risk of obesity and chronic disease by increasing demand for and access to healthy food and physical activity. The grant period is June 1, 2021 – May 31, 2026.
Our goal is to create meaningful sustainable change through the implementation of policy, systems, and environmental improvements.
School Initiatives | Community Initiatives |
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Develop wellness committees | Develop wellness committees |
Increase opportunities for physical activity | Develop complete streets and safe routes to school |
Improve nutrition environment | Improve good guidelines at worksites, community settings, and day care centers |
Improve SEL competencies | Increase physical activity in day care centers |