Resources to help your community get Moving More, Eating Smarter
The Moving More, Eating Smarter Communities Program encourages and supports North Dakota communities in their quest to help their citizens lead healthier lives and build a Healthy North Dakota. Resources are included to help focus specifically on changing policies and the environment to support individual choices and behavior.
Policy, Environmental Change and Best Practices
Suggestions for Policy/Environmental Change Actions for MMES Communities (pdf)
Summary of Interventions and Strategies Addressing Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity from the CDC (pdf)
CDC's Healthy Communities Program Tools for Community Action
CDC’s “Recommended Community Strategies and Measurements to Prevent Obesity in the United States: Implementation and Measurement Guide” (July 2009)
The Guide to Community Preventive Services website
Summary of Effective Approaches to Increase Physical Activity, reviewed and recommended by The Community Guide (pdf)
“Action Strategies Toolkit: A Guide for Local and State Leaders Working to Create Healthy Communities and Prevent Childhood Obesity” (May 2009) RWJF Leadership for Healthy Communities
IOM report: “Local Government Actions to Prevent Childhood Obesity” (September 2009)
Healthy Concession Practices includes suggestions for healthier food options for concession stands as well as storage and equipment needs prepared by Carlie Froemke, Fargo Cass Public Health Intern and NDSU graduate student
North Dakota Healthy Eating and Physical Activity State Plan for Action is working toward the overall goal: Prevent and control chronic diseases through healthful eating and physical activity
Fruit & Vegetable Resources
North Dakotans need to eat more fruits and vegetables for good health; only 29 percent of adults in North Dakota meet the daily fruit recommendation and 24 percent meet the vegetable recommendation. The State Indicator Report highlights how partners at the state and local level can help create policies and environments that encourage and promote healthy eating such as getting produce directly from farm to school, starting local and/or state-level food policy councils, or increasing the availability of fruits and vegetables in schools. To read more about North Dakota and environmental supports, see the State Indicator Report on Fruits and Vegetables, 2009 North Dakota Action Guide (pdf)
Fruits & Veggies - More Matters...The newest campaign with tips, recipes, video clips and more targeted for moms
Fruits & Veggies Matter is the new website at the Centers for Disease Control. Find fruits and vegetables of the month, recipes, and calculate the amount of fruits and veggies to eat for your optimal health.
Families from across North Dakota share how to include MORE fruits and vegetables when shopping, in family meals, for kids, or eating “on the go”.
