The document outlines 5 strategies for busy families to stay healthy from a website called www.healthysavannah.org. The strategies are: 1) Make healthy choices easy by having healthy options readily available, 2) Practice portion control with what you eat and drink, 3) Cook, eat, and be active together as a family, 4) Get 30 minutes of activity each day, and 5) Set a good example for your family by living a healthy lifestyle. The website provides tips on eating mostly plant-based foods, getting daily activity, and maintaining a positive attitude toward health and wellness. Visitors are encouraged to pick one tip to implement and identify a nearby green space to visit within a week.
1. Five Strategies for busy
families …………
……to stay healthy
www.healthysavannah.org
2. Why Encourage Health?
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Live longer and feel
better
Avoid disease and
lower medical costs
For you and your
family
Look and feel better
10. Strategy # 3….in this case two is better
than one! Shop, cook, eat, play, be active
TOGETHER!
..unless it is
a smart
phone /
tablet then
ZERO
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14. HOW to set yourself up for success
– Follow this family recipe
EAT FOOD – MOSTLY PLANTS
NOT SO MUCH (RULE # 1)
30 MINUTES OF ACTIVITY DAILY
KEEP A SMILE ON YOUR FACE AND
LAUGHTER IN YOUR HEART
– RULE # 64 – Break the rules
once in a while!
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16. ACTION ITEMS
• Write down two things on a piece of paper
1. Of what you read today – take just one thing
and just do it – for the next month
2. What ‘green space’ is a 10 – 15 minute
walk/bike ride near your home or work? Walk
or bike to it within the next week!
• Sign up for the Healthy Savannah e-newsletter
www.healthysavannah.org
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2007 – Starland FM
EBT – Wholesome wave – EBT Utilization Highest in State
900% 2009-$1425 total-2011-13K
2009 – Merge – FFM April – early November
2011
More and more farmers/vendors
Official paid staff – Market Coordinator and Onsite manager
Constant Contact
SUGA and SLFC – Bring it Home – cooking classes target – underserved population– at the West Broad YMCA
- City just approve extension Dec 17 – Feb 11
