Healthy Eating Alliance of Prince Edward Island

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Healthy Eating Policy

Goal:

To collaboratively facilitate and build capacity for the development, implementation and evaluation of comprehensive healthy eating policies and or/guidelines aimed at improving the nutritional health of all Islanders in multiple settings.

1. Ensure that all Island schools are implementing school nutrition policies based on best evidence and practice.
2. Ensure that all Island licensed early childhood centres are implementing healthy eating guidelines.
3. Assist in the development and implementation of healthy eating policies/guidelines within community settings, as well as provide support to these policies/guidelines.

Members:

• Bob Gray, (Chair)
• Sherry Pickering, Dietitian, (HEA Staff)
• Diana MacLennan, Dietitian (HEA Staff)
• Ron Taweel, Western School Board
• Kim Hernandez, SNAP Project Coordinator
• Kathleen Brennan, Department of Healt and Wellness
• Sterling Carruthers, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
• Lois Adams, Eastern School District