Misson:
To create an environment that promotes physical activity and healthy nutrition options in Sheboygan County.
Objectives:
Increase Initiation and Duration Rates of Breastfeeding.
Increase Access To and Consumption of Nutrient-Dense/Healthy Foods.
Ensure That Everyone Experiences Food Security in Sheboygan County.
All Community Members Have Access to Safe, Free Physical Activity.
Objective #1 - Promote overall health and nutrition from the start of life by increased initiation and duration rates of breastfeeding.
- Strategy
- Increase utilization of community support services early in pregnancy and after discharge
- Support breastfeeding in community and workplace settings
- Action
- Continue with partnerships between WIC, Prevea and Aurora HealthCare’s breastfeeding teams
- Continue to support breastfeeding classes (Aurora/Prevea prenatal and breastfeeding classes; Hug your Baby Breastfeeding classes)
- Establish potential partners that could adopt the Ten Steps to Breastfeeding - Friendly Toolkit
- Explore how to support working mothers through hands-free expression (www.freemie.com)
Objective #2 - Support healthy eating habits by increasing access to and consumption of nutrient-dense/healthy foods
- Stragegy
- Increase fruit and vegetable intake among specific populations
- (low-income, seniors, pregnant women, parents of young children, preschool and school-aged children)
- Provide evidence-based, learner-centered nutrition education programs
- (2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, new Nutrition Facts label, new MyPlate resources)
- Explore ways to improve nutrition policy in community, school and workplace settings.
- Action
- Continue support for Double your Bucks at the Farmers’ Market
- Explore programs that provide fresh produce year-round
- (Hydroponic Flex Farm https://www.planetforward.org/idea/students-grassroots-hydroponics)
- Explore Harvest of the Month program beyond schools and afterschool settings
- Continue Discover MyPlate in Kindergarten classroom settings
- Continue offering nutrition education at food distribution sites (farmers market, grocery store)
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Assess nutrition policies and practices at early childcare and/or school district sites to determine potential changes/improvements.
Objective #3 - Ensure that everyone experiences food security in Sheboygan County
- Strategy
- Increase coordination and promotion of services for low-income community members experiencing food insecurity to improve access to other services
- Increase the utilization of healthy donated foods
- Action
- Explore continuation of Produce for Pantries program
- Improve communication between service providers of food insecure community members.
- Explore ways to better assess food security among service providers of food insecure community members
- Explore implementation of healthy meal kit donations at food distribution sites such as the farmer’s market
- Explore educational strategies on how to use donated fresh produce (reference: Produce for Pantries and Hydroponic Flex Farm)
Objective #4 - All Community Members Have Access to Safe, Free Physical Activity
- Strategy
- Promote Place Based Physical Activity
- Assess Community Level Resources/Walkability
- Action
- Develop HSC Free Physical Activity Guide
- Create a community wide Scavenger Hunt - Completed Fall 2022