Supportive environments for active living and healthy eating

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What does this priority area mean? 

  • There is much we know about health status of students at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ through our National College Health Assessment Data (NACA). However, there is very limited information available about our employees at UÀ¶Ý®ÊÓƵ.  
  • While active living and healthy eating require very distinct interventions and partners, the Wellness Collaborative want to ensure that this work aligns with other cross campus-initiatives, such as the Environmental Sustainability Strategy.  
  • For both healthy eating and active living, the we want to ensure that we create supportive environments so that the onus does not fall completely on each individual at UÀ¶Ý®ÊÓƵ. Supportive environments mean that we need to develop accessible, sustainable and equitable programs and policies​ for healthy eating and active living, while foster awareness, knowledge and skills. 

Why is this important at UÀ¶Ý®ÊÓƵ? 

  • Eight percent of UÀ¶Ý®ÊÓƵ students reported usually eating five or more servings of fruits/vegetables per day in, NCHA 2019 
  • 16 percent of UÀ¶Ý®ÊÓƵ students reported >150 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity in at least ten minute bouts in the past seven days, NCHA 2019Â