Help Your School Take Action - Health Policies and Guidelines
What Are the Benefits of Health Policies?*
General Benefits
Established health policies:
- Show a commitment to the health and well-being of students.
- May improve learning and concentration.
- Reinforce classroom learning through consistent messaging.
- Make it easier for students and staff to eat healthfully and be active since nutritious foods and physical activity opportunities are readily available.
- May help raise more money than usual through the sale of healthier food and drinks.
- Help students and staff feel proud of their school.
Benefits for Parents
- Improved learning and behaviour.
- Children may make healthier food choices at home.
- Consistent, positive physical activity opportunities at school encourage children to be active at home.
- Reinforces parents' efforts to eat well and be active as a family.
*Source: Ever Active Schools. Healthy Active Schools - A Resource to Support the 2005 SummerActive Campaign. 2005.
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