Alberta Project Promoting Active Living and Healthy Eating in Schools (APPLE Schools)
A comprehensive school health intervention to improve healthy eating and active living among disadvantaged elementary school children, and to foster a healthy school environment contributing to the long term goal to prevent overweight and obseity, and reduce the risk for chronic disease.
Resource Information
Date
June 1, 2009
Author
School of Public Health at the University of Alberta
Type
Example/Component
Setting
School
Age
Children (4-11), Youth (12-17)
Topic
Chronic Disease Prevention, Healthy Eating, Healthy Weight | Obesity, Physical Activity
Language
English
Jurisdiction
Local/Municipal/Regional
Tags
body mass index, childhood obesity, children, chronic disease prevention, healthy eating, obesity, physical activity, weight, youth