Nutrition Activities in Any Classroom: For Junior and Senior High
February 15, 2021
This guide contains interactive nutrition education lessons for junior and senior high school students. Educators are provided with instructions, worksheets, and materials for multiple activity stations.
Healthy Eating Curriculum Supports
June 2, 2020
The Grey Bruce Public Health Unit developed this toolkit to provide resources for educators teaching the Health and Physical Education Curriculum. The toolkit provides grade specific support (kindergarten through grade 12), and includes resources in both English and French.
Get Growing: A Guide to Gardening with Older Adults
February 19, 2020
The Get Growing Seniors Gardening Program provided opportunities for older adults to discover the outdoors and participate in physical activity through gardening across Peel. The program overcame barriers to gardening faced by older adults in underserved communities by delivering hands-on, high-quality activities. Designed for facilitators who […]
The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture
January 28, 2020
This report presents the first global assessment of biodiversity for food and agriculture worldwide. Prepared through a participatory, country-driven process, the report draws on information from 91 country reports to provide a description of the roles and importance of biodiversity for food and agriculture, the drivers […]
Why and How to Measure Food Loss and Waste
December 19, 2019
This toolkit was developed as part of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation Operational Plan 2017-2018 and its Measuring and Mitigating Food Loss and Waste project. The goal of the project is to improve measurement of food loss and waste (FLW) across the North American supply chain […]
Paint Your Plate with Vegetables and Fruit – A Toolkit for Ontario Child Care Providers
April 18, 2019
The Paint Your Plate toolkit was developed by Ontario Dietitians in Public Health (ODPH) for child care settings in Ontario to support the implementation of the Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014. The goal of this toolkit is to make it easier for young children to enjoy vegetables and fruit every day and complements ODPH’S Menu Planning & Supportive Nutrition Environments in Child Care Settings Practical Guide.
Forest Meets Farm Toolkit
March 11, 2019
This toolkit, consisting of a manual and two webinar recordings, provides lesson plans, recipes, and evaluation materials used in the Forest Meets Farm program. This program consisted of a series of four local food literacy workshops designed for four northern Ontario high schools.
Taking Action on the Social Determinants of Health to Promote Health Equity
November 28, 2018
This toolkit was developed by the Ontario Public Health Association to support capacity for action on the social determinants of health at the local level in Ontario.
Elementary School Toolkit: Promoting Vegetables, Fruit and Water
August 12, 2018
This toolkit provides educators and parents with strategies to increase vegetables, fruit and water consumption among school-aged children. Strategies target multiple levels of influence including students’ and parents’ attitudes and knowledge, classroom and school level social and physical environments as well as school policies. This toolkit was designed to support The Foundations for a Healthy School resource.
Transforming the Food Environment: Strategies and Resources Toolkit
May 2, 2018
The purpose of this handout is to share strategies and resources for working with local, municipal decision makers to influence the development and implementation of municipal policies to create healthier community food environments.