Health Education
Contact information:
For more information, please call 763-422-7282.
Nutrition & Physical Activity
Anoka County Goals:
- Create an environment where all children can grow up physically and emotionally healthy
- Educate families on how to live a healthier lifestyle by promoting physical activity and good nutrition
- Prevent overweight and obesity by helping families achieve and
maintain energy balance (calories consumed vs. calories expended) at
a healthy weight.
Through the Partnership for Better Health Coalition, Anoka County supports organizations in their overweight and obesity prevention efforts by providing resources and training on healthy nutrition and physical activity “best practices.”
Partnership focus areas:
- Schools
- Media
- Parks & Recreation
- Healthcare
Improving nutrition and physical activity can work for everyone! Try these tips:
- Increase eating fruits and vegetables every day. Try adding fruits to cereal and having veggie sticks as a snack.
- Decrease intake of sweetened beverages (pop, sports drinks, and other sweetened beverages)
- Increase daily physical activity – try walking, biking, doing daily chores, playing games like tag, etc.
- Decrease screen time (TV, computers, video games, etc.) – studies show that physical activity increases and nutrition improves with less screen time.
- Get adequate rest (9 hours for children, 7-8 hours for adults). You will you be more rested for exercise, and research shows your nutrition improves too!
- Increase family “meal time” – try to eat together at the table with the TV off more often. Not only can this improve nutrition, but you’ll learn more about your kids too!
- Breastfeed for the first year of life (unless medically not
recommended). Research shows there is no better food for baby’s
first year.
Community Resources Free To Residents From Anoka County Community Health Education
- Speakers. As schedules allow, health education staff may be able to accommodate presentation and other outreach requests Program Request Form
- Use of display boards:
- Free Youth Sports Leader Guide
- Overweight & Obesity in Anoka County, Factsheet
- You can find additional information through these Internet links:
For more information on nutrition and physical activity programs, call 763-422-7282
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