Introduction

The Healthy Eating Program is an educational resource designed for individuals who have the opportunity to include healthy eating education in existing and developing programs in order to increase knowledge and skills on healthy eating.

The manual strives to increase knowledge and skills on healthy eating by:

· Bringing good nutrition and healthy eating to life in a very practical way;

· Incorporating healthy eating education into existing and developing programs which assist community leaders to help others learn about nutrition and healthy eating;

· Spreading the healthy eating message through a variety of people, programs and organizations.

The Program was originally developed in 1993 by the Ontario Ministry of Health, Health Promotion Branch in conjunction with the Canadian Cancer Society, Ontario Division and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario. The responsibility for managing the Program was transferred to the Nutrition Resource Centre at the Ontario Public Health Association in 1999.

The manual can be used by anyone who delivers nutrition education. The individuals who have used this manual the most in the past include: registered dietitians, public health nutritionists, public health nurses, occupational health nurses, fitness leaders, Community Food Advisors, and volunteers from health related organizations. Over the years, this manual has proven to be appropriate for many different groups. It is an ideal workplace wellness program and is also incorporated into many adult community group initiatives.

The Healthy Eating Manual can be used alone, or with other programs. For example, the manual can be used as:

· Lunch and learn sessions in the workplace;

· Small group sessions in a variety of community venues;

· Part of training or in-service for Community Food Advisors, occupational health nurses, fitness leaders, public health inspectors, etc.;

· An adjunct to a cooking course such as Heart Smart Cooking;

· Information in company newsletters, contests, etc.;

· Activities in displays.

The Nutrition Resource Centre is currently undertaking a content and next steps review of the Healthy Eating Manual.

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Healthy Eating Manual Materials

The components of the Healthy Eating Manual consist of:

Healthy Eating Manual (1993) - containing background information, five interactive mini-lessons, and recommended handout material;

PDF documents of the Healthy Eating Manual (1993) may be downloaded by clicking on the name below. For ease in downloading, the manual is divided into three sections.

o Healthy Eating in Action (Part One)

o Healthy Eating in Action (Part Two)

o Healthy Eating in Action (Part Three)

Hard copies are available from the Nutrition Resource Centre

Healthy Eating Manual Supplement (2000) - consisting of background information and three new mini-lessons;

PDF document of the Healthy Eating Manual Supplement (2000) may be downloaded by clicking on the name below.

o Healthy Eating in Action Supplement (2000)

Hard copies are available from the Nutrition Resource Centre

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Guide de l'alimentation

The Healthy Eating Manual (Guide de l'alimentation) and the Healthy Eating Manual Supplement (Guide de l'alimentation Supplement) are available in French.

The Healthy Eating Manual (Guide de l'alimentation) is currently only available in hard copy. The Healthy Eating Manual Supplement (Guide de l'alimentation Supplement) is only available electronically.

PDF document of Guide de l'alimentation Supplement (2000) may be downloaded by clicking on the name below.

o Guide de l'alimentation Supplement (2000)

For More Information

If you have questions or require further information, please contact:

Nutrition Resource Centre
c/o Ontario Public Health Association
Lawrence Square
700 Lawrence Avenue West, Suite 310
Toronto, Ontario M6A 3B4

Phone: (416) 367-3313 ext. 222
Toll-free: 1-800-267-6817
Fax: (416) 367-2844

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