The
Alberta
Project
Promoting active
Living and healthy
Eating (APPLE Schools) is helping to define effective ways to create healthy school communities in Alberta.
The program motivates change and transforms school environments for improved learning and health. The goal of the project is a transformation into a healthy school community.
Overweight and obesity is a worldwide problem
Unfortunately, overweight children often become overweight adults who are at greater risk for type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer and other chronic diseases.In Alberta, only 27% of Grade 5 students meet the recommendations for vegetable and fruit intake.
APPLE Schools Vision
Healthy active people thriving in healthy school communities.APPLE Schools Mission
APPLE Schools will empower school communities to make the healthy choice the easy choice. Students' active living and healthy eating habits will be supported through sustainable changes to school, home and community environments.Our Purpose:
1. To improve healthy living habits of students.
2. To increase knowledge about healthy living for parents, students, teachers and the school community.
3. To apply and sustain Comprehensive School Health in school communities.
2. To increase knowledge about healthy living for parents, students, teachers and the school community.
3. To apply and sustain Comprehensive School Health in school communities.
4. To sustain capacity for healthy environments in school communities.
Currently, the APPLE Schools project is being implemented in over 40 schools across northern Alberta helping staff,
students and families to “make the healthy choice the easy choice”.
Address
University of Alberta
School of Public Health
APPLE Schools
Population Health Intervention Research Unit
3-50 University Terrace
Edmonton, AB, T6G 2T4
Phone (780) 492-2915
Fax (780) 492-5521
APPLE Schools
Population Health Intervention Research Unit
3-50 University Terrace
Edmonton, AB, T6G 2T4
Phone (780) 492-2915
Fax (780) 492-5521