What You Can Do

Together we can create a North Carolina where adults and children of all ages and abilities eat smart and move more. It will take all of us working toward the common good to achieve a healthier more productive North Carolina.

Here are things you can do to make eating smart and moving more possible wherever you live, learn, earn, play and pray.

• Get your produce from community gardens and farmers markets
• Ask for quality, daily physical activity and physical education in your child’s school
• Ask your child’s school or daycare to serve water or low fat milk instead of sugar-sweetened beverages
• Use walking trails and exercise facilities in your area
• Ask your city or town for new bike paths, sidewalks, and accessible walking trails or parks
• Ask your workplace, community and place of worship to be breastfeeding friendly
• Ask for or make healthy options available where food and beverages are served at your workplace or place of worship
• Champion for physical activity in your place of worship