What types of things does Energize do in schools?

Energize staff are available to assist schools with a whole range of initiatives and projects related to healthy eating and physical activity. For example:

• Help promote healthy eating through school lunch order systems
• Provide information on healthier food choices for lunches and snacks
• Assist teachers in providing varied and quality daily exercise activities
• Encourage children to choose more active play options at home

The programme is tailored to each school. Working with Energize, schools develop their own plan in consultation with the children, teachers, parents and wider school community.

No - Energize is an "evolution not revolution" programme. Energize staff will help the schools change what they do, and how they do it, not just add another curriculum programme to the full school programme. Energize is gradual, not a "big bang". Energize staff help schools identify opportunities for change, provide resources where needed, and support the change process.

• For the children involved and over time their families and communities, there are a series of key messages related to nutrition and activity. The messages reinforce activity of all kinds, and simple nutritional messages.
• We use a process called social marketing, which finds creative ways to ensure that the key messages become just a normal part of healthy living. It's important to make sure the key messages are consistent across home, school and community.
• It's also important that the messages and the programme actions, are consistent with each other. The focus is on encouragement to change small things gradually over time, to achieve great changes in small steps.

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