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Setting the Stage for Lifelong Healthy Behaviour: An Overview of Appetite to Play Sana Fakih, MPH Provincial Lead, Early Years Health & Wellness Provincial Manager, Appetite to Play Child Health BC sana.fakih@cw.bc.ca November 2018

Background & Evidence • Healthy eating and physical activity are essential to healthy child development. HEALTHY EATING & PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE EARLY YEARS

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Background & Evidence • Early years providers have an important role in creating environments that support food literacy and physical literacy in children 0-5 years. HEALTHY EATING & PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE EARLY YEARS

Lots of Different Resources Across BC • Can we develop one place where early years providers can go to and find credible resources on physical literacy and food literacy in the early years? • www.appetitetoplay.com HEALTHY EATING & PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE EARLY YEARS

Market Research with Early Years Providers (Feb 2016) – Insights West • Early years teaching priorities • Usage of healthy eating and physical activity resources • Satisfaction with healthy eating and physical activity resources • Motivators and barriers • Training • Suggestions HEALTHY EATING & PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE EARLY YEARS

Product: Appetite to Play Recommended Food & Physical Web Resource Practices Literacy Training Support and Networking Communication HEALTHY EATING & PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE EARLY YEARS

www.appetitetoplay.com

Aiming for Inclusivity & Safety • Physical activity games and activities that can be changed based on • Abilities of children • Size of indoor or outdoor space • Weather • Food security concepts imbedded in the Healthy Eating and Food Literacy posts • Focusing on recipes, games, ideas from various communities in BC and around the world • Free website and account • Diversity in images (living up to the value of representation) HEALTHY EATING & PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE EARLY YEARS

In-Person Workshop • 3 hours, $10/person • Counts towards Professional Development Credits • Delivered by across British Columbia by our 65 Regional Trainers • Interactive and in-depth information on Physical Literacy and Food Literacy, games, ideas, resources, network and share ideas.

E-Learning Modules HEALTHY EATING & PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE EARLY YEARS

Virtual Workshops – Increasing Access Across British Columbia • Pilot 10 sessions from Nov 19, 2018 to March 5, 2019. • 2 hour workshop using Go-To Meeting • Pre and Post Survey to see effectiveness HEALTHY EATING & PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE EARLY YEARS

Appetite to Play is supported by the BC Physical Activity Strategy. It is delivered in partnership through: HEALTHY EATING & PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE EARLY YEARS

60 Second Promotional Video https://youtu.be/akXd-cwRmwQ HEALTHY EATING & PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE EARLY YEARS

Acknowledgements • Jennifer Scarr • Dallas Gonsalves Sana Fakih Meghan Day • • • Jennifer McConnell-Nzunga • Karen Strange • Patti-Jean Naylor • Toby Green • Kristin McIlhenney • Marg Yandel • Alex Wilson • Ame-Lia Tamburrini Vanessa Morely Kerry MacKelvie • • • Sam Hartley-Folz • Rita Koutsodimos • Nicole Fetterly • Noelle Virtue • Chris Wright • Our Amazing Regional Trainers Across BC! • Brenda Adams • Lindsay Martin • Serena Bring • Daniel Huang-Taylor • Jennifer Bradbury • Drew Mitchell HEALTHY EATING & PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN THE EARLY YEARS

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