Initiatives
Parents Preventing Childhood Obesity through Healthy Eating
The Department of Children and Families and Publix are implementing a Healthy Eating Venue Training initiative. Participating childcare center providers will receive in-service hours for their participation. This is an in store training and tour for families of Miami-Dade County childcare centers at Publix Supermarkets. Our goal is to educate childcare centers providers as well as the children from those centers and their families on the nutritional benefits of eating fresh fruits and vegetables.
Communities Putting Prevention to Work (CPPW)
Through CPPW, the committee is facilitating the following partner initiatives:
Child Care Centers
Introduce legislation that proposes to enact nutrition standards for child care centers in Florida including mandating low or fat-free milk for children 2 years of age and older; provision of whole fruits and vegetables five days a week at breakfast and snack time.
Introduce legislation that proposes to enact physical activity standards for child care centers in Florida including mandating 0-hour screen time for children under 2 years old and 2-hour screen time limit for children 2 years and older.
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Nutrition
- Increase access to nutritious/healthy foods in Miami-Dade County Public Schools through revisions to the school wellness policy to include nutrition standards in accordance with IOM standards, installation of healthy food vending machines, and development of a Farm-to-School Program.
Physical Activity
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Encourage and increase physical activity in Miami-Dade County Public Schools through the addition on an elective physical education course and the implementation of the SPARK curriculum.
- Sustain, promote, and build Miami-Dade County’s Public Schools capacity to improve healthy eating and physical activity. Increase the number of schools participating in Alliance for a Healthier Generation’s Healthy Schools Program.
Safe Routes to Schools
Increase the number of students that actively commute to school through the:
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Adoption of a Safe Routes to School policy that requires all elementary and middle schools to document students’ mode of transportation.
- Implementation of a policy that requires reallocation of the City of Miami’s budget to supply an adequate number of crossing guards in the highest-risk communities in the county.
Breastfeeding Practices and Facilities
Increase breastfeeding practices and breastfeeding facilities in Miami-Dade County through the:
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Adoption of worksite policies that support a lactation program based on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [Business Cases for Breastfeeding.
- Implementation of the 4-D Pathway to Baby Friendly Designation in birthing centers and hospitals throughout the county.
Past Initiatives: Step Up, Florida: On Our Way to Healthy Living