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Province Pushing Healthy Choices

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Priovincial Health Minister George Abbott  has announced a little more than $4 million dollars has been earmarked for communitites throughout the province   for information, resources and support  to pronmote healthy lifestyles.   The money will be distributed as follows:

$500 thousand to develop the Action Schools B.C. Healthy Eating Module that will teach kids in elementary and middle schools  about nuutrition

$450,000 for an electronic professional services database that provides up-to-date nutrition information to dietitians, created by Dietitians of Canada in partnership with Dial-A-Dietitian.
$1.5 million  for the Community Food Action Initiative, to provide grants to communities through the health authorities for things like  community kitchensand gardens.  
$1.5 million for municipal governments, health districts and partner organizations to promote healthy lifestyles at the community level. 
$285,000 for UBCM’s Healthy Communities Initiative and Healthy Planning Seminars, to support communities in developing healthy public policy and encourage public leaders to talk about healthy planning in their communities.



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