Collectively and individually, we can help foster living environments that facilitate the adoption of healthy lifestyle habits. Here are tools to achieve this.
School is an important living environment for young people. Considering its mission and the number of hours that children spend there every day, it has a shared responsibility with parents for the acquisition of healthy lifestyle habits.
Do you want to make your school more health-friendly? Take action with these resolution templates designed for governance boards.
The school can become an environment where water is the most accessible and attractive beverage!
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Stock up on ideas for celebrating special events in a different, healthy way.
Explore winning rewards that are easy to integrate into the school environment.
Encourage the development of a healthy relationship with food.
Give elementary school students more opportunities to be active.
Ensure that fatphobia does not become a barrier to physical activity for young people.
The I'm Thirsty for Health campaign aims to promote healthy hydration by encouraging, normalizing and promoting water consumption.
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In collaboration with its partners, Collectif Vital has developed tools to support municipalities wishing to encourage the adoption of healthy lifestyle habits.
For exemplary public establishments.
Prohibit fast food outlets near schools.
Send a positive, welcoming message to families.
Establish community, collective and residential gardens.
Facilitate access to drinking water in your municipality.
Prohibit the distribution of energy drinks.
Remove sugary drinks from public establishments and events.
For installations that promote healthy hydration.
Looking at municipalities that have already implemented food policies or measures to promote physical activity makes it possible to identify certain challenges, ways to overcome them and conditions for success.
Beloeil was the first municipality in Quebec to launch an initiative to allow free play on its streets. Learn more about its successful Dans ma rue, on joue! project.
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Verdun borough implemented the Rues de jeu libre project on its territory.
Designed in partnership with the Lanaudière CISSS and the Plateau lanaudois intersectoriel, the J’ai soif de santé dans ma municipalité project aims to facilitate water consumption in public places.
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Intended for health professionals, organization spokespersons or even communications managers, theHealthy weight-related communications toolkit promotes an inclusive and non-stigmatizing discourse with regard to weight. These tools redefine the way in which weight and related issues are addressed in the public space.
Deconstruct prejudices about weight-related issues.
For weight-inclusive and non-stigmatizing language.
For weight-inclusive and non-stigmatizing visuals.
Guide the thinking and actions deployed around these audiences.
Understanding realities of men's when it comes to weight-related issues.
Weight-related stigmatization, also known as fatphobia, is a reality in all walks of life, with negative consequences for the health and well-being of those who suffer from it. To deal with it, it is important to better understand this phenomenon in order to intervene more effectively.
The Collectif Vital has developed several tools to deconstruct weight prejudice and combat fatphobia, in order to build a more inclusive and weight-friendly society.
Learn more about the different levels of fatphobia, their manifestations and their impact on people's health and well-being.
This information sheet puts forward a number of recommendations for deconstructing weight prejudice and combating fatphobia in the medical profession.
“Fatphobia and body image: Tools to intervene better” is a toolbox offered by the Table québécoise sur la saine alimentation that helps promote the development of a positive body image and prevent fatphobia.
