This is the site of the Health Eating Nova Scotia (HENS) Steering Committee, Website Working Group and HPC Network Members and includes private and public work spaces.
Good nutrition is essential for health and well-being. Healthy Eating Nova Scotia (HENS) is a strategic plan to address nutrition-related health issues. It is the first provincial food and nutrition strategy developed by an active partnership of government and non-government organizations, private corporations and professional associations, in consultation with the broader community.
Healthy Eating Nova Scotia outlines four priority action areas:
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Our Vision: It is the year 2010. Nova Scotia is recognized across that country as a province with public policies and social environments that support healthy eating for all citizens.
- All Nova Scotians have access to safe, affordable, locally grown, nutritionally adequate and culturally acceptable foods
- Breastfeeding has become the cultural norm
- People of all ages and abilities enjoy healthy eating and active lifestyles, and this is reflected in our media, our schools and child care programs and our workplaces
- Organizations from many sectors, including food, health, education, agriculture and community, work together to ensure that policies, programs and resources are in place to support these cultural changes
As a result, the latest health statistics show that Nova Scotians are healthier than ever before. |
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Healthy Eating Nova Scotia strategy.