The Program originated at the Renfrew County Health Unit and is called Teen
Cuisine - You may want to contact Peggy Patterson for more direction about
its current status

Carolyn Froats Emond, RD
Public Health Dietitian
North Bay & District Health Unit


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Sent: December 9, 2002 10:01 AM
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Subject: Re: Reply to Junk food in schools question


Hi Jean Marc,
You might want to try to contact Isabel Michel ([log in to unmask]) about the
Healthy Schools, Healthy Kids program. She will be able to direct you to
someone who could give you some information. It is not specifically a
program to try to ban junk food sales, but rather a program to try to
promote healthy eating and educate children about nutrition (also healthy
lifestyles).
Ginette

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From: Jean-Marc Dupont [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 9:46 AM
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Subject: Reply to Junk food in schools question


> Jodi Thesenvitz <[log in to unmask]> asked yesterday:

> ...snip ... I am interested in finding out whether anyone in Ontario or
Canada is working on banning the sale of pop or other junk food in schools
(by elminating vending machines and/or cafeteria sales).  Please let me know
> if you are aware of any efforts in this area.

JM Dupont replies:

Jodi (and others),

I remember helping out a woman somewhere in the Ottawa valley (eastern part
of the province of Ontario, Canada) I believe who had an amazing program
working with youth developing healthy alternatives to junk food and as a
matter of fact involving them in developing entire healthy nutrition
programs in the schools, workign with the cafeteria to influence the
development of more nutritional lunches, etc. . Gosh I wish I could remember
her name.
She had this hugely successful program (with tons of lessons learned) had
done some marketing and if I remember correctly,was looking for a way to
package it and replicate it elsewhere. I think it may have had the work
"Teen"
in it? Can others on this list help out here? Peggy Edwards migth remember
her name. As a matter of fact, I think she had approached the consulting
services of the Centre for Health Prmotion (at the University of Toronto)
for
some help with her program, so maybe you can ask Larry Hershfield or others
there Jodi.

The thing (in my opinion) would be to find examples of programs where the
youth themselves plan and carry out such programs right?

You've probably thought about this Jodi and these aqre obviously very
generic and high-level (rather than local examples), but off the top of my
head, other leads which might be worth pursuing include:

- Healthy Schools programs (I have some basic info and manuals here from a
prorgam a friend of mine started in Cornwall (eastern part of the province
of Ontario, Canada). Health Canada in the "good ol days" used to work a lot
on this file. Maybe ask one of our freindly neighbourhood public servants
there to dig something up?
- Health Canada's Nutrition folks
- National (Canadian) Institute of Nutrition
- We also did some work with The Breakfast For Learning Program at at he
Canadian Living Foundation. They also have examples of youth-sponsored (and
-run) initiatives that go beyond just breakfast programs.
(http://www.breakfatsforlearning.ca)

Keep the discussion going folks! Good to see some sharing of ideas
here...(although this is an example of when I wish we had some youth on this
list!)

Have a great Monday everyone!
JM  : )
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