Strategies

Provide education, information, counseling, and support for breastfeeding to women throughout pre- and post-natal care

Convene small groups of families for facilitated weekly meetings that include a family meal, structured activities, parent support time, and parent-child play therapy

Support young children who exhibit or are at risk for behavioral problems with interpersonal relationship training and parents and teachers who are trained to meet their needs

Promote walking and biking to school through education, incentives, and environmental changes; often called SRTS

Regulate the quality of food that can be sold to students through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), à la carte options, vending machines, etc.

Arrange active transportation with a fixed route, designated stops, and pick up times when children can walk to school with adult chaperones