Healthy Start to Increase Physical Activity and Improve Healthy Eating in Early Childcare Centres

Healthy Start was designed to promote physical activity and healthy eating among 3-5 year old children. Specifically, Healthy Start attempts to influence factors at the intrapersonal, interpersonal, organizational, community and physical environment and political levels. These levels of influence are targeted such that from an operational stand point, Healthy Start is composed of six interlinked components: 1) intersectoral partnerships that leads to promoting healthy weights in communities and ECC; 2) The Healthy Start guide for educators; 3) customized training, role modelling and monitoring; 4) an evidence-based resource for both families and educators; 5) supplementary resources from governmental partners; and 6) a knowledge development and exchange, and communication strategy.