Healthy eating in the community

Tips for running a successful community project:

• Start planning early! Good planning is essential.
• Be proactive and get the media interested and involved early.
• Seek advice on working with the media. Ask Michelle at HSC or the communications advisor at your local District Health Board.
• Get community buy-in early. Involve a range of community groups – participation is key to success.
• Having a well-organised, committed group of people driving the project forward is essential.
• Keep it simple.
• Have a 'plan B'. Sometimes things don't go exactly as planned, eg it rains or someone doesn't turn up. Think about it beforehand so on the day you can put your plan B into action.

Read more about some successful healthy eating projects:

• School holiday fun
• $15 food challenge - healthy eating on a budget programme
  
• Building community partnerships with healthy kai
• A hands-on approach to learning about healthy eating
• Healthy eating project supplies fresh vegetables for Marton Māori
• Healthy eating Pacific style
• Training the trainers in New Plymouth
• Grow your own groceries
• Learning healthy lifestyles at Kokiri Marae