{"id":2939,"date":"2011-02-25T08:27:53","date_gmt":"2011-02-25T14:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nutritionknowhow.org\/wordpress\/?p=2939"},"modified":"2013-08-08T20:01:00","modified_gmt":"2013-08-08T20:01:00","slug":"where-the-healthy-choice-is-the-easy-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/e\/where-the-healthy-choice-is-the-easy-choice\/","title":{"rendered":"Where the Healthy Choice is the Easy Choice"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cLive Well Omaha: Douglas County Putting Prevention to Work,\u201d <\/a>has a singular vision: to create a physical and cultural environment that maximizes the ability of all residents of Omaha and Douglas County to eat healthier foods and to be physically active, at any time and in any place. We are creating a community where the healthy choice is the easy choice.<\/p>\n

Through this movement UNL Extension in Douglas\/Sarpy Counties has been able to hire a Registered Dietitian to work on one of the seven identified initiative, \u201cHealthy Stores Omaha.\u201d\u00a0 The \"header2\"seven identified initiatives:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Safe Routes to School<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bike Walk Omaha<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Farm-to-School<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Movin’ After School<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Healthy Stores Omaha<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 School Gardens<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Partners for a Healthy City<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The Healthy Stores Omaha movement is working to ensure that corner and convenience stores in all of our neighborhoods offer affordable, nutritious food selections to customers. To begin, eight neighborhood grocery stores will be identified in high need areas. Healthy Stores Omaha will provide: training and education for retailers on food handling and preparation, nutrition education in stores and in the neighborhood, and promotional materials for store owners to raise neighborhood awareness.\"partners_logo\"<\/a><\/p>\n

UNL Extension has also been recognized as a \u201cPartner for a Healthy City,\u201d as a result of our pledge to implement at least one policy related to increased physical activity and\/or healthy food and beverage choices at our office.\u00a0 For example two times per week we host an exercise activity during the lunch hour.\u00a0 Such as exercise videos or walks around the building.\u00a0 We are also working on getting more healthful options in our vending machines.<\/p>\n

Click here to learn more about what you can do to improve the health of your community or work place.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cLive Well Omaha: Douglas County Putting Prevention to Work,\u201d has a singular vision: to create a physical and cultural environment that maximizes the ability of all residents of Omaha and Douglas County to eat healthier foods and to be physically active, at any time and in any place. We are creating a community where the healthy choice is the easy Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":8080,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,780,45],"tags":[486,487,488,489,490,491],"class_list":["post-2939","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-e","category-nutrition-2","category-g","tag-communities-putting-prevention-to-work","tag-douglas-county-health-department","tag-farm-to-school","tag-healthy-stores","tag-live-well-omaha","tag-school-gardens","cat-42-id","cat-780-id","cat-45-id"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/Live-Well-Omaha.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2939"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2939"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2939\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7992,"href":"https:\/\/nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2939\/revisions\/7992"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8080"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}