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If you've already established the five Live HealthSmart Alabama initiatives and you're ready to apply for the Designation, please read the information below and complete the application at the bottom of the page.

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Additional Goals (Choose 3+)

Receiving the Designation is a prestigious honor. To maintain this status, we ensure all of our Designations set a number of goals for healthy living. In addition to the strategies you're already implementing, we ask that applicants choose three or more additional tactics from the list below. Each of these items falls into our policies, systems, and environment framework.

Developing health incentive programs that reward individuals for reaching their health and wellness goals for physical activity, healthy eating, & prevention/wellness

Estalishing joint or shared-use agreements that allow public use of school gymnasiums, workplace workout facilities, greenspace, or playground equipment

Subsidizing memberships to local gyms for employees and/or hosting exercise classes

For physicians, prescribing exercise as a form of medicine

For schools, incorporating national programs such as "Safe Routes to School" or "Walk to School" days

For schools, ensuring that students receive 60 minutes of physical activity each day

Offering discounts on heart-healthy meals or food items

Developing health councils to review and monitor prevention and wellness goals

Hosting monthly lunch and learn educational sessions

Facilitating annual in-service training and continuing education sessions to promote physical activity, healthy eating, and prevention/wellness

Forming walking teams

Developing community gardens and teaching farms

Posting calorie, fat, carbohydrate, and sodium content on food items in the cafeteria

Providing access to cool, clean water at no cost

Ordering nutritious meals at sponsored events

Placing healthier items at eye level in vending machines

Developing "healthy stairways" (well lit, safe stairways with health messaging)

Placing healthy messages in strategic locations to reinforce positive behaviors

Using symbols such as a star, check, or heart to indicate the healthy food items

 
 

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