Community Resources

Nutrition for Youth and Adult Athletes

Determining what you or your child should eat before and after sporting events to effectively fuel the body can be tricky. AHA is teaming up with CASL Soccer to provide families with the best advice possible to ensure a healthy athlete both on and off the field. Check out these resources to ensure you are making the most of your pre- and post-game meals whether you are playing soccer or any other sport!

Fuel Your Body for Game Day
Are You Drinking Your Calories?

Sports Snack Game Plan -- CASL

Letter to CASL Parents from Physicians about Healthy Snacking
Be Our Voice- Health Care Providers Advocating to Fight Childhood Obesity

Health Care Providers in our community are stepping outside their practice walls to advocate for solutions that will prevent childhood obesity. This section of our website is dedicated to this project. Health Care Providers in our community are working in four different areas: 1) Physical Activity and Nutrition Policies for daycares, preschools, and youth serving organizations 2) Acceptance of EBT at Farmer's Markets 3) Enforcement of Local Wellness Policy 4) Worksite Wellness
Youth Serving Organization Advocacy Tools

Advocacy Agendas and Work Plan

Be Our Voices Presentations
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GIS Maps and Inventories

There are many assets in Wake County that provide us with the opportunity to eat well and be physically active. As we identify these assets, we can also see there are places in our county that lack resources. This section is dedicated to the AHA GIS maps which provide our partners with information to work more cohesively to make Wake County the most healthy, active community possible!
Users guide to AHA GIS Maps

Grocery stores and convenience stores in Fuquay-Varina, NC with nutrition scores

Southeast Raleigh Grocery Stores and Convenience Stores
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Wake County School Health Advisory Council (SHAC)

Are you interested in making your child’s school a healthier one? If you are looking for a way that you can help to positively influence the well being of children, then this website is for you! Contact your local school and ask how you can get involved in the School Health Advisory Council (SHAC). SHAC serves as the primary health advisory board for the Wake County Public School System. Each year SHAC submits recommendations to the Superintendent and the Board of Education. The goal of this council is to strengthen and expand instructional programs and support services for the eight components of a coordinated school health model. For more information, click the link below!
Starting a School Walking Program

Breaking Ground on School Gardens

Sport Snack Game Plan
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AHA Community Walking Program

Advocates for Health in Action wants to make it easy for you to start a community walking program. Whether it is in your place of worship, worksite, social club, or neighborhood, planning a walking program can benefit the health of your community. If you have questions or success stories about creating a walking program, let us know!
Pedestrian Safety

AHA Community Walking Program Guide
AHA Speaker's Bureau

Advocates for Health in Action has a team of professionals from our parnter organizations eager to share their expertise with you- often for little or no fee. Topics we can cover include, but are not limited to: Physical Activity, Nutrition, Links between Physical Activity and Academic Success, Early Detection and Prevention of Disease, School Meals, Nutrition Policy, Physical Activity Policy, Obesity Prevention, Public Policy of Health and Wellness, Diabetes, Asthma, Childhood Obesity, Community and School Gardens, Transit, Greenways, Open Space, and Design of Healthy Childhood Environments. Ability to fulfill requests is based upon speaker availability. To request a speaker for your next meeting or community event, please fill out our contact form.
Childhood obesity programs and tools

Wake County has several medically-based programs to help with lifestyle modification to achieve a healthy weight. In this section of our site, you will find some of the programs available to our community.
Community Care of Wake and Johnston Counties

ENERGIZE! at WakeMed

The Healthy Lifestyles Program at Duke
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YAHA

YAHA is also known as "Youth Advocates for Health in Action." We have youth in areas across our community working to identify places that are healthy and places that could use some improvement! These youth are then learning how to advocate for a healthier environment and helping to make change! Examples include working with convenience stores to provide healthier options. Interested in joining? Let us know through the "contact us" page!
Fuquay Varina Teens publish their first YAHA Map!!
Places and programs for physical activity in Wake County
Town of Apex Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Resources

Knightdale Parks and Recreation Department

Town of Holly Springs Parks & Recreation
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Physical Activity

Find general information local to Wake County and North Carolina on the benefits of physical activity and tips and tools to help yourself become more active. Wake County Greenways Maps are downloadable from this section of the website!
Wake County Greenways Map

Physical Activity Standards for Afterschool Programs

Simple Stretching Exercises
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Nutrition

Everything you need to know about eating more healthfully from local, credible sources! All resources can be printed and duplicated as long as the content is not altered.
How good nutrition leads to disease prevention and healthy growth of children and adolescents.

Nutrition resources for North Carolinians

What's in your Breakfast
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Environment and Policy

Find a variety of information and resources focused on policy and environmental changes related to healthful eating and physical activity.
Iinnovative projects and community-wide solutions funded by the John Rex Endowment to combat childhood obesity.

North Carolina Alliance for Health

Eat Smart Move More: Guidelines for Healthy Foods and Beverages at Meetings, Gatherings and Events
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Resources for schools

This section of our site will help you find resources to create a healthier school environment.
Wake County Public Schools Child Nutrition Services

CDC Walk to School Site

International Walk to School
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Community Resources

Nutrition for Youth and Adult Athletes

Be Our Voice- Health Care Providers Advocating to Fight Childhood Obesity

GIS Maps and Inventories

Wake County School Health Advisory Council (SHAC)

AHA Community Walking Program

AHA Speaker's Bureau

Childhood obesity programs and tools

YAHA

Places and programs for physical activity in Wake County

Physical Activity

Nutrition

Environment and Policy

Resources for schools