Preparation
Develop a strong community partnership.
Complete a comprehensive Community Food Assessment.
Promotion
Implement a broad, coordinated Morris Healthy Eating communications plan.
Programs
Provide education for all ages on healthy choices
Provide visual messages at the Morris Campus Health Service and Stevens Community Medical Center on Morris Healthy Eating initiatives; faciliate patient referrals to increase access to high quality nutritious food.
Policy
Adopt campus and community work place healthy eating policies and practices.
Add fresh fruits and vegetables to Pomme de Terre Foods product offerings.
Morris Healthy Eating Initiative leader Naomi Wente ’13 facilitates partnership with Pomme de Terre Foods
At Stevens Community Medical Center, serve more fruits and vegetables and create a food plan.
Support Morris Area Schools farm-to-school program.
Implement a campus dining wellness plan with key policy initiatives supporting healthy eating.
Physical Environment Changes
Expand access to on-campus and community vegetable gardens.
Increase farmers markets and invest in their future in the community and on campus.
Host healthy food stands and feature “today’s healthy food choices” at Morris farmers markets, groceries and restaurants.
Implement a campus dining wellness plan with key physical environment projects, including the food recommendations from the University of Minnesota Morris’s new Campus Master Plan.