Promoting health and wellness is an important part of recreation. It makes good sense to provide healthy food and beverage choices and influence eating behaviors as part of a total healthy lifestyle.

The Vancouver Park Board has adopted the Stay Active Eat Healthy® program - a provincial initiative co-led by the BCRPA and UBCM aimed at encouraging the sale of healthy food and beverage options in community recreation facilities and local government buildings.

The Stay Active Eat Healthy® information on this website will help you choose healthy options while attending your local community centre. There is also information to help community centres establish healthy food and beverage policies for programs, special events, concessions and/or vending machines, as well as information on the City's activities and initiatives.

• Stay Active Eat Healthy Power Point Presentation
• For Consumers
• For Industry
• For Site Managers

Implement a Healthy Food and Beverage Program

• Healthy Food and Beverage Survey for Recreation Facilities
• Healthy Food and Beverage Policy and Guiding Principles
• Become a Healthy Choices Facility - Survey 2008-2010
• Become a Healthy Choices Facility - Survey 2010

Making Healthy Choices Available to All

• Food Program Ideas and Networking
• Vancouver Community Centres

Information to help implement a Healthy Food and Beverage Program

• Examples of Healthy Choices by Category
• Full Listing of Nutritional Guidelines from the BCRPA Healthy Food and Beverage Toolkit
• Brand Name Food List - Lets You Know What Foods are Healthy Choices
• Caring About Food Safety - Free, On-Line, Introductory, Food Safety Course with Certificate
• Food Safe Training
• Some Vending Companies that Provide Healthy Choices Products
• Healthy Choices - Policy Paper for Vending Machines in BC Public Buildings
• Obesity and Diabetes Rates in the USA