Healthy Families, Healthy Communities - Change 4 Life Award

The Provider shall meet the specific aims of the Service which are to:

• Improve the local food environment and increase access to healthy food across local settings
• Ensure consistent messages about healthy lifestyles are promoted across all local settings
• Provide incentives for local organisations and businesses to improve practice in relation to how they promote healthy eating and physical activity
• Increase opportunities for children, young people and families to keep active and build physical activity into their day to day lives
• Build the capacity of local organisations to introduce sustainable actions to promote children's health and well-being
• Increase engagement of children, young people and families in the planning and design of activities to create healthier neighbourhoods/local environments
• Contribute to local efforts to reduce childhood obesity and unequal health outcomes
• Maximise the local reach and impact of the Change4Life social marketing campaign
• Improve the take-up of the Healthy Start scheme for eligible Service Users
• Promote the importance of recommended vitamin supplements for all pregnant or breastfeeding women and children under 5 and manage the Healthy Start Vitamins programme.