Healthy & Active Before 5  Action Plan

We developed an Action Plan with 8 principles which emphasize the importance of making changes within our county to make the healthy choice the easy choice.  Learn more by visiting our Mission page.

• HAB45 Action Plan − Includes 2006 local obesity data, community input and program ideas. (2.85mb PDF; 20 pages)
• Executive Summary (840k PDF; 4 pages)

Pledge the Practice, Pass the Policy

Healthy & Active Before 5 wants each of our community partners to become a role model for healthy eating and good nutrition. You can help by adopting at least one (& up to 4) policies aimed at reducing childhood obesity. Learn more by visiting our Pledge the Practice, Pass the Policy page. Download our 6 model policies!

• healthy beverages
• healthy foods
• breastfeeding accommodation
• movement and play
• tap water
• marketing

• HAB45 Tip sheets – suggestions and information on serving healthy food and beverages and preparing a space for breastfeeding at your agency! HAB45_handouts_final(1).pdf

Download our mini-grant application:   HAB45 Mini-grant Application

First 5 Contra Costa/HAB45 Social Marketing Campaign

Healthy and Active Before 5 and First 5 Contra Costa have launched  a hard-hitting campaign urging parents to protect their toddlers and preschoolers from sugary drinks, and to serve water instead.  Visit our website CutSugaryDrinks.org for more information.

• Sugar Bites: Boy and juice box.pdf
• Sugar Bites: Girl and soda can.pdf
• Sugar Bites: Girl and soda can (spanish).pdf
• Sugar Bites: Soda Can brochure (english).pdf
• Sugar Bites: Soda Can brochure (spanish).pdf    (Brochures take a long time to download and heavy)

Plan to Play

We believe that outdoor play is the best way to incorporate physical activity in your child’s day.

• Pittsburg Parks Assessment Report and Executive Summary
• Antioch Parks Assessment Report and Executive Summary
• San Pablo Parks Assessment Report and Executive Summary
• Contra Costa Health Plan has put together a brochure with helpful tips and resources that takes the worry out of outdoor play. Plan to Play Brochure  –English ( pdf 829 KB)   Spanish ( pdf 829 KB)
•  We’ve mapped great play spaces in the city of Pittsburg, Bay Point and Antioch
• “Let’s Go To The Park – Richmond Iron Triangle” Flyer (English and Spanish)
• “Let’s Go To The Park – Pittsburg” Flyer ( English and Spanish )
• “Let’s Go To The Park – Antioch” Flyer ( English and Spanish)
• “Let’s Go To The Park – Bay Point” Flyer ( English and Spanish )

Unhealthy Marketing

Exposure to unhealthy marketing in television and other materials can lead to unhealthy habits. Read more by visiting our blog post “Too much TV is unhealthy for kids”.

• Download Dr. Dooley’s marketing presentation here: Marketing2013.ppt
• “Parents have the power” to reduce screen-time: Parents have the power (English).pdf  We have the power-screen time (Spanish).pdf