Our messaging strategies are done both digitally or via print materials to encourage healthy choices for Illinois families. Examples include a monthly email newsletter, Healthy Text program, posters, and point-of-choice prompts at food pantries and retail outlets.
Connect with us from a computer, smartphone, or tablet anytime. Online resources for Illinois families and those who support them include our Eat. Move. Save.
Eat. Move. Save. booths are more than just your typical information table; they are engaging and fun! Topics range from healthy snacks ideas to how to prepare some of the food that might be buried deep in the pantry or taking up space in the fridge. Handouts, recipes, and taste tests may also be available! Booth information can also be provided virtually via a prerecorded video during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Healthy Cents is a curriculum for adults designed to teach how to save more money while making healthy food choices. Topics also include starting a container garden for vegetables and herbs.
Our Eat. Move. Save. educational booths are fun, interactive event tables where attendees can learn more about a healthy eating topic. Booths are frequently presented at community locations and events, such as food pantries and health fairs.
MyPlate for My Family is based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and designed for adults who are parents or caregivers to youth ages 2 to 18.
For adults, two curricula options are available for engaging lessons on healthy lifestyle choices: Healthy Cents and MyPlate for My Family.
Other programming geared towards adults include Eat. Move. Save. booths and online resources.
Agencies that serve adults and their families can also work with INEP on strategies to promote healthier choices through messaging, signage, and policy changes.