Healthy Eating

Healthy eating helps manage body weight and reduces the risk of developing chronic diseases like high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes and some cancers. What we eat depends on our personal preference, culture, habits, and the availability of foods. In order to make lifestyle changes, healthy food must be available, affordable, and taste good.

At Lorain County Public Health we help make choosing healthy foods easier. We...

Implement healthy food policies

Lactation support toolkit for better breastfeeding policies
Healthy food and beverage guidelines at local worksites
Healthy menus and mealtime policies at early childcare education centers

Change the food environment

Breastfeeding (lactation) rooms at worksites
Healthy concession stand options like bananas, inexpensive water, and baked chips
More vending machine options for healthier snacking
Hydration stations to increase the availability of water

Support lasting changes

School-based pantries for families that are food insecure
Local produce pickups in partnership with City Fresh CSA
Help farm markets accept SNAP (food stamps)
Salad Wednesdays to support senior nutrition
Connect restaurants to donate leftovers to food banks
Culinary skills and education at the Lorain Public Library
Community gardens-- Check out a listing of Lorain County Neighborhood & Community Gardens

Get Involved

Lorain County Public Health works with community partners to make the healthy choice the easy choice. Contact us if you have an idea for a healthy eating community project, or to get connected with a local action group focused on health.